Justicial State

State & overseas territory legislatures

Greater Morwall

Government (47)
  Social Democratic and Co-operative Party (47)
Supported by (5)
  Estmerish Section of the Workers' International (4)
  Hope Not Hate (1)
Opposition (49)
  Sotirian Democratic Union (18)
  Reform Party (7)
  Greens (6)
  Vox Estmere (6)
  Residents' Assocation (6)
  future.es (3)
  Estmere First (2)
  Reason Party (1)

Flurland

Government (158)
  Sotirian Democratic Union (158)
Opposition (155)
  Social Democratic and Co-operative Party (60)
  Reform Party (21)
  Greens (21)
  Estmere First (15)
  Liberty Party (12)
  Vox Estmere (10)
  Independents (10)
  Estmerish Section of the Workers' International (3)
  Flurian Language League (3)

Wealdland

Government (188)
  Social Democratic and Co-operative Party (137)
  Party of the Swathish (51)
Supported by (6)
  Aldman Democratic Alliance (6)
Opposition (161)
  Sotirian Democratic Union (106)
  Reform Party (23)
  Estmerish Section of the Workers' International (11)
  Greens (10)
  Estmere First (9)
  Hope Not Hate (2)

Kingsport

Government (32)
  Kingsport Socialist Co-operative Party (17)
  Kingsport Alliance for Change (9)
  The Kingsport Alternative (6)
Opposition (23)
  Kingsport United (13)
  Sotirian Democratic Union (8)
  Kabuese Section of the Workers' International (2)

St Roberts and Fleming

Government (30)
  Sotirian Social Democratic Party (30)
Supported by (4)
  Integration with Estmere Party (4)
Opposition (33)
  Social Democratic Liberation Party (19)
  Social Liberal Democratic Party (12)
  St Roberts and Fleming Section of the Workers' International (2)

List of Estmerish governments

	President	Head of government		Governing parties				Government
1938	Wolfgar Godfredson		Lawrence Montgomerie	SPP	NDP	ULP	RR	Montgomerie ministry
1939			Hugo Gilbert	SPP	NDP	ULP	RR	Gilbert ministry
1941				SPP		NDP	RR
1941			Vincent Holmes	SDCP				First Holmes ministry
1945				SDCP		RL	ESWI	Second Holmes ministry
1949			Richard Moore					Moore ministry
1949			Theodore Spencer	SPP		NDP		First Spencer ministry
1953	Louis de Neville		Fabian Young	SDCP		ULP	RL	Young ministry
1955			Theodore Spencer	SPP		NDP		Second Spencer ministry
1959								Third Spencer ministry
1960				SDU
1961			Guian FitzHubert					First FitzHubert ministry
1963	Anthony Atkinson			SDU		ULP		Second FitzHubert ministry
1965			Harry Hamilton					Harry Hamilton ministry
1966			Isaac Mosset	SDU		RR		First Mosset ministry
1967			Kenneth Lawson	SDCP	ULP	ESWI	RL	First Lawson ministry
1968	Milo Morris
1971				SDCP (minority)				Second Lawson ministry
1972			William Prentice					Prentice ministry
1973			David Armstrong					First Armstrong ministry
1973				SDCP		ULP	RL	Second Armstrong ministry
1976			Isaac Mosset	SDU (caretaker)				Second Mosset ministry
1977				SDU (minority)				Third Mosset ministry
1978	Rufus Wilson
1980			Michael Lowe					Lowe ministry
1981			Robert Reynolds	Reform				First Reynolds ministry
1983	Calvin Wright
1984				Reform (minority)				Second Reynolds ministry
1988								Third Reynolds ministry
1990			Melissa Smith					Smith ministry
1992			Charles Phillips	SDU (minority)				First Phillips ministry
1993	David Russell
1996								Second Phillips ministry
1997			Richard Hamilton	SDU		EF		Richard Hamilton ministry
1998			John Stephenson	SDU (minority)				Stephenson ministry
1999			Heidi Reid	Reform (minority)				First Reid ministry
2003	Toby Brown			Reform		SDCP		Second Reid ministry
2005				Reform (minority)				Third Reid ministry
2007				Reform		SDU		Fourth Reid ministry
2008	Alice Roberts		Daniel Hawkins					First Hawkins ministry
2008				Reform (minority)				Second Hawkins ministry
2012			Matthew Dawson	SDU (minority)				First Dawson ministry
2015			Alan Baskerville					Baskerville interim ministry
2016			Richard Graham					First Graham ministry
2016				SDU		Reform		Second Graham ministry
2018			Reginald Wilton-Smyth					First Wilton-Smyth ministry
2018								Second Wilton-Smyth ministry
2021			Zoe Halivar	SDCP (minority)				Halivar ministry

1982 Shoreham and Dagerleigh by-election

Shoreham and Dagerleigh by-election

11 July 1982
Shoreham and Dagerleigh parliamentary seat
First party Second party   Candidate Harry Peterson Andrew Times Party Greens Reform Popular vote 10,522 6,410 Percentage 34.8% 21.2% Swing 32.9% 18.0%   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Gregory Houchingdon Anthony Burgess Party SDU SDCP Popular vote 6,289 5,261 Percentage 20.8% 17.4% Swing 20.9% 1.7%
MP before election David Johnson Sotirian Democratic Union Subsequent MP Harry Peterson Greens

A Shoreham and Dagerleigh by-election was held on 11 July 1982. The by-election was caused by the death of David Johnson on 7 May 1982, who had been elected on behalf of the Sotirian Democratic Union as the Member of Parliament for Shoreham and Dagerleigh less than a year prior.

The seat was traditionally an SDU-Radical Liberal (and later Reform Party) marginal, but the approval of a new nuclear power plant near the seat (approved by the previous SDU government and upheld by the new Reform government) majorly shifted the balance of power in the seat. The local anti-nuclear movement became a major factor, and the power plant itself became a major issue in the campaign. The Greens were able to flex their anti-nuclear credentials and act as a protest vote for both liberal and conservative voters in the seat.

The by-election was notable in that it saw the Greens win their first parliamentary constituency, catapulting them from extra-parliamentary opposition. The result was an embarassment for the SDU, and to a lesser extent to the governing Reform Party. The power plant's construction was paused indefinitely, and the seat was ultimately gained by the Reform Party in the next election, with the Greens in fourth place.

Results

Shoreham and Dagerleigh by-election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Greens	Harry Peterson	10,522	34.8	+ 32.9
	Reform	Andrew Times	6,410	21.2	- 18.0
	SDU	Gregory Houchingdon	6,289	20.8	- 20.9
	SDCP	Anthony Burgess	5,261	17.4	+ 1.7
Majority			0,000	0.0	- 0.0
Turnout			30,236	00.0	+ 0.0
	Greens gain from Sotirian Democratic Union		Swing

10,522 34.8% 6,410 21.2% 6,289 20.8% 5,261 17.4% 1,754 5.8%

41.7% 39.2% 15.7% 1.9% 1.5%

Education in Estmere

Age	Compulsorary?	Year	School			Division	Final exam
3 to 4	No	Nursery					None
4 to 5	Yes	Preparatory	Primary			Infant
5 to 6		Year 1
6 to 7		Year 2					Basic Comprehension Exams
7 to 8		Year 3				Junior	None
8 to 9		Year 4
9 to 10		Year 5
10 to 11		Year 6					Advanced Comprehension Exams Eleven+
11 to 12		Year 7	Comprehensive	Grammar	Technical	Lower senior	None
12 to 13		Year 8
13 to 14		Year 9
14 to 15		Year 10				Upper senior
15 to 16		Year 11					Basic Certificates	Vocational Qualifications Level 1
16 to 17	No	Year 12	College			Lower collegiate	None
17 to 18		Year 13				Upper collegiate	Advanced Certificates	Vocational Qualifications Level 2

Alte Bruderschaft

Weranian Premier Otto von Hößlin (left) with former Estmerish Prime Minister Reginald Wilton-Smyth in 2018. Wilton-Smyth and von Hößlin were seen as particularly committed to the Alte Bruderschaft.

The Alte Bruderschaft (Estmerish: Old Brotherhood) is a term often used to describe the special relationship between Estmere and Werania, in the form of the close culutral, diplomatic, economic, political and military relations that the two nations share. Both countries share a historic relationship, and the two have shared an alliance in one form or another since Weranian Unification; as such, the two have participated jointly in a number of conflicts, such as the War of the Triple Alliance, the Great War, the Solarian War, the Kirenian-Weranian War and the Tsabaran Civil War.

The term was first coined by Estmerish Prime Minister Richard Hope in his 1828 speech to Parliament in order to justify Estmerish support for the Einigung by recognising the cultural connections between the two countries, and has been used by leaders and commentators from both countries since then.

Historically, the bruderschaft has greatly influenced Euclea. Starting with Estmerish support for the unification of Werania, the relationship and alliance between the two countries would later serve as the primary anchor around which the Grand Alliance was built. The relationship was instrumental in Werania's accession to the Euclean Community, and within the EC the two countries have repeatedly acted together for their mutual interest.

The strength of the Alte Bruderschaft has fluctuated over time, and its political component is seen as dependent on the leadership of the two countries. There have been a number of particularly close relationships among the heads of government of the two countries, such as between Viktor Beer-Hofmann and Fabian Young, between Ludolf Ostermann and Robert Reynolds, between Heidi Reid and Rasa Šimonytė, and recently between Reginald Wilton-Smyth and Otto von Hößlin. Critics have disputed the extent of the Bruderschaft, particularly in terms of its political, diplomatic and military aspects.

Name and terminology

Estmerish Prime Minister Richard Hope made the first recorded use of the term in an 1828 speech to the Estmerish Parliament while arguing that Estmere should support Cislania's attempt to unify the disparate Weranian states. The speech itself made note of the history and culture that Estmere and Werania shared, ranging from the mutual influences on each nation's cuisine, culture and political systems. After it's use by Hope, the term became widely used in both Estmere and Werania, and has been used by leaders and commentators from both countries since.

History

Relationships of the Alte Bruderschaft

Duration	Prime Minister	Premier
1934–1937	Godfredson	Röttgen
1937–1938	Godfredson	von Pittermann
1938–1939	Montgomerie	von Pittermann
1939	Montgomerie	Nischwitz
1939–1941	Gilbert	Nischwitz
1941	Gilbert	zu Kolbenheyer
1941–1944	Holmes	zu Kolbenheyer
1941–1949	Holmes	Rössler
1949	Moore	Rössler
1949–1950	Spencer	Rössler
1950	Spencer	von Günther
1950–1953	Spencer	Beer-Hofmann
1953–1955	Young	Beer-Hofmann
1955	Young	Vogel
1955–1960	Spencer	Vogel
1960–1961	Spencer	Stahl
1961–1963	FitzHubert	Stahl
1963–1965	Hamilton	Wiefelspütz
1965–1966	Hamilton	Wiefelspütz
1966	Mosset	Wiefelspütz
1966–1967	Mosset	von Münstermann
1967–1969	Lawson	von Münstermann
1969–1972	Lawson	Welskopf-Henrich
1972	Lawson	Wiefelspütz
1972–1973	Prentice	Wiefelspütz
1973–1975	Armstrong	Wiefelspütz
1975–1976	Armstrong	Zollitsch
1976–1980	Mosset	Zollitsch
1980	Mosset	Vinkauskas
1980–1981	Lowe	Vinkauskas
1981–1984	Reynolds	Vinkauskas
1984–1990	Reynolds	Ostermann
1990–1992	Smith	Ostermann
1992–1993	Phillips	Ostermann
1993–1997	Phillips	Löscher
1997–1998	Hamilton	Löscher
1998–1999	Stephenson	Löscher
1999	Stephenson	Šimonytė
1999–2008	Reid	Šimonytė
2008–2009	Hawkins	Šimonytė
2009–2011	Hawkins	Wittmann
2011–2012	Hawkins	Koopmann
2012–2013	Dawson	Koopmann
2013–2015	Dawson	Oberhauser
2015–2016	Baskerville	Oberhauser
2016–2018	Graham	Oberhauser
2018	Graham	Felder
2018–2019	Wilton-Smyth	Felder
2019–2021	Wilton-Smyth	von Hößlin
2021	Halivar	von Hößlin

Parliament of Estmere

Parliament of Estmere Folkmoot of Eastmarchon Parlement d'Estme
25th Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Chambers	Chamber of Peers Chamber of Commons
History
Founded	June 13, 1938 (1938-06-13)
Preceded by	Constitutional Assembly
Leadership
President	Alice Roberts, Independent since 9 August 2008
Speaker of the Peers	Dominic Penderghast, Non-partisan since 30 May 2013
Speaker of the Commons	Lesley Lewin, Non-partisan since 16 June 2018
Prime Minister	Zoe Halivar, SDCP since 3 June 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Reginald Wilton-Smyth, SDU since 3 June 2021
Structure
Seats	900 300 (Peers) 600 (Commons)
Chamber of Peers political groups	Government (76)   SDCP (76) Supported by (10)   Greens (6)   ESWI (4) Crossbenchers (100)   Crossbenchers (100) Official opposition (60)   SDU (60) Other opposition (54)   Reform (42)   PS (12)
File:2021 Estmere Parliament.svg
Chamber of Commons political groups	Government (253)   SDCP (253) Supported by (78)   Greens (40)   ESWI (21)   Vox Estmere (10)   future.es (7) Official opposition (199)   SDU (199) Other opposition (70)   Reform (44)   SCCA (14)   PS (10)   ADA (2)
Elections
Chamber of Commons voting system	Additional member system
Last election	27 May 2021
Next election	On or before 26 May 2025
Meeting place
Parliament Building City of Morwall, Greater Morwall Commonwealth of Estmere
Website
parliament.gov.es

The Parliament of Estmere (Swathish: Folkmoot of Eastmarchon, Flurian: Parlement d'Estme) is the supreme bicameral legislative body of Estmere. Parliament consists of two chambers, the upper chamber being the Chamber of Peers and the lower chamber being the Chamber of Commons.

Parliament possesses legislative supremacy and parliamentary sovereignty. Among the two chambers, the Commons is considered supreme, drafts all legislation and can overrule the Chamber of Peers, in a case of imperfect bicameralism. Parliament meets in Parliament Building, in the Borough of the City of Morwall. Parliamentary terms can last for a maximum of four years, after which another election must be held.

The Chamber of Commons is elected through the additional member system, and therefore Members can be elected to represent a constituency, or as part of a party list representing one of the constituent entities. The Chamber of Peers is appointed, with Peers appointed to serve for a single ten year term. Peers can be appointed either by the President (in which case they must be politically neutral crossbenchers) or by the constituent entities.

The most recent general election was held on 27 May 2021; the next must be held on or before 26 May 2025.

1938 election

1938 Estmerish general election

19 August 1938
All 600 seats in the Chamber of Commons 301 seats needed for a majority
Registered	32,018,777
Turnout	25,403,272 (79.34%; 3.7 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Vincent Holmes Lawrence Montgomerie Hugo Gilbert Party SDCP SPP NDP Leader's seat North Peaks Wimneyshire Wilds Milfield Parks Seats won 240 186 86 Constituency vote 9,223,928 8,634,572 3,868,918 % vote 36.31% 33.99% 15.23% Party vote 8,677,510 7,458,170 3,603,626 % vote 34.16% 29.36% 14.19%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Herbert Davies Austen Molyneux Edgar Harris Party ESWI ULP RR Leader's seat Hartham Dockside (defeated) Longwood Little Lewdine (defeated) Seats won 36 19 18 Constituency vote 945,002 1,046,615 269,275 % vote 3.72% 4.12% 1.06% Party vote 1,878,633 1,173,543 932,417 % vote 7.40% 4.62% 3.67%
Chairperson before election Wolfgar Godfredson Non-partisan Prime Minister after election Lawrence Montgomerie SPP

The 1938 Estmerish general election was held on 19 August 1938. It was the first nationwide general election to take place after the conclusion of the Great War, though it was preceded by the 1935 elections to the constitutional assembly. The newly reconstituted Chamber of Commons saw all 600 seats up for election. It was the first Estmerish election held under the new semi-proportional additional member system.

campaign

Vincent Holmes and his Social Democratic and Co-operative Party came first in the overall vote, centre-right parties under Lawrence Montgomerie won a majority of the seats. This was partially due to a higher than average turnout in the centre-right heartlands of Flurland. Motgomerie, as leader of the Sotirian People's Party, was able to assemble a government comprising the National Democratic Party, the United Liberal Party and the Rally of the Republic.

Results

There were 25,387,102 valid ballots cast. Turnout was 79.34%, with 25,403,272 voters, up 3.7% on the previous election.

File:2021 Estmere Parliament.svg
Party		Constituency		Party		Seats
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Social Democratic and Co-operative Party	9,223,928	36.79	8,677,510	35.14	240
	Sotirian People's Party	8,634,572	34.44	7,458,170	30.20	186
	National Democratic Party	3,868,918	15.43	3,603,626	14.59	86
	Estmerish Section of the Workers' International	945,002	3.77	1,878,633	7.61	36
	United Liberal Party	1,046,615	4.17	1,173,543	4.75	19
	Rally of the Republic	269,275	1.07	932,417	3.78	18
	Independent Socialists	398,831	1.59	331,524	1.34	4
	Independent Liberals	335,323	1.34	326,605	1.32	4
	Independent Conservatives	256,573	1.02	177,286	0.72	2
	Party of the Swathish	55,887	0.22	84,811	0.34	2
	All other parties	37,505	0.15	52,922	0.21	–
Total		25,072,429	100.00	24,697,047	100.00	597
Valid votes		25,072,429	99.93	24,697,047	99.85
Invalid/blank votes		18,382	0.07	37,505	0.15
Total votes		25,090,811	100.00	24,734,552	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,018,777	78.36
Source: EBS News Archive

Popular party vote SDCP   35.14% SPP   30.20% NDP   14.59% ESWI   7.61% ULP   4.75% RR   3.78% Others   3.93%

Parliament seats S   48.70% FP   24.78% B   13.04% H   10.00% SKP   3.48%