September 2018 general election
The September 2018 general election was the tenth general election in The Leftist Assembly and voting was held from 11 to 14 September 2018. The General Assembly, the unicameral legislature of The Leftist Assembly, consists of the Secretary, Prime Minister and five Senators.
| Election Chronology | |
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| Previous | June 2018 |
| Next | December 2018 |
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| Overview | |
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| Voting | 11-14 September 2018 |
| Candidates | |
| Secretary/ Prime Minister | Kavagrad/New Arkados |
| Senators | Argentigrad, Libertasnia, Listel, Llorens, Midwestern Syndicates, New Machnovia, Nottinhaps |
The nations elected to the General Assembly were Kavagrad as Secretary, New Arkados as Prime Minister, and Llorens, Libertasnia, Nottinhaps, Argentigrad, and Listel as Senators.
Methodology edit
Voting edit
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.
Counting edit
The election moderators were Cedoria, New Lonopolian Empire, and South Miruva.
For the Secretary/Prime Minister contest, all candidates, including Seek other ticket, are compared head-to-head and the data is compiled into a table. The ticket that has the most wins is declared elected. In the unlikely event that no one ticket has the most wins, a series of tiebreakers is held to elect a winner. If there is only one ticket, they face a confidence vote instead.
For the Senators contest, all candidates, including Seek other candidate, are compared head-to-head and the data is compiled into a table. All the candidates are then ranked primarily according to most wins, however, a series of tiebreakers may be held if necessary. From this ranking, the top number of candidates equal to the number of available Senator positions is elected.
Endorsements edit
Only endorsements by nations who have previously served in an executive leadership position are recorded.
Secretary/Prime Minister edit
| Ticket | Endorsements |
|---|---|
| Kavagrad/New Arkados | Cedoria Llorens |
Senators edit
| Candidate | Endorsements |
|---|---|
| Libertasnia | Cedoria Kavagrad |
| Llorens | Cedoria Kavagrad |
| Nottinhaps | Cedoria Kavagrad |
Results edit
Secretary/Prime Minister edit
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Kavagrad and New Arkados were elected as Secretary and Prime Minister respectively.
Senators edit
The following are the head-to-head results compiled in a table:
| Argentigrad | Libertasnia | Listel | Llorens | Midwestern Syndicates | New Machnovia | Nottinhaps | Seek other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentigrad | - | 14-15 | 17-12 | 5-24 | 17-12 | 19-10 | 11-18 | 22-7 |
| Libertasnia | 15-14 | - | 21-8 | 6-23 | 19-10 | 25-4 | 16-13 | 25-4 |
| Listel | 12-17 | 8-21 | - | 3-26 | 15-14 | 19-10 | 9-20 | 19-10 |
| Llorens | 24-5 | 23-6 | 26-3 | - | 25-4 | 25-4 | 23-6 | 25-4 |
| Midwestern Syndicates | 12-17 | 10-19 | 14-15 | 4-25 | - | 21-8 | 10-19 | 23-6 |
| New Machnovia | 10-19 | 4-25 | 10-19 | 4-25 | 8-21 | - | 9-20 | 20-9 |
| Nottinhaps | 18-11 | 13-16 | 20-9 | 6-23 | 19-10 | 20-9 | - | 24-5 |
| Seek other | 7-22 | 4-25 | 10-19 | 4-25 | 6-23 | 9-20 | 5-24 | - |
The following is the ranking of the candidates:
- Llorens
- Libertasnia
- Nottinhaps
- Argentigrad
- Listel
- Midwestern Syndicates
- New Machnovia
- Seek other candidate
As a result, Llorens, Libertasnia, Nottinhaps, Argentigrad, and Listel were elected as Senators.