September 2016 general election
The September 2016 general election was the second general election in The Leftist Assembly and voting was held from 28 September to 1 October. The General Assembly, the unicameral legislature of The Leftist Assembly, consists of 9 members, 7 elected and 2 appointed by the Secretary of the Assembly. In this election, only the Minister of Law election was held as a result of the Secretary, Minister of Archives, Minister of Immigration and Customs, and Prime Minister elections only having one candidate, with each becoming the incoming minister of their respective position. The election used the alternative voting system.
| Election Chronology | |
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| Previous | March 2016 |
| Next | December 2016 |
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| Overview | |
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| Voting | 28 Sep. - 1 Oct. 2016 |
| Candidates | |
| Secretary | Cedoria |
| Prime Minister | Auven |
| Minister of Archives | Halfblakistan |
| Minister of Imm. and Customs | Daemynos |
| Minister of Law | Celera, Llorens, Losinia, New Lonopolian Empire |
The ministers elected to the General Assembly were Cedoria as Secretary of the Assembly, Auven as Prime Minister, Halfblakistan as Minister of Archives, Daemynos as Minister of Immigration and Customs, Llorens as Chief Justice, Losinia as First Justice, and Celera as Second Justice. The ministers appointed by the Secretary to the General Assembly were British Accia as Minister of Defence, and New Tuva SSR as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Methodology
Voting
To be eligible to vote, a nation must be part of the World Assembly and reside in The Leftist Assembly. The voter numbers each of the candidates in order of their preference on a Google Forms document created by British Accia.
Counting
The election moderators were British Accia, Atealia, and New Prague Workers Republic. Votes were counted and distributed using the alternative voting system. In this system, the candidate with the lowest number of primary votes is eliminated, their votes are redistributed according to the voters' preferences, and the process is repeated until there is a winner. In the Minister of Law election, the candidate that is eliminated second-last is awarded Second Justice, the runner-up is awarded First Justice, and the winner is awarded Chief Justice.
Endorsements
Candidate endorsements are only recorded for nations who are a former Secretary, Prime Minister or nation of historical significance to the region. The following are the endorsements issued throughout the election:
| Endorser | Candidate | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Atealia | Losinia | Minister of Law |
| New Prague | Losinia | Minister of Law |
Results
Secretary
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Cedoria was elected as Secretary.
Prime Minister
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Auven was elected as Prime Minister.
Minister of Archives
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Halfblakistan was elected as Minister of Archives.
Minister of Immigration and Customs
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Daemynos was elected as Minister of Immigration and Customs.
Minister of Law
The following are the results of this contest:
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llorens | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Losinia | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Celera | 4 | 6 | - |
| New Lonopolian Empire | 4 | - | - |
NOTE: Celera and New Lonopolian Empire tied in Round 1. New Lonopolian Empire had fewer second preference votes, so was eliminated first.
As a result, Llorens, Losinia, and Celera were elected as Chief, First, and Second Justice respectively.