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{{Infobox election
| election_name     = Gylian federal election, 2000
| country           = Gylias
| type              = parliamentary
| vote_type         = {{abbr|FP|First preference}}
| ongoing           = no
| turnout           = 94,8%
| previous_election = Gylian federal election, 1995
| previous_year     = 1995
| next_election     = Gylian federal election, 2004
| next_year         = 2004
| seats_for_election= All 500 seats in the [[Gylian Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]]
| majority_seats    = 251 Chamber of Deputies seats
| election_date     = 22 January 2000
| party_colour      = no
| party_name        = no
| alliance_name     = no
| image_size        = 125x125px

| image1            = MathildeVieira.jpg
| colour1           = FFFA00
| leader1           = [[Mathilde Vieira]]
| party1            = {{G-NLP/meta/shortname}}
| alliance1         = {{G-LU/meta/shortname}}
| leader_since1     = 1988
| leaders_seat1     = [[Tandar Region|Tandar]]
| last_election1    = 68
| seats1            = 70
| seat_change1      = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote1     = 2.495.088
| percentage1       = 20,5%
| swing1            = {{decrease}} 0,2%

| image2            = ÉdithChampion-1990(small).jpg
| colour2           = ED1B34
| leader2           = [[Édith Champion]]
| party2            = {{G-SP/meta/shortname}}
| alliance2         = {{G-PA/meta/shortname}}
| leader_since2     = 1988
| leaders_seat2     = [[Nauras Region|Nauras]]
| last_election2    = 64
| seats2            = 68
| seat_change2      = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote2     = 2.482.917
| percentage2       = 20,4%
| swing2            = {{increase}} 1,3%

| image3            = Yuriko Koike 199910.jpg
| colour3           = 0087DC
| leader3           = [[Eiko Fujimura]]
| party3            = {{G-UND/meta/shortname}}
| alliance3         = {{G-NB/meta/shortname}}
| leader_since3     = 1999
| leaders_seat3     = [[Nauras Region|Nauras]]
| last_election3    = 62
| seats3            = 64
| seat_change3      = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote3     = 2.434.233
| percentage3       = 20,0%
| swing3            = {{increase}} 1,8%

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| map_image         = Gylias-elections-federal-2000-map.png
| map_caption       = Plurality of [[Gylian Chamber of Deputies|deputies]] by [[Regions of Gylias|region]]<br>{{colorbox|{{G-PA/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} {{G-PA/meta/shortname}} {{colorbox|{{G-LU/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} {{G-LU/meta/shortname}} {{colorbox|{{G-NB/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} {{G-NB/meta/shortname}} {{colorbox|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} {{G-NI/meta/shortname}} {{colorbox|white|border=darkgray}} Tie

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| title             = [[Prime Minister of Gylias|Prime Minister]]
| before_election   = [[Mathilde Vieira]]
| before_party      = {{G-LU/meta/shortname}}
| posttitle         = [[Prime Minister of Gylias|Prime Minister]] after election
| after_election    = [[Mathilde Vieira]]
| after_party       = {{G-LU/meta/shortname}}
}}

'''Federal elections''' were held in [[Gylias]] on 22 January 2000, to elect the 500 members of the [[Gylian Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]]. They were the first elections since [[Gylian federal election, 1962|1962]] to exclude the [[Gylian Senate|Senate]], after it was reformed to a {{wpl|sortition}}-based model.

The incumbent [[Mathilde Vieira government]] was re-elected with minor changes in seats. One of the notable results was the {{G-NB}} displacing the {{G-NAF}} from its third place finishes of the 1990s, raising hopes that the [[Conservatism in Gylias|conservatives]] were recovering from the setbacks of the previous decade.

==Electoral system==
The [[Gylian Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]] was elected through {{wpl|single transferable vote}}, using the {{wpl|Droop quota}} and 5-member ''circonscriptions'', drawn by [[Elections Gylias]] based on [[Regions of Gylias|regional]] populations.

Parties were not allowed to nominate more than one candidate per seat. Candidates were not allowed to serve in the [[Gylian Senate|Senate]] simultaneously.

==Parties==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size: 80%;"
|-
!colspan="2"|Electoral bloc
!colspan="2"|Party
!Main ideology
|-
| style="background:{{G-PA/meta/color}}" rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="5"|<center>{{G-PA}}<br>(PA)</center>
| style="background:{{G-DCP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-DCP}} (DCP)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Left anarchism|Anarcho-communism]]
* {{wpl|left communism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-SP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-SP}} (SP)
|[[Socialism in Gylias|Democratic socialism]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-SDP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-SDP}} (SDP)
|[[Socialism in Gylias#Social democracy|Social democracy]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-DL/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-DL}} (DL)
|[[Communism in Gylias|Council communism]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-LSL/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-LSL}} (LSL)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Left anarchism|Anarcho-syndicalism]]
* {{wpl|autonomism}} }}

|-
| style="background:{{G-LU/meta/color}}" rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="5"|<center>{{G-LU}}<br>(LU)</center>
| style="background:{{G-NUP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-NUP}} (NUP)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Liberalism in Gylias|National liberalism]]
* [[Donatellism]] }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-NLP/meta/color}}"|
|[[National Liberal Party (Gylias)|National Liberal Party]] (NLP)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Liberalism in Gylias|Social liberalism]]
* {{wpl|ordoliberalism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-PRRA/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PRRA}} (PRRA)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Radicalism (historical)|Radicalism}}
* {{wpl|reformism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-LLR/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-LLR}} (LLR)
|[[Socialism in Gylias|Liberal socialism]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-FSP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-FSP}} (FSP)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Left anarchism|Market anarchism]]
* {{wpl|Mutualism (economic theory)|mutualism}} }}

|-
| style="background:{{G-CG/meta/color}}" rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="5"|<center>{{G-CG}}<br>(CG)</center>
| style="background:{{G-MCP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-MCP}} (MCP)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Centrism}}
* [[Liberalism in Gylias|social liberalism]] }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RDC/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RDC}} (RDC)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Radical centrism}}
* {{wpl|participatory democracy}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RCP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RCP}} (RCP)
|{{wpl|Reformism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-IPR/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-IPR}} (IPR)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Progressivism}}
* {{wpl|participism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-CCM/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-CCM}} (CCM)
|[[Conservatism in Gylias#Conservative monarchism|Constitutional monarchism]]

|-
| style="background:{{G-NB/meta/color}}" rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="5"|<center>{{G-NB}}<br>(NB)</center>
| style="background:{{G-CNP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-CNP}} (CNP)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Conservatism in Gylias|Paternalistic conservatism]]
* [[Conservatism in Gylias#Hannaism|Hannaism]] }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-NPR/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-NPR}} (NPR)
|[[Conservatism in Gylias|Liberal conservatism]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-PDU/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PDU}} (PDU)
|[[Conservatism in Gylias|Progressive conservatism]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-UND/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-UND}} (UND)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Conservatism in Gylias|Liberal conservatism]]
* {{wpl|civic conservatism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-MRR/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-MRR}} (MRR)
||{{flatlist|
* [[Liberalism in Gylias#Conservative liberalism|Conservative liberalism]]
* {{wpl|reformism}} }}

|-
| style="background:{{G-UFP/meta/color}}" rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="5"|<center>{{G-UFP}}<br>(UFP)</center>
| style="background:{{G-PP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PP}} (PP)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Fiscal conservatism}}
* {{wpl|classical liberalism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-IFP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-IFP}} (IFP)
|{{wpl|Neoliberalism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-PFG/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PFG}} (PFG)
|{{wpl|Right-libertarianism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-FEP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-FEP}} (FEP)
|{{wpl|Economic liberalism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-ECM/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-ECM}} (ECM)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Corporate statism}}
* {{wpl|accelerationism}} }}

|-
| style="background:{{G-RR/meta/color}}" rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="5"|<center>{{G-RR}}<br>(RR)</center>
| style="background:{{G-RWP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RWP}} (RWP)
|[[Communism in Gylias|Statist communism]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-WLF/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-WLF}} (WLF)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Socialism in Gylias|Authoritarian socialism]] 
* {{wpl|workerism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-PRV/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PRV}} (PRV)
|[[Communism in Gylias|Agrarian communism]]
|-
| style="background:{{G-RCR/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RCR}} (RCR)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Communism in Gylias|Statist communism]]
* {{wpl|Blanquism|putschism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RMP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RMP}} (RMP)
|[[Socialism in Gylias|Statist socialism]]

|-
| style="background:{{G-FROS/meta/color}}" rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="5"|<center>{{G-FROS}}<br>(FROS)</center>
| style="background:{{G-ACFF/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-ACFF}} (ACFF)
|{{wpl|Anti-communism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RLN/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RLN}} (RLN)
|{{wpl|National bolshevism|National communism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-MNA/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-MNA}} (MNA)
|{{wpl|National anarchism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RNM/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RNM}} (RNM)
|{{wpl|Third Positionism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RU/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RU}} (RU)
|{{wpl|National syndicalism}}

|-
|colspan="2" rowspan="22"|<center>{{G-NI}}<br>(NI)</center>
|-
| style="background:{{G-APP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-APP}} (APP)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Animal rights}}
* {{wpl|animal welfare}}
* {{wpl|environmentalism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-ARENA/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-ARENA}} (ARENA)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Anti-establishment}}
* {{wpl|Kabuki dance|image politics}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-CRFP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-CRFP}} (CRFP)
|[[Populism in Gylias#Right-wing populism|Right-wing populism]] (pro-fishing)
|-
| style="background:{{G-FLP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-FLP}} (FLP)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Socialism in Gylias|Agrarian socialism]]
* {{wpl|Georgism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-FVU/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-FVU}} (FVU)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Left-libertarianism}}
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Right anarchism|market anarchism]]
* {{wpl|agorism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-GP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-GP}} (GP)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Green politics}}
* [[Socialism in Gylias|eco-socialism]] }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-HP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-HP}} (HP)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Humanism}}
* {{wpl|secular humanism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-IRAM/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-IRAM}} (IRAM)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Political parties of minorities|Minority politics}}
* {{wpl|regionalism (politics)|regionalism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-LND/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-LND}} (LND)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Free love}}
* {{wpl|LGBT rights}}
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Lifestylism|anarcho-naturism]] }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-LSDP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-LSDP}} (LSDP)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Psychedelia}}
* [[acid communism]] }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-NAF/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-NAF}} (NAF)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Techno-progressivism}}
* {{wpl|syncretic politics}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-NPP/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-NPP}} (NPP)
|{{wpl|Economic nationalism}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-PCF/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PCF}} (PCF)
|[[Populism in Gylias#Right-wing populism|Right-wing populism]] (pro-consumption)
|-
| style="background:{{G-PP-CM/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PP-CM}} (PP-CM)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Anarchism in Gylias|Synthesis anarchism]]
* {{wpl|big tent}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-PPFN/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-PPFN}} (PPFN)
|[[Populism in Gylias|Populism]] (pro-{{wpl|nightlife}})
|-
| style="background:{{G-Pirates/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-Pirates}} (Pirates)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Pirate politics}}
* {{wpl|direct democracy}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RFS/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RFS}} (RFS)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Right anarchism|Market anarchism]]
* {{wpl|voluntaryism}}
* {{wpl|panarchy}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-RJU/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-RJU}} (RJU)
|{{wpl|Spiritual left}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-UI/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-UI}} (UI)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Right anarchism|Individualist anarchism]]
* [[Anarchism in Gylias#Right anarchism|market anarchism]] }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-UM/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-UM}} (UM)
|{{flatlist|
* [[Demopolis|Demopolitanism]]
* {{wpl|cosmopolitanism}}
* {{wpl|localism (politics)|localism}} }}
|-
| style="background:{{G-UNR/meta/color}}"|
|{{G-UNR}} (UNR)
|{{flatlist|
* {{wpl|Big tent}}
* {{wpl|direct democracy}}
* {{wpl|participism}} }}
|}

==Background==
The 1990s had been a decade of renewed national optimism and self-confidence in Gylias after the [[wretched decade]], marked by [[Economy of Gylias#Contemporary|economic rejuvenation]], major reforms such as the [[Social Partnership Program]] and [[Aishwarya Devi]]'s reduction of consumption, rebuilt [[Foreign relations of Gylias|foreign ties]], and a renewed [[Gylian Invasion]].

All these factors put the [[Mathilde Vieira government]] into an unassailable position heading into the election, with a further advantage coming from [[Mathilde Vieira]]'s skill at navigating the "liquid Parliament".

Following the successful [[List of Gylian referendums#1997|1997 referendum]] that reformed the [[Gylian Senate|Senate]] to be based on {{wpl|sortition}}, this was the first federal election held only for the [[Gylian Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]].

This was the also first federal election contested by the last major [[Populism in Gylias#History|"molehill party"]], the {{G-PPFN}}. Established in response to the [[Law on Night Sky Protection of 1995]], the PPFN took a left-wing [[Demopolis|demopolitan]] stance, performing very well in the [[List of Gylian municipal elections#1996|1996]] and [[List of Gylian municipal elections#1998|1998]] municipal elections. The party benefited significantly from its association with the [[Neo-Gylian Sound]] scene, and [[Readymade Records]] in particular, similar to the widespread pop culture support that the {{G-LSDP}} and {{G-LND}} had attracted at their founding.

The recently-founded {{G-Pirates}} enjoyed a high profile, and there was much excitement as they contested their first election.

==Campaign==
The [[Mathilde Vieira government]] largely reprised its campaign strategy from the previous election. [[Ŋéida Vaşad]] commented that there was a subtle shift, however, from the purely {{wpl|centrism|centre ground}} positioning of before towards a more {{wpl|centre-left}} emphasis.

The {{G-NB}} hoped for a turnaround in its fortunes by choosing former [[Regions of Gylias#Government|Governor]] of [[Nauras Region|Nauras]] Eiko Fujimura as its [[Gylian English|foresitter]]. Eiko's {{wpl|green conservatism|green conservative}} campaign and appealing image proved very helpful for the NB.

==Results==
In accordance with electoral law, the results were embargoed until the full counting and transfers were completed, and were released all at once on 25 January.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 100%;"
|-
|colspan=2|
|colspan=5|[[File:Gylias-elections-federal-2000-D.svg|center|300px]]
|-style="background:#e9e9e9;"
!colspan=2 rowspan=2 style="text-align:left"|Parties and blocs
!colspan=5|[[Gylian Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]]
|-
! {{abbr|FPV|First preference votes}}
! %
! ±
! Seats
! ±
|-
| style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-NI}} and {{wpl|Independent politician|independents}}
| 2.799.367
| 23,0%
| {{decrease}} 2,1%
| 236
| {{decrease}} 14
|-
| style="background:{{G-LU/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-LU}}
| 2.495.088
| 20,5%
| {{decrease}} 0,2%
| 70
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| style="background:{{G-PA/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-PA}}
| 2.482.917
| 20,4%
| {{increase}} 1,3%
| 68
| {{increase}} 4
|-
| style="background:{{G-NB/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-NB}}
| 2.434.233
| 20,0%
| {{increase}} 1,8%
| 64
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| style="background:{{G-CG/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-CG}}
| 1.728.305
| 14,2%
| {{increase}} 0,3%
| 60
| {{increase}} 7
|-
| style="background:{{G-UFP/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-UFP}}
| 133.883
| 1,1%
| {{decrease}} 0,7%
| 2
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| style="background:{{G-RR/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-RR}}
| 73.027
| 0,6%
| {{decrease}} 0,4%
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| style="background:{{G-FROS/meta/color}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{G-FROS}}
| 24.342
| 0,2%
| {{steady}}
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
!colspan="7"|
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|'''Total'''
|'''12.171.163'''
|'''100%'''
|—
|'''500'''
|—
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|'''Registered voters and turnout'''
|12.963.226
|94,8%
|}

===Analysis===
The overall results showed a mixed trend by comparison to [[Gylian federal election, 1995|1995]]. The {{G-NI}}' 2,1% decline in first preference votes led some commentators to speculate that the wave that had sustained them in the 1990s was beginning to ebb. The {{G-PA}} and {{G-NB}} recorded slightly larger gains in first preference votes, slightly over 1%, but these translated into minor seat gains. The {{G-LU}} and {{G-CG}} vote largely held steady.

The non-inscrits' plurality of first preference votes and seats remained well-entrenched. The {{G-NAF}}, having previously finished in third place overall in [[Gylian federal election, 1990|1990]] and [[Gylian federal election, 1995|1995]], was displaced by the {{G-NB}}, even though it only lost 3 seats. The NB's third-place finish proved encouraging for Eiko's leadership, although the total gains for the NB–CG alignment remained a meager 9 deputies.

The small degree of change was reflected regionally, with 10 [[Regions of Gylias|regions]] returning the same pluralities as the previous election. The number of tied regions decreased to 6, although [[Ḑarna Region|Ḑarna]] and [[Nauras Region|Nauras]] went from NB pluralities to tied. The {{G-PA}} managed to gain pluralities in [[Salxar Region|Salxar]] and [[Makarces Region|Makarces]], while failing to overturn the ties in the other mountainous regions. [[Envadra Region|Envadra]] returned a non-inscrit plurality, while the NB managed to regain a plurality in [[Nerveiík-Iárus-Daláyk Region|Nerveiík-Iárus-Daláyk]].

==Aftermath==
The new Parliament was sworn in on 1 February 2000, and the [[Mathilde Vieira government]] was returned to office.

{{Gylian elections}}

[[Category:Gylian elections]]