Presidential elections in Lycrabon
Politics has been a big business, and mostly cleanly run. The major parties are:
- Freedom Party
- Green Party
- Workers Party
- Republican Party
- National Party
Presidents serve for 6-year terms, with a limit of three terms before they must retire.
Number | President | Vice President | Party | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Grant | Brian Ellis | Freedom | 1985-2004 |
2 | Dale Johnson | Horace Callahan | Freedom | 2004-2016 |
3 | Gregory Hodge | Gabriel Meyers | Independent | 2016-2022 (end of first term) |
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Continued Growth
The second order of business for the new nation was the first president. David Grant was unanimously chosen among the groups 5-0 in an unopposed vote. It was decided that presidental terms would run 6 years, with elections the November prior, with only the first-ever term being 7 years. In Grant's first term, that meant his first election was in 1991.
1985 Candidates | Party | Provinces |
---|---|---|
David Grant/Brian Ellis | Freedom | 5 (North Royalton, Newcastle, East Ontario, Southern Territory, Western Territory) |
Unopposed |
Growth of the Nation
Grant's first term saw an explosion of province formation, as groups carved out their sections of land. Within five years, the country would expand to 29 provinces.
- 1987: 5
- 1988: 5
- 1989: 5
- 1990: 4
- 1991: 5
The First Election
In 1991, the now 29-province nation was excited to have their first official election, and six parties - plus an independent candidate - started the march for the leadership. Tragedy struck during the campaign's early days as Independent candidate Nathan Robinson crashed on a snow covered road in New Labrador, succumbing to blunt force injuries. The party chose to not replace him on the ticket, and as they had not chosen a vice-presidential candidate, did not run anyone. President Grant won a second term by a fair margin over Continental Party candidate Marcus Johnson, 16 provinces to 9.
1991 Candidates | Party | Provinces |
---|---|---|
Grant/Ellis (I) | Freedom | 16 |
Marcus Johnson/Neil Thomas | Continental | 9 |
Nathan Robinson/None* | Independent | 0 (see note) |
Michael Davis/Stephen Smith | National | 2 |
Ryan Francis/Alfred Fox | Green | 1 |
Anthony Foster/Paul Lawson | Workers | 1 |
Kurtis Roach/Howard Rosario | Republican | 0 |
- Robinson was killed in a car accident during campaign, before a Vice President was named. The ticket was never replaced.
- (I) Incumbent
Grant's Second Term, and Second Election
Part of Grant's re-election platform was to get the country to at least 45 provinces. By year four, he succeeded in that.
- 1992: 4
- 1993: 4
- 1994: 4
- 1995: 4
- 1996: 3
- 1997: 2
The second campaign was much more feisty and tightly contested, as a Grant win would guarantee a new president the next time. Grant would eventually get his third term, though only by two provinces, 19-17 over Joe Brady of the Workers Party.
1997 Candidates | Party | Provinces |
---|---|---|
Grant/Ellis (I) | Freedom | 19 |
Jim Blanc/Brian Casson | Independent | 6 |
Nathan Collins/Henry Kennedy | Green | 4 |
Joe Brady/Andrew Salisbury | Workers | 17 |
Richard Fletcher/William Rosenbaum | Republican | 3 |
Edward Walton/Horace Callahan | National | 1 |
2003 Candidates | Party | Provinces |
---|---|---|
Dale Johnson/Horace Callahan | Freedom | 29 |
Justin Simon/Bruce Chang | Independent | 3 |
Charles Byrd/Daniel Allen | Green | 6 |
Joe Brady/Andrew Salisbury | Workers | 11 |
Republican | 0 | |
National | 1 |
2009 Candidates | Party | Provinces |
---|---|---|
Johnson/Callahan (I) | Freedom | 23 |
Example | Green | 9 |
Joe Brady/Andrew Salisbury | Workers | 1 |
Mark Bostic/TBD | Republican | 17 |
Example | National | 0 |
Independent | 0 |
2015 Candidates | Party | Provinces |
---|---|---|
Gregory Hodge/Gabriel Meyers | Independent | 20 |
Johnson/Callahan (I) | Freedom | 18 |
Example | Green | 1 |
Workers | 0 | |
Mark Bostic/TBD | Republican | 11 |
National | 0 |
The next election will be in November 2021, for an installation in January 2022.