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The 2017 Seketese General Election was held on March 26 2017 to elect members of the Commons Council, the lower house of the Hérvynsken. The President of Seketan, Fjedor Alesk formally dissolved the Commons Council on February 15 2017 at the request of Prime Minister [[Eris Kellisyen]].
The election saw Prime Minister Kellisyen re-elected as Prime Minister, albeit with a smaller minority in the Hérvynsken. After weeks of negotiations, on 19 April 2017, a coalition deal was struck between the Socialist and Labour parties, marking the first time Labour entered government. Labour made large gains, particularly in urban areas and their former coal-mining heartland. Their leader [[Lilli Maisolson]] would be sworn in on 28 April as the first woman Second Minister. Despite notable gains, CNy leader [[John Geosan]] resigned on election night, seeing the election as a failure on his part as the leader. He would be the only party leader to not also compete in the [[2021 Seketese General Election|next election]]. The Liberal Democrats suffered slightly, losing a handful of district seats to strategic voting. The regionalist Wilsk National Party and their longtime leader [[Marc Joels]] lost most of the gains they made in 2014, largely attributed to their [[Irvansky|provincial governments]] failed independence referendum.
==Results==

Revision as of 19:37, 24 February 2023

2017 Seketese general election
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All 294 seats to the Commons Council of the Hérvynsken
148 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout57.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Nigel Adams MP.jpg
CNy
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Leader Eris Kellisyen John Geosan Lilli Maisolson
Party Socialist National Conservatives Labour
Leader since May 2014 September 2014 July 2012
Leader's seat Conelibek-University Giorgi-Alesk List Wilskland List
Last election 145 64 27
Seats before 143 64 27
Seats won 125 88 35
Seat change Decrease 18 Increase 25 Increase 8
Popular vote 917,811 777,201 488,268
Percentage 32.10% 27.18% 17.08%
Swing Decrease 3.96pp Increase 4.42pp Increase 2.84pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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WNP
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Leader Jeameson Treirþe Marc Joels Simon Laondo
Party Liberal Democrats Wilsk Nat. Greens
Leader since May 2015 March 2003 July 2012
Leader's seat Lyþestan Wilskland List Gjenor List
Last election 34 14 1
Seats before 35 14 2
Seats won 29 9 2
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 5 Steady 0
Popular vote 414,382 78,014 138,974
Percentage 14.49% 2.73% 4.86%
Swing Decrease 1.86pp Decrease 3.09pp Increase 1.18pp

The 2017 Seketese General Election was held on March 26 2017 to elect members of the Commons Council, the lower house of the Hérvynsken. The President of Seketan, Fjedor Alesk formally dissolved the Commons Council on February 15 2017 at the request of Prime Minister Eris Kellisyen.

The election saw Prime Minister Kellisyen re-elected as Prime Minister, albeit with a smaller minority in the Hérvynsken. After weeks of negotiations, on 19 April 2017, a coalition deal was struck between the Socialist and Labour parties, marking the first time Labour entered government. Labour made large gains, particularly in urban areas and their former coal-mining heartland. Their leader Lilli Maisolson would be sworn in on 28 April as the first woman Second Minister. Despite notable gains, CNy leader John Geosan resigned on election night, seeing the election as a failure on his part as the leader. He would be the only party leader to not also compete in the next election. The Liberal Democrats suffered slightly, losing a handful of district seats to strategic voting. The regionalist Wilsk National Party and their longtime leader Marc Joels lost most of the gains they made in 2014, largely attributed to their provincial governments failed independence referendum.

Results