October 2016 Abeldane general election

October 2016 Abeldane general election

14 October 2016
Turnout	95% (▲14.7%)
Nominee Horatio Eden Patrick Renwick Party Conservative Party of Abelden Democratic-Liberty Party of Abelden States carried _ _ Popular vote 29 12 Percentage 69.3% 31.7%
Vorsitzender before election Patrick Renwick Democratic-Liberty Party of Abelden Vorsitzender after election Horatio Eden Conservative Party of Abelden

The 8th General Elections was an election in the Abeldane Empire in which Horatio Eden was elected as Vorsitzender and John Smith as Stellvertreter. Eden received majority of the votes, with 70.7% of the votes, and will be serving a one year term. Patrick Renwick became the Leader of the Opposition and the Democratic-Liberty Party became the official opposition party in the Reichsversammlung.

This was the first elections of the 4th Reichsversammlung after it was established by the Emperor, following the dissolution of the 3rd Reichsversammlung. It was also the second time a close election result happened in the Empire, the first being the 7th General Elections with the elections for Vorsitzender. Elections for Stellvertreter was a one vote difference between Mike Lewis and John Smith.