The Leftist Assembly election, December 2016

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The Leftist Assembly election, December 2016
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Overview
Voting 25-28 December 2016
Candidates
Secretary Cedoria,
Saralove
Prime Minister Llorens,
New Tuva SSR
Minister of
Archives
Fidels Beard
Minister of Imm.
and Customs
Franckley,
USSRs
Minister of Law Auven,
Losinia,
New Lonopolian Empire

The Leftist Assembly election, December 2016 was the third election in The Leftist Assembly and voting was held from 25 to 28 December 2016. 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. The election used the alternative voting system. As a result of only one candidate running for Minister of Archives, Fidels Beard was faced with a confidence vote instead.

The ministers elected to the General Assembly were Cedoria as Secretary of the Assembly, Llorens as Prime Minister, Fidels Beard as Minister of Archives, Franckley as Minister of Immigration and Customs, Auven as Chief Justice, New Lonopolian Empire as First Justice, and Losinia as Second Justice. The ministers appointed by the Secretary to the General Assembly were Slavansko as Minister of Defence, and Libertasnia 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.

Counting

The election moderators were Llorens, Cedoria, and Atealia. 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.

Audio debates

The following audio debates/interviews were held for candidates during this election:

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
Auven New Tuva SSR Prime Minister
Cedoria Llorens Prime Minister
Cedoria Losinia Minister of Law
Losinia Cedoria Secretary

Results

Secretary

The following are the results of this contest:

Secretary vote
Cedoria
  
24
Saralove
  
6

As a result, Cedoria was elected as Secretary.

Prime Minister

The following are the results of this contest:

Prime Minister vote
Llorens
  
21
New Tuva SSR
  
9

As a result, Llorens was elected as Prime Minister.

Minister of Archives

The following are the results of this contest:

Fidels Beard confidence vote
Yes
  
28
No
  
2

As a result, Fidels Beard was elected as Minister of Archives.

Minister of Immigration and Customs

The following are the results of this contest:

Minister of Immigration and Customs vote
Franckley
  
21
USSRs
  
9

As a result, Franckley was elected as Minister of Immigration and Customs.

Minister of Law

The following are the results of this contest:

Round 1 Round 2
Auven 14 18
New Lonopolian Empire 9 12
Losinia 7 -

As a result, Auven, New Lonopolian Empire, and Losinia were elected as Chief, First, and Second Justice respectively.