Empherias Provisional Election of 2449

The 2449 Empherias provisional election was held on 8 September 2449, to elect 600 members to the Empherian House of Parliament. This was the first provisional election held within the High Kingdoms of Alaxia. The election wielded surprisingly different results from the previous, despite the previous being held just 16 months previous. The Populists had resurfaced as a pro-unification party with the High Kingdoms (under the temporary banner of High Kingdom Socialist Party, HKSP) and won it's second consecutive victory, under Lukas Knight, following their victory in the 2448 general election. This was be the last election that the Populist party participated in, and remains the last time that the Nationalist party came fourth place.

Lukas Knight was returned as Prime Minister, with the Populists having 200 seats, a loss of 52 seats. No party won a majority of seats causing the incumbent to look for a coalition partner. This came in the form of a pre-planned coalition with the People's Socialist Party, known as the Red Bloq Coalition. The coalition together would have a total of 376 seats, with the Socialists contributing an extra 176 seats (up 72 seats), to form a solid large majority. The Liberals, for the second election in a row, came in third place where they returned 171 seats. This was a disappointing finish with them losing 40 seats. It was a good night for the Nationalists who returned 27 seats, not a historic high for the party, but an increase of 17 seats. This was also the last election where they came fourth. The SSLP had no change in support returning 10 seats, while the DECP saw an increase of 2 up to 7 total seats. The Conservatives increased by 3 seats to a total of 7, while Independents made up the remaining 5 seats.

The election, despite being held just over a year after the previous 2448 election, saw a massive shift in support. The incumbent Lukas Knight's Populist party saw a loss of 52 seats. Many political experts believe that due to the success of Knight's agenda to unite with the High Kingdoms of Alaxia, there was no point in voting for a single-issue party. Knight's campaign hadn't highlighted enough the difference between the Socialists, who had a recognisable and popular face: Sofia Hopkins. This led to the Socialists increasing their amount of seats by 72 to become the second largest party. The Liberals saw a decline in support from the previous election. Many believe that this drop in support was a result of many policies that new Liberal leader, Frankie George, had endorsed in his election campaign. Some hard-line right wing supporters believed his manifesto was too left wing and so dropped support in favour of the Nationalists. This could explain that party's increase of 17 seats from the previous. However, many left wing supporters thought his manifesto was confusingly, too right wing and so dropped support in favour of the Socialists.

Following the election, William Artenflower announced his resignation of leader following his successive defeats in the 2445, 2448 and 2449 elections.

Constituency Elections
Constituency elections took place between 27 September 2499 and 31 December 2499. This large gap varied due to local constituency dates, counting of votes, and scheduling issues. Despite this large window, all constituencies had verified their result and began their local councils by 1 November 2499.

Results (better graphics soon):


 * Socialists - 767 (down 15 from 782 in 2495)
 * Liberals - 694 (up 40 from 654 in 2495)
 * Nationalists - 167 (down 33 from 200 in 2495)
 * Conservatives - 38 (down 9 from 47 in 2495)
 * Centrists - 60 (up 11 from 49 in 2495)
 * Greens - 11 (down 4 from 15 in 2495)
 * Independents - 95 (up 10 from 85 in 2495)

Mayoral Elections
Mayoral elections took place prior to the provisional election between 1 August 2499 and 22 August 2499. This cycle of mayoral elections saw some reforms. The city of Mertens gained a mayoral seat for the first time ever, making it the sixth city to do so. Mertens was controversial as it is the 9th largest city and became a mayoral district before bigger cities such as Roviny or Rhequons. Another controversy was the decision to delay Nieuwbourg elections by 11 days from 8 August 2499 (coincided with new district, Mertens) to 19 August 2499. This was supposedly due to their disjointed position in regards to the rest of the nation.

Mayor of Wynnoa
The mayoral elections took place on 1-2 August 2499 with results being solidified on 3 August 2499.

Mayor of Esthullen
The mayoral elections took place on 1-2 August 2499 with results being solidified on 3 August 2499.

Mayor of Vreimer
The mayoral elections took place on 1-2 August 2499 with results being solidified on 3 August 2499.

Mayor of Mertens
The mayoral elections took place on 8-9 August 2499 with results being solidified on 10 August 2499.

Mayor of Nieuwbourg
The mayoral elections took place on 19-20 August 2499 with results being solidified on 22 August 2499.

Mayor of Gateshaven
The mayoral elections took place on 1-2 August 2499 with results being solidified on 3 August 2499. Alexei Reid was re-elected as Liberal mayor following her previous victories in 2480, 2485, 2487, 2491 and 2495.