January 2011 Esthursian general election

January 2011 Esthursian general election

23 January, 2011
851 in the House of Members; 401 in the House of Barons
Turnout	79.5%
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Largan Tharbjorn Einarsson Benjamin Newberry Party Social Democrats Conservative Union Progressive Group Leader since 17 June, 2007 22 July, 2011 1 November, 2003 Last election 68 Barons 213 Members 144 Barons 409 Members 37 Barons 37 Members Seats won 153 Barons 517 Members 70 Barons 149 Members 44 Barons 11 Members Seat change 85 304 74 260 7 26 Popular vote 25,873,665 30,707,955 11,779,326 12,596,390 7,489,745 4,221,493 Percentage 38.0% 45.1% 17.3% 18.5% 11.0% 6.2% Swing 21.2% 19.1% 18.4% 20.4% 1.7% 4.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Heiner Suþbrok Morwen Llethan Nick Nottingley Party Asthoric Workers' Party The Localist Group National Democrats Leader since 2 March, 2010 2 April, 2003 11 December, 2006 Last election 44 Barons 58 Members 22 Barons 41 Members 18 Barons 13 Members Seats won 37 Barons 55 Members 33 Barons 60 Members 24 Barons 21 Members Seat change 7 3 11 19 6 8 Popular vote 6,332,239 4,017,227 2,455,274 3,144,019 3,998,749 4,834,290 Percentage 9.3% 5.9% 3.5% 4.5% 5.9% 7.1% Swing 1.7% 1.1% 1.2% 2.4% 1.5% 2.3%
Prime Minister before election John Largan Social Democrats (minor-majority) Elected Prime Minister John Largan Social Democrats (minority)

The January 2011 Esthursian general election was held on 23 January, 2011, after Prime Minister Einarsson's former coalition partner, the Agrarians - who also sustained major losses in this election as a result - started a successful Opposition-backed vote of no confidence in the Government, triggering a general election. The election resulted in a Social Democratic landslide, with the Social Democrats gaining the most votes ever cast for one party, and the most seats in any 21st century general election. The Conservative Union also lost minority control in both Houses, leaving the Social Democrats and two other left-wing parties - the Progressive Group, a relatively new left-wing progressivist party; and the Asthoric Workers' Party, a populist-socialist party operating entirely in Asthorhelm - able to form a coalition in the House of Barons, known as the New Democratic Coalition.

This was the first general election to result in a left-leaning government in the 21st century, after the last 3 general elections resulting in Conservative governments of varying breadth of control; this swing of twenty points from Conservative to Social Democrat is one of the largest in Esthursian history, resulting from public disillusion with a perceived right-ward shift in the Conservative Union, a break-up of the Blue-Green Coalition, infighting within the Union, unpopular labour laws and public anxiety over the economic and workers' crises in the last year. The Social Democrats have, as of February 2022, remained in government, although they have not replicated the landslide verdicts (thanks to a Conservative recovery in 2014, and Progressive gains in 2018) in following elections.