Sorrenian general election, April 2019
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Background
New Monarchist-NDLP coalition government
NDLP manifesto release
Dradelian ceasefire announcement
Electoral system
The Kingdom of Sorrenia utilises a first-past-the-post voting system, whereby the candidate with a plurality of votes in a constituency wins the election. This electoral method came under scrutiny, especially by the NDLP and Christian Alliance, though has not been changed.
Along with the 46 members elected from constituencies throughout the country, the monarch is granted a permanent seat in the King's Council.
Campaign and candidates
Posters
Opinion polls
National
| Pollster | Release | NM | TR | NDLP | CA | HNP | DRF | LRF | Lead |
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| Military Tribune | 28% | 24% | 26% | 17% | 4% | 1% | N/A | 2% | |
| Military Tribune | 28% | 25% | 27% | 15% | 4% | 1% | N/A | 1% | |
| New Democratic Times | 27% | 24% | 30% | 15% | 3% | 1% | N/A | 3% | |
| Military Tribune | 27% | 24% | 29% | 16% | 3% | 1% | N/A | 2% | |
| General election announced | |||||||||
| People's Pravda | 26% | 26% | 28% | 16% | 3% | 1% | N/A | 2% | |
| Military Tribune | 28% | 24% | 28% | 15% | 4% | 1% | N/A | Tie | |
| Military Tribune | 32% | 24% | 28% | 11% | 4% | 1% | N/A | 4% | |
| NDLP adopts Konpantzia Thought | |||||||||
| New Democratic Times | 31% | 23% | 31% | 11% | 3% | 1% | N/A | Tie | |
| Military Tribune | 28% | 22% | 35% | 11% | 3% | 1% | N/A | 7% | |
| Dradelian ceasefire announced | |||||||||
| Military Tribune | 30% | 22% | 35% | 11% | 3% | 1% | N/A | 5% | |
| People's Pravda | 25% | 24% | 34% | 12% | 4% | 1% | N/A | 9% | |
| Military Tribune | 27% | 23% | 34% | 11% | 4% | 1% | N/A | 7% | |
| Exit Poll | 26% | 23% | 35% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 9% | |
| Final Result | 25% | 23% | 34% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 9% | |
Hortania
| Pollster | Release | HNP | TR | NDLP | Lead | ||||
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| Military Tribune | 38% | 28% | 34% | 4% | |||||
| Military Tribune | 36% | 26% | 38% | 2% | |||||
| General election announced | |||||||||
| Hortanian Times | 38% | 26% | 36% | 2% | |||||
| NDLP adopts Konpantzia Thought | |||||||||
| Hortanian Times | 36% | 28% | 36% | Tie | |||||
| Dradelian ceasefire announced | |||||||||
| Hortanian Times | 36% | 26% | 38% | 2% | |||||
| Military Tribune | 38% | 24% | 38% | Tie | |||||
| Exit Poll | 36% | 26% | 38% | 2% | |||||
| Final Result | 38% | 26% | 36% | 2% | |||||
Dradelia
| Pollster | Release | DRF | TR | NM | NDLP | Lead | |||
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| Military Tribune | 52% | 32% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||||
| General election announced | |||||||||
| Dradelian Herald | 50% | 34% | 8% | 8% | 16% | ||||
| NDLP adopts Konpantzia Thought | |||||||||
| Dradelian Herald | 52% | 32% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||||
| Dradelian ceasefire announced | |||||||||
| Military Tribune | 46% | 30% | 10% | 14% | 16% | ||||
| Exit Poll | 46% | 30% | 10% | 14% | 16% | ||||
| Final Result | 48% | 30% | 10% | 12% | 18% | ||||
Amon Lasgalen
| Pollster | Release | NDLP | CA | TR | LRF | Lead | |||
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| Llais Gwirionedd | 38% | 34% | 16% | 10% | 4% | ||||
| Llais Gwirionedd | 40% | 34% | 15% | 11% | 6% | ||||
| General election announced | |||||||||
| Llais Gwirionedd | 44% | 30% | 16% | 10% | 14% | ||||
| Llais Gwirionedd | 48% | 30% | 14% | 8% | 18% | ||||
| NDLP adopts Konpantzia Thought | |||||||||
| Llais Gwirionedd | 50% | 26% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||||
| Dradelian ceasefire announced | |||||||||
| Llais Gwirionedd | 54% | 24% | 12% | 10% | 30% | ||||
| Llais Gwirionedd | 52% | 26% | 12% | 10% | 26% | ||||
| Exit Poll | 54% | 26% | 12% | 8% | 28% | ||||
| Final Result | 54% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 28% | ||||
Full Results
Results by constituency
Results by party
NDLP
The election results were a great victory for the NDLP, who won an additional 4 seats, increased their vote share by 8%, and now stood as the largest party in Sorrenia with a comfortable margin.
Party chairman Llewelyn Lawton celebrated the result in Amon Lasgalen, and described the result as the party's high point in its long history. Other party figures similarly celebrated the result, and Melseeq Seetoornah attributed the victory to the party's decision to embrace his ideology of Konpantzia Thought.
In his victory speech, Lawton announced the party would begin talks with both the New Monarchists and The Republicans to establish a coalition government, though stated that either party would have to dramatically alter some of their policies to enter into government with the NDLP.
New Monarchists
The election result was an embarrassment for the New Monarchists, whom for the first time in their history were no longer the largest party in Sorrenia. Although they didn't lose any seats, their vote share decreased by 3%, and several constituencies were only narrowly won.
Many in the party were surprised by the result, and had not believed polling indicating an NDLP victory was likely.
Despite the rise of NDLP support, the New Monarchists were generally able to maintain their vote share by winning votes from Christian Alliance supporters.
Unlike prior elections, the party's election response was given by Michael Disraeli, rather than the king. Similarly to The Republicans, Disraeli noted the need for self-assessment, though expressed pride in the party's record. He announced talks to establish another coalition government with the now larger NDLP.
The Republicans
The result was generally taken as a loss by The Republicans. Despite retaking seats in the east of Newcastle, the party also lost the constituencies of Ouseburn, South Leeds and South Hortania. The party's overall vote share slightly decreased by 1%.
Party leader Harold Wanton expressed a need for self-evaluation within the party, and encouraged the assessment of several of its more hard-republican stances. Nevertheless, he expressed a desire to form a coalition government with the now larger NDLP.
Christian Alliance
The Christian Alliance suffered their worst defeat in the party's history, with their vote share decreasing by 6.5%. The party lost most of their seats, with previous gains in Newcastle returning to The Republicans, and their two seats in Cumbria and Lonsdale going to NDLP candidates. The CA also lost their seat in South Durham, leaving them only two seats in total.
Party leader Richard Brooker conceded the party's loss, and attributed it to an attack from the New Monarchists, whom had previously worked with the CA in government. Brooker offered his resignation, though this was rejected by the party leadership. In his concession speech, Brooker spoke of the increasing marginalisation of the party, and the potential need to unify with the New Monarchists if poll results did not improve.
HNP
The HNP saw a modest increase in their vote share, narrowly beating the NDLP as the largest political party in Hortania. The party successfully retook the constituencies of South Leeds and South Hortania from The Republicans - tripling their number of seats - and heralded the result as a call for greater devolution in Sorrenia.
Party leader Damian Billbrough praised the party's decision not to run candidates in the nearby county of Yorkshire, and expressed a hope to win a majority of Hortanian seats in the next election.
DRF
The Dradelian Revolutionary Front comfortably won the one seat in Dradelia, by a margin of 18%. The victory was however far closer than previous elections, where the DRF had secured margins as high as 42%.
Party leader Rilgar Ompastre took his win to be a vindication of the party's ceasefire with the Sorrenian military, and promised to continue discussions with the future Sorrenian government.
In the constituency of Seaham in Sunderland, an unaffiliated candidate ran under the party's name but lost.
LRF
The Lasgalen Revolutionary Front once again saw a decline in their vote share, from 14% in November 2018 to just 6%. As a result, the party was subsequently disbanded, with leaders citing the lack of support for independence within Amon Lasgalen. Many of the members joined the NDLP, and continued to agitate for greater autonomy within the county.
Government Formation
Though the NDLP was now the largest party, they didn't possess a majority, and so would have to enter into a coalition government with either the New Monarchists or The Republicans, both of whom expressed a desire to form a government.
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