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United States Presidential Election, 1980
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>Republican - 38,907,146 (42.7%)<
People's - 31,550,026 (34.7%)
Labor-Democratic Alliance - 11,818,740 (13.0%)
Agrarian Land League - 6,018,634 (06.6%)

 
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From BBN, 16th October 2017
Unionist Party returns with a minority as Democrats surge
Edward Vaizey barely hangs onto not just power but his own seat in the most dramatic election night in living memory


For the Unionist’s it was meant to be their moment of triumph and today was to be their day in the sun. But as the dust settles on the most dramatic election night in living memory and Ed Vaizey clings not just to power, but to his seat, it is clear that his desire to form a “strong majority Government with a clear and decisive mandate” was ignored by the electorate as Britain is faced once more with a hung parliament.

Although the Unionist Party won the most seats and votes, they fell 35 seats short of a majority and saw their overall vote share cut dramatically, with only around 25,000 votes separating them and the Democratic Party on the national stage. Vaizey now faced the unenviable challenge of building a stable government in a fragmented Parliament, one where he won't be able to rely on his former coalition partners, Jim Murphy and the Social Democratic Party, who after high hopes of displacing the Democratic Party and taking the Opposition Despatch, were wiped out by Tavish Scott in Scotland and by Mayor Brian Paddick in London, with Murphy himself defeated in his Glasgow South West Constituency by former Leader of the Glasgow Council, Nicola Sturgeon.

Though the night went poorly for the Unionist Party and Social Democrats, for the Democratic Party it was a night of triumph as they swept 52 of the 59 available Scottish seats, topping the poll with a 20-point lead and pushing out every Social Democrat MP and every Unionist MP bar one in Scotland. A similar story was found in Wales, where the Social Democrats were pushed out of their Valley heartland, out of seats that until last night were considered ‘ultra-safe’ as the Democrats and Plaid Cymru tactically squeezed the Social Democrats. For Tavish Scott, who was rumoured to have been preparing a resignation statement after the now widely reviled BBC Exit Poll, the results are viewed as vindication of his egalitarian principles and his ‘Scottish style’ of campaigning. At the count in Inverness, which came shortly before dawn and as the magnitude of the results were being felt, there was undoubtedly a tone of triumphalism as Scott’s voice as he delivered a fiery and impassioned victory speech, decrying what he saw as betrayal by the Social Democratic Party, and the failure of the Unionists.

However, the most momentous story of the night came from London, where Mayor Brian Paddick led the centrist Municipal Coalition to tremendous results, snatching half the overall vote and 62 of the 73 available seats. In total, Municipal scalped a shocking 23 Cabinet Ministers, mostly Social Democrats, though the Democrats saw loses such as Health Spokesperson Darren Sanders, who was defeated in his Vauxhall Seat despite a promising re-election campaign. Among the major causalities would be the Home Secretary David Cameron (Unionist), who lost his Kensington Constituency to author Jennifar Nadel, Culture Secretary James Purnell (Social Democratic) who lost Islington South to the former London Transport Chairwoman Caroline Pidgeon, and Education Secretary Steve Reed (Social Democratic), who lost Streatham to musician and motoring enthusiast Jonathan Bartley. As he did not stand himself, Paddick is expected to delegate Parliamentary duty to his Westminster Leader Anthony Blair, who was reelected in his Dulwich Constituency after resigning the Democratic Whip last June. Municipal’s tidal wave in London was broken in Chelsea and Fulham, where the Prime Minister narrowly avoided defeat with a 748-vote majority, a dramatic slip from his previous majority of 10,312.

For other smaller Parties, such as Steve Radford’s Progressive Liberals, the evening was bittersweet, with the loss of Liverpool Riverside, Wavertree, Bootle, and Manchester Gorton, however a pick up of Easington, one of the first of many surprises during the night. Plaid Cymru doubled its representation as it broke through into the Valley, Leader Jill Evans winning Llanelli, whilst the Scottish Christian Association held the Western Isle. The SNP lost East Dunbartonshire but held their other seats in a broadly disappointing night, whilst the Irish Nationalist Sinn Féin gained Belfast West. Mebyon Kernow would see an exciting result, their 6 candidates all being election under the Democrats banner, leader Andrew George among them. Former Mayor of Glasgow George Galloway faced humiliation at the count in Dulwich, where he failed to unseat Anthony Blair following a bruising campaign under the Unity banner.

At-a-glance
Ed Vaizey has announced that he has no intention of standing down as Leader of the Unionist Party despite last night’s results, and will form a minority Government seeking supply and confidence from other Party’s in the House.

Tavish Scott has called on a “united front” among the Democrats, Social Democrats, Municipals, and Plaid Cymru to oppose any attempts by the Unionist’s to form a second Government.

Social Democratic Party Leader Jim Murphy resigned at the declaration in Glasgow South West, noting that “in my situation, it would be impossible for me to continue.”

MP for Stoke North, Mark Meredith, has been announced as the acting leader of the Social Democratic Party and declared that he will stand in the Leadership Election. Meredith is the only surviving member of the Social Democrats frontbench.

Anthony Blair has been made Leader of the Municipal Coalition in Parliament, with Leader Brian Paddick announcing that the Party would seek to expand ‘into other Borough Seats’.

Speaker of the House Rosie Winterton announced that she will not seek reelection to the Speakership.

Chancellor David Laws dismissed calls for a snap election at the declaration in South West Surrey.

The Democratic Party’s Agriculture Spokesperson, George Osborne, has announced that he will be seeking the Speakership.

Steve Radford has resigned as Leader of the Progressive Liberals after a disappointing night, stating that “it is time to go”.

Unionist MPs Nigel Farage of Bromley and Jacob Rees-Mogg of The Wrekin have led calls for Ed Vaizey to resign as Prime Minister and Party Leader in the wake of the election. Liam Fox of Aberdeen South, the only Unionist MP in Scotland, has lent his support for the embattled Leader, though admits that his majority makes his position “strenuous, at best”.

SNP Leader and MP for Moray, Andrew Gove, has announced his intention to seek a renewal of his mandate as Leader.
 
@moth Could we possibly get a break down of what each of those parties stands for? I mean I can get an idea but I'm not sure what the difference is between the Democrats and Municipal.

Great box though
 
@moth Could we possibly get a break down of what each of those parties stands for? I mean I can get an idea but I'm not sure what the difference is between the Democrats and Municipal.

Great box though
Unionist - Economically liberal with a, under Vaizey, socially liberal and environmentalist flare, and a commitment to the Union. Otherwise, as indicated by Rees-Mogg, Fox, and Farage, has a looming socially conservative grouping waiting in the wings.
Democrats - Liberals who form the 'non-socialist Left', a party of radical politics and post-market social democracy that is left of the centre and the 'natural ruling party'.
Municipal - London regionalists and centrists with an emphasise on community action and the lark. Soft authoritarian types as well, if you catch my drift.
Social Democrats - Social Democrats and the Soft Left.
Progressive Liberal - It's just Radford.
 
Unionist - Economically liberal with a, under Vaizey, socially liberal and environmentalist flare, and a commitment to the Union. Otherwise, as indicated by Rees-Mogg, Fox, and Farage, has a looming socially conservative grouping waiting in the wings.
Democrats - Liberals who form the 'non-socialist Left', a party of radical politics and post-market social democracy that is left of the centre and the 'natural ruling party'.
Municipal - London regionalists and centrists with an emphasise on community action and the lark. Soft authoritarian types as well, if you catch my drift.
Social Democrats - Social Democrats and the Soft Left.
Progressive Liberal - It's just Radford.
Ah thanks. So in this universe I'd probably be a Democrat or more likely a Social one.
 
The 2018 Canadian federal election was held Monday, March 12, 2018, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 44th Canadian Parliament. It was called when the minority New Democratic Government led by Prime Minister Paul Miller was defeated in the Commons in a vote of no confidence. The subsequent election resulted what was commonly known as the Technically Parliament, in which the governing NDP won 164 seat, 5 seats of an overall majority and an increase of thirty from the previous election, however thanks to the abstentionism policy of the Avenir Québec, who themselves won 12 seats, a decrease of 3, the NDP possessed a working majority of 2. The opposition was formed by the right wing Progressive Party who won 101 seats, a decrease of over 50 since the last election, under the leadership of Marlaina Smith, who coined the name of the Parliament during a widely watched election night interview in which she called the exit poll resultant in a "a technical majority" for the New Democrats. The centre-right National Liberal Party was led by S. Joseph Harper in the Party's best performance since 2003, winning 61 seats, almost double their results in 2015.

The turnout was 78.4%.
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The Karolinen National Assembly elections took place on 16 July 2020 to election the 8th National Assembly of the Karolinen Republic. The Assembly was dissolved by incoming President Heinrich Fischer on 20 May at the request of Chancellor Rudolph Steinbok.

Steinbok had previously announced his intention of holding an election in the Autumn once the 2020 Omnibus had been passed. However, following the unexpected election of President Fischer of the Liberal Party, on 10 May the Liberal Party withdraw from its coalition with the Democratic Party, triggering a political crisis. On 14 May, Interior Secretary Kurt Weber reached an agreement with the Nativist Party to prop up the Government until the 2020 Omnibus, however on the 18 May the Parliamentary Liberal Group rejected any deal with the Nativists. On the 20 May, it was made clear to the Minority Government a Vote of No Confidence would be held, resulting in Steinbok's decision to go to the country.

In early polling, it was suggested that the Civic Party, who campaigned on a protectionist platform, would emerge the largest party. Energy Spokesman Helmut Schultz won inner-party primaries to become Candidate for Chancellor, promising to hold "Fischer's Feet to the Fire" and work with the Liberals to do so, and indeed until the debates, it was expected he would triumph. Lacking a leader due to Fischer's ascension to high office, the Liberal Party stagnated in early polling, with some suggesting it would fall behind even the Nativist Party, fingers largely pointing to the Liberals apparent betrayal of Steinbok. Eventually Alex Nakamura, Mayor of Eichenhafen, was selected as Candidate for Chancellor, the first Japanese-Karolinian to run for Chancellor in a major party. She defeated the expected candidate, Andrew Kaufman, in a membership wide ballot. Her selection would prove fortunate, many business leaders in the country citing her selection as a reason to back the party, and her performance in the debates, outshining both Steinbok and Shultz on a message of change, economic responsibility, and impassioned support for the Pacific Partnership Programme.

Polls began to shift towards the Presidential party, with some indicating the possibility of a majority. In the end, the Liberals won the election, coming within striking distance of a Parliamentary majority by 19 seats. For the sixth time since the formation to the National Assembly, Parliament was hung. The Liberal Party would enter a Coalition with the right-wing Aikokusha regionalist movement, Nakamura elected Prime Minister by the Assembly on 27 July. With an MNA in every constituency of the mainland, the election was the Liberal Party's greatest performance; conversely, it was the worst performance in the history of the Democratic Party, who lost two thirds of their representation and were pushed back deep into their hinterland. The results would also prove disastrous for the Union Party, who had previously dominated Nordinsel, however saw their numbers cut from 40 to 5.

On the far right, the Nativist Party achieved a better result than in the 2016 elections, however would eventually fold into the Civic Party, forming the National Civic Movement.


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The 2018 Canadian federal election was held Monday, March 12, 2018, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 44th Canadian Parliament. It was called when the minority New Democratic Government led by Prime Minister Paul Miller was defeated in the Commons in a vote of no confidence. The subsequent election resulted what was commonly known as the Technically Parliament, in which the governing NDP won 164 seat, 5 seats of an overall majority and an increase of thirty from the previous election, however thanks to the abstentionism policy of the Avenir Québec, who themselves won 12 seats, a decrease of 3, the NDP possessed a working majority of 2. The opposition was formed by the right wing Progressive Party who won 101 seats, a decrease of over 50 since the last election, under the leadership of Marlaina Smith, who coined the name of the Parliament during a widely watched election night interview in which she called the exit poll resultant in a "a technical majority" for the New Democrats. The centre-right National Liberal Party was led by S. Joseph Harper in the Party's best performance since 2003, winning 61 seats, almost double their results in 2015.

The turnout was 78.4%.
Beneath the steel-wool sky that had dragged itself over Portsmouth for most of the day and into the evening, John Turner, nuzzling his neck deeper into the collar of his threadbare overcoat, strode with some difficulty against hard wind and heavy ropes of rain, fist pressed deep against his chest in an effort to keep the storm flat down. Heavy boots splashed in the gutter water as he waded across Mary Street, stumbling to a stop along the sidewalk to glance back at St. Lawrence College; in an instant, a silver whip cracked across the darkness, followed by a hideous shriek. With a shudder, John shrunk deeper into the collar, insensitivity making a beeline through the chain link gate and up the steps of the old wood porch . Beneath the awning, he slumped against the vine ridden brick wall and, taking deep gulping breaths, ran a damp hand through his hair.

I'm here, at least, John thought as he squinted at the sky. Shaking like a dog, he repositioned himself before the door, hand reaching out to knock. He hesitated- was it the right house? He knocked anyway and took a step back. The house reeked of fresh paint, old lead lined stuff that suffocated the air. The paint on the door was peeling, white revealing a tan complexion. In the dark glass John began examining his reflection, parting and flattening his unkempt hair, combing at it with his hands, scowling as he ran fingers over an unshaved chin and over the bags beneath his eyes. For some reason, all he could think of were the lyrics to that Terry Jacks song; we had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, I saw you by the fire pit, holding daddy's gun... his mind trailed, unsure if he remembered it right.
There was no reply at the door. Furrowing his brow, he knocked again, jamming a thumb into the doorbell, which had been disemboweled some time ago. With a sigh, he stumbled to the window, trying to peer through the drawn curtains; nothing but his reflection. But then the door opened and a body shuffled out- John's lips curled into a grin.

"Yo, John." The pale host grinned at the open door.

"Mark," John nodded diplomatically, "have I, um, have I missed anything?"

"Oh, err, no, we've got- like- five minutes."

"Rad." John murmured as he sidestepped his way into the hallway. As Mark closed the door and began to move around him, John started tugging at the laces of his boots.

"So, did you um, did you vote?" Mark asked, leaning against the freezer that sat in the corner of the hallway.

"Oh yeah, I went up in the morning with Anna before she had to head off." John replied mechanically, kicking off his boots.

"How is she?"

"Oh... you know." Going quiet, John slipped of his coat and the two shuffled down the hallway, into the living room. The room was large, dominated by a big maroon couch, which was set up in such a way that one of the backs faced the door, cutting through the middle of the room. On the couch itself Lewis and Erik were sat, hunched around a dirty coffee table which had been decorated with empty bowls and large unopened bottles.

"John’s here." Mark announced, giving the small group a glance as he shuffled into the kitchen.

"Hey, what's up", Lewis smiled, sitting up and adjusting his glasses as John collapsed onto the couch. Erik politely nodded.

"So," John began, his eyes wondering to the TV in the corner of the room, which was on a soap advert, "who else are coming?"

"Here?" Mark called out from the kitchen "Um, Brad was invited, but he won’t be able to make it, Kate will be here later, maybe with her Boyfriend."

"Cool; are we still taking bets?"

"Yeah, it’s all here, got it from Steinberg's this morning." Lewis said proudly as he lifted a small zine booklet off the table, handing it to John. An ad with a hockey player putting cars into a net was now played on the TV. Flicking through the hand-bound pages, John's eyes narrowed on the names he wanted; Plamondon, Leitch, Trudeau, and- he hesitated- Harper. He noticed a lot of scribbles next to listed NDP members.

"How much are we betting?"

"I think it's only a loonie." Lewis said after a thoughtful pause as Mark walking back into the living room, handing an empty glass with the faded '08 Detroit Olympics sticker to John, who quickly scrawled in the margins beside the names.

"Okay, so we have Spruce," Lewis announced, pointing to the bottles, "Cott Cherry, Dry- there's some rum for that in the kitchen- Crush, and if you some, there is a box of Sapporo in the icebox."

"I want a Sap." Erik declared.

"You can't.:

"Why not?"

"Because you're not old enough, you can’t even vote yet."

"Pass the Spruce." John coughed. Lewis lifted the bottle and passed it to John, who twisted off the cap and began to pour. As John did this, Mark opened a bag of chips and methodically poured half the bag into a large bowl- the musty smell of sour cream and chive wafted over the room, broken only by the more pungent and heavy smell of Ketchup, which arrived, rather pleasantly, when Mark opened the second packet for another bowl.

"Err, I put NDP first and then went down the list. you?"

"Oh, err, Green first."

"Oh okay." John asked with poised interest.

"Hey, it's starting!" Erik called out, pointing to the TV.
The screen was black. An empty void of nothing. Then, slowly, a white CBC logo faded into view, deliberately off centre, followed by a white hexagon that had in its centre a cut out of a maple leaf.

"This is a CBC News special."

The black cut to footage of Parliament Hill, and the sound of drums rumbling. A trumpet blared, a cymbal was struck, and the music stirred, the camera swooping around Peace Tower, panning over West Block, and surveying the Confederation and Justice buildings, before passing gargoyles and grotesques, the intricate stain glass and the detailed carved facade, finally ending as it turned around the Centennial Flame, stopping on Centre Block and pointing up the clock of Peace Tower.

The music began to die down, and the image of the clock face cut to one in the studio, which pulled back to reveal a narrow man with his hair cut short and cold blue eyes hidden behind thick glasses, who was stood with a piece of paper in hand. Lips curling into a smile, he began to walk towards the camera, which pulled away from him as he did so.

"The campaign is over. On the east coast the polls have closed, and many of the counts are underway. Tonight, Canada is at a crossroads, and it looks as if we are gazing at another important and dramatic chapter in Canadian History. In just a few moments, we will release our exit poll for the east coast and know- roughly- who may have won the fight for Parliament Hill. Will it be incumbent Prime Minister Paul Miller and the NDP, winning the NDP's first consecutive victory?"

He walked past a large screen, on which was projected an image of the haggard looking leader in a brown pin stipe, bellowing to a crowd.

"Or will it be Stephen Harper, bringing the National Liberals back into power after a decade in the wilderness?"

Another screen, this time showing the grey figure lurching onto a stage beneath pink lights.

"Or even Marlaina Smith, poised to return the Progressive Party back after their shocking loss of power in twenty fifteen?"

The final screen showed Smith, who roared into a microphone as she pumped her fist into the air before a crowd throwing streamers, waving flags, and holding signs.

"This election has been undoubtedly divisive, full of twists and turns, anger and heartbreak. It's unpredictable and it's going to be full of surprises. But tonight it's almost over, and the people have chosen."

"I'm Kiefer Sutherland, and this is Election Night, 2017."
 
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