2013 Tevitheimer Grand Chancellery Election

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2013 Tevitheimer Grand Chancellery Election
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408 members of the Electoral Council
205 votes needed to win
Registered136,118,085
(DecreaseXXpp)
Turnout111,317,370 (81.8%) (DecreaseXXpp)
109,397,374 (80.8%) (Decrease)
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Nominee Aud Raimundo Hans Svendsgård
Party Progressive-Greens Social Union
Electoral vote 291 117
Popular vote 60,512,410 48,884,964
Percentage 55.0% 44.5%
Jarldom Ditka Jomfra
Vice Chancellor Mikkel Landser Johan Syrstad
Carried 12+Territories 5

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Map of jarldoms by first-place winner: Purple indicates jarldoms won by Raimundo/Landser. Dark blue indicates jarldoms won by Svendsgård/Syrstad. Red indicates jarldoms won by O'Key/Monella. Orange indicates jarldoms won by Kerr/Digger.

Grand Chancellor before election

Aud Raimundo
Progressive-Greens

Elected Grand Chancellor

Aud Raimundo
Progressive-Greens

The 2013 Tevitheimer Grand Chancellery Election was the ninth sext ennial grand chancellery election in Tevitheim. The election consisted of two rounds. The first, held on 6 August, saw a total of six major candidates garner electoral votes. As no candidate garnered a majority of electoral votes required, a runoff election would be held among the top two tickets; incumbent grand chancellor Aud Raimundo and vice chancellor Mikkel Landser and former Chancellor for Foreign Affairs from Jomfra Hans Svendsgård and Alnatingsrepresentant Johan Syrstad of Eldegard on 27 August. Raimundo and Landser would win the election by a landslide.

Raimundo had been serving as President of the Alnating during the Duraksen chancellery through the course of the vote-buying scandal that led to the removal of Duraksen from office on 11 July 2012. As Vice Chancellor Teo Norens had had resigned from office due to health reasons in May the grand chancellery passed to the next in the line of succession, Raimundo. As Raimundo had served less than 3 years of Duraksen's term, she was eligible to run for a full term in her own right. This makes Raimundo one of the only two incumbent grand chancellors to ever be eligible to run while in office, alongside Wade Mannerheim, though Mannerheim refused to run.

In the first round no candidate took a majority of electoral votes. Raimundo came in first place with 117 electoral votes and 28.6% of the popular vote. Social Union candidate Hans Svendsgård took 109 votes and 26.3%, Republican Kerry O'Key took 84 votes and 20.0% of the vote, Liberal Democrat Nicholas Kerr took 71 votes and 17.2%, National Jens Larssen received 14 votes and 3.3%, and finally Worker's nominee Hortik Ulcher took 13 votes and 2.8% of the popular vote. As no candidate received the 205 electoral votes required for victory the two top candidates, Raimundo and Svendsgård, advanced to the second round.

In the second round Raimundo would win by a landslide, receiving 291 electoral votes and 55.3% of the popular vote, beating Svendsgård by a margin of 10.6%, or 11.6 million votes. This marks the only electoral victory by a party not the Social Union or Republicans in a general election (though Liberal Democratic candidate Paal Zhang won the 2001 election in the contingent election). Despite hopes of the Progressive-Greens supplanting the Republicans as the primary left-wing party in Tevitheim, the Progressive-Greens would lose their Alnating majority by 2016.

Electoral System

Under Article 2 of the Constitution of Tevitheim, the grand chancellor is elected to a six-year term in an indirect election. Voters vote for slates of electors, who then elect the grand chancellor. Electors are distributed by population, with the smallest jarldom receiving three votes and all others receiving votes in proportion to their relative populations compared to the smallest jarldom. In 2019 the smallest jarldom were the combined Territories, which received three votes. The largest was Hellighjerte, which received 54 votes.

If no candidate secures an absolute majority of electoral votes in the first round, a second round is held three weeks later between the two candidates who received the most votes. According to the Constitution of Tevitheim, the first round of the grand chancellery election must be held on the first Tuesday of August, with the second round to be held exactly three weeks later. The winner of the election then takes office the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, giving roughly two months for a candidate to negotiate coalitions and prepare to assume office.

Electoral votes are distributed through a wide variety of methods in the first round, but due to Tevitheim's fractured political stage it is unlikely any candidate secures a first round victory in most elections. The second round is distributed winner-take-all per each jarldom. However, after the 2001 election saw Aleksander Goreson win the grand chancellery despite Jonas Støre winning the popular vote, several jarldoms have agreed to distribute their electors to the winner of the national popular vote. A total of six jarldoms had signed on by 2013 and had a collective bloc of 204 votes. While this technically allowed for a tie election in the electoral college, the fractured political scene of Tevitheim all but ensured that the winner of the popular vote would win the grand chancellery. However, due to Raimundo's overwhelming victory, no jarldoms that were a part of the agreement were won by Svendsgård.

Campaign

Nominations

Progressive-Greens Nomination

Aud Raimundo and Mikkel Landser were both nominated unanimously, facing token opposition for the Progressive-Greens nomination.

Nominees

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
Nominee for Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Aud Raimundo
October 16, 1955
(age 57)
Mikkelby, Ditka
11th Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Ditka

First Ballot: 3,921 votes
Nominee for Vice Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Mikkel Landser
October 9, 1956
(age 56)
Englenesby, Gulkystheim
11th Vice Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Gulkystheim

Did not stand

Social Union Nomination

The 27-31 May convention in Alna is considered one of the most bitter in recent history for the Social Union. The party's socially conservative northern faction and economically-concerned western and southern faction openly expressed their contempt for each other. Southern candidate and moderate Kristian Chamberlain was loudly booed when she came to the podium for her speech; a speech in which she criticized the party's conservatives, which led many pro-Svendsgård delegates in the galleries to yell and scream at her. A group of moderates tried to rally behind Jessika Roswall, who was palatable to both conservatives and moderates, but Svendsgård's delegates managed to push Svendsgård's nomination on the first ballot. Svendsgård would go on to pick the little-known Alantingsrepresentant Johan Syrstad as vice chancellor.

Following the convention many moderates including Chamberlain refused to endorse Svendsgård.

Nominees

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
Nominee for Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Hans Svendsgård
October 16, 1955
(age 57)
Rikbakk, Jomfra
49th Grand Chancellor of Jomfra
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Jomfra

First Ballot: 2,573 votes
Nominee for Vice Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Johan Syrstad
January 18, 1960
(age 53)
Hortsen, Brendanland
Alnatingsrepresentant from Eldegard
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Eldegard

Did not stand

Candidates not Nominated

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
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Jessika Roswall
October 20, 1949
(age 63)
Devoldby, Devold
Alnatingsrepresentant from Devold
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Devold

First Ballot: 829 votes
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Margot Kvinnedottir
July 14, 1965
(age 47)
Willtown, New Tremblant
78th Governor of New Tremblant
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New Tremblant

First Ballot: 760 votes

Republican Nomination

The Republican nomination was widely considered a death sentence due to the popularity of Raimundo effectively ensuring that the Republican candidate would be eliminated in the first round, the first time a Republican finished outside the top two in history. The final nomination ballot came down to former commerce chancellor Kerry O'Key, Alnatingsrepresentant from Nellsheim Justin Case, and Grand Chancellor of Prospekt Sal Monella. In order to try and distance the party from the disasterous Duraksen administration, O'Key, a member of Duraksen's cabinet who resigned during the beginning of Duraksen's scandals and became an opponent of Duraksen, was nominated for grand chancellor after O'Key would select Sal Monella, governor of Ilbahar, for vice chancellor in exchange for Monella's support, and was nominated on the third ballot.

O'Key's campaign would be criticized as being more of a farewell tour than a true campaign, due to the lackluster events and concentration on down-ballot races.

Nominees

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
Nominee for Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Kerry O'Key
December 11, 1945
(age 67)
Luna, Halvmånøy
16th Chancellor for Commerce
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Halvmånøy

First-Second Ballot: 1,211 votes
Third Ballot: 2,002 votes
Nominee for Vice Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Sal Monella
January 18, 1950
(age 63)
Anvers, Prospekt
19th Grand Chancellor of Prospekt
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Prospekt

First Ballot: 930 votes
Second Ballot: 791 votes
Third Ballot: Withdrawn

Candidates not Nominated

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
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Justin Case
June 4, 1968
(age 45)
Roseland, Nellsheim
Alnatingsrepresentant from Nellsheim
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Nellsheim

First Ballot: 918 votes
Second-Third Ballots: 1,057 votes

Liberal Democratic Nomination

The Liberal Democratic nomination was heavily contested, with four major candidates standing for election: Alnatingsrepresentant from Eldegard Nicholas Kerr; Alnatingsrepresentant from Rookeryet Nicholas Digger; Chancellor for Defense Affairs of Søndaga Aud Maristad; and former Ambassador to China Kristoff Frihto of Devold.

Per Liberal Democratic rules, candidates were eliminated over several rounds until two candidates remained, with the candidate with the higher total number of votes being nominated for grand chancellor and second place being nominated for vice chancellor. This resulted in Kerr and Digger winning the nomination, despite a brief boost from Maristad.

Nominees

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
Nominee for Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Nicholas Kerr
October 20, 1942
(age 70)
Elvheim, Eldegard
Alnatingsrepresentant from Eldegard
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Eldegard

First Ballot: 1,872
Second Ballot: 1,965
Third Ballot: 2,647
Nominee for Vice Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Nicholas Digger
May 11, 1958
(age 55)
Hammerfest, Haltoria
Alnatingsrepresentant from Rookeryet
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Rookeryet

First Ballot: 1,667
Second Ballot: 1,888
Third Ballot: 2,353

Candidates not Nominated

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
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Aud Maristad
September 25, 1954
(age 58)
Søndaby, Søndaga
9th Chancellor for Defense Affairs
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Søndaga

First Ballot: 823 votes
Second Ballot: 1,147 votes
Third Ballot: Eliminated
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Kristoff Frihto
June 11, 1953
(age 59)
Paalstun, Devold
Ambassador from the United Jarldoms to China
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Devold

First Ballot: 638 votes
Second Ballot: Withdrawn

National Nomination

In just the second ever nomination convention by the National Party, party founder and leaders Jens Larssen was nominated for grand chancellor. Larssen would select Erwin Romneysen, a far-right Alnatingsrepresentant from Ilbahar, as his running mate. Larssen's choice was widely considered a poor move, as it reinforced public perception of the Nationals as far-right and unfit. After public comments which deningrated intermarriage between Oceanians and Tronder, the Social Union and Liberal Democratic Party issued a joint statement reaffirming their cordon sanitaire on the Nationals.

Nominees

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
Nominee for Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Jens Larssen
September 21, 1944
(age 68)
Drondheim, Brendanland
Alnatingsrepresentant from Brendanland
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Brendanland

First Ballot: 1,372
Nominee for Vice Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Erwin Romneysen
November 15, 1961
(age 51)
North Furby Island, Hartizsák and Furby Island
Alnatingsrepresentant from Ilbahar
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Ilbahar

Did not stand

Worker's Party Nomination

Hortik Ulcher, founder and perennial candidate of the Worker's Party was unanimously renominated for the third consecutive election as the Worker's Party nominee. Ulcher would select union activist Hull Mor'Tins as his vice chancellor.

Nominees

Candidate Born Most recent position Home Jarldom Ballot
Nominee for Grand Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Hortik Ulcher
July 26, 1951
(age 61)
Koross, Gulkystheim
Community Organizer
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Gulkystheim

First Ballot: 1,500
Nominee for Vice Chancellor of Tevitheim
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Hull Mor'Tins
March 3, 1975
(age 38)
Aketikhold, Hallasholm
President of the Hallasholm Indigenous Union
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Hallasholm

Did not stand

Interround Endorsements

As a major part of Tevitheimer elections includes interround endorsements, they are highly sought after by the surviving candidates.

O'Key endorsed Raimundo, appearing in a joint rally shortly before the election. Similarily, Kerr endorsed Svendsgård in a letter published in several newspapers (though Kerr declined to rally with Svendsgård). Kerr's endorsement, much quieter and less publicized than expected, is thought to have contributed to Raimundo's landslide, as close to half of Kerr voters voted for Raimundo despite his endorsement of Svendsgård. National candidate Jens Larssen publicly criticized Raimundo and told his voters to oppose her election, but did not explicitly endorse Svendsgård. Worker's Party nominee Ulcher continued his party's policy of refusing to endorse candidates who did not come out against capitalism and in support of the redistribution of wealth. However, many Ulcher voters still voted for Raimundo in the second round.

Candidate Endorsement
Kerry O'Key Raimundo
Nicholas Kerr Svendsgård
Jens Larssen Against Raimundo
Hortik Ulcher No endorsement

Results

First Round

Candidate for Grand Chancellor Party Home Jarldom Popular Vote Electoral Vote Vice Chancellor
Count Percentage Candidate for Vice Chancellor
Home Jarldom Electoral Vote
Aud Raimundo Progressive-Greens Ditka 31,816,207 28.58% 117 Mikkel Landser Gulkystheim 117
Hans Svendsgård Social Union Jomfra 29,302,795 26.32% 109 Johan Syrstad Eldegard 109
Kerry O'Key Republican Halvmånøy 22,301,870 20.03% 84 Sal Monella Prospekt 84
Nicholas Kerr Liberal Democratic Eldegard 19,133,733 17.19% 71 Nicholas Digger Rookeryet 71
Jens Larssen National Brendanland 3,624,864 3.26% 14 Erwin Romneysen Ilbahar 14
Hortik Ulcher Worker's Gulkystheim 3,077,551 2.76% 13 Hull Mor'Tins Hallasholm 13
All Other Candidates 1,340,981 1.20% 0 All Other Candidates 0
Discarded Votes 719,369 0.65%
Total 111,317,370 100% 408 408
Required for Victory 205 Required for Victory 205
Popular Vote
Raimundo
28.58%
Svendsgård
26.32%
O'Key
20.03%
Kerr
17.19%
Larssen
3.26%
Ulcher
2.76%
Others
1.20%
Electoral Vote
Raimundo
28.68%
Svendsgård
26.72%
O'Key
20.59%
Kerr
17.40%
Larssen
3.43%
Ulcher
3.19%

Second Round

Candidate for Grand Chancellor Party Home Jarldom Popular Vote Electoral Vote Vice Chancellor
Count Percentage Candidate for Vice Chancellor
Home Jarldom Electoral Vote
Aud Raimundo Progressive-Greens Ditka 60,512,410 55.02% 291 Mikkel Landser Gulkystheim 291
Hans Svendsgård Social Union Jomfra 48,884,964 44.45% 117 Johan Syrstad Eldegard 117
Discarded Votes 591,661 0.53%
Total 109,989,035 100% 408
Required for Victory 205 Required for Victory 205
Popular Vote
Raimundo
55.02%
Svendsgård
44.45%
Electoral Vote
Raimundo
71.32%
Svendsgård
26.68%