2021 Steinborgian federal election

2021 Steinborgian federal election

October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
All 200 seats in the Federal Parliament 101 seats needed for a majority
Registered	70,901,452
Turnout	49,914,267 (70.4%) 12.4 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jaan Kruus Kristel Miller Juri Ilves Party People's Greens Christian Democrats Last election 73 seats, 33.8% 21 seats, 9.2% 22 seats, 11.1% Seats won 74 27 27 Seat change 1 6 5 Popular vote 17,459,686 6,212,028 5,903,642 Percentage 35.0% 12.5% 11.8% Swing 1.2 pp 3.3 pp 0.7 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Mikko Lahtinen Karin Lill Niko Huhtala Party Social Democrats New Democracy Liberals Last election 28 seats, 12.9% 14 seats, 7.2% 15 seats, 6.9% Seats won 23 18 17 Seat change 5 4 2 Popular vote 5,412,323 4,186,224 3,708,892 Percentage 10.8% 8.4% 7.4% Swing 2.1 pp 1.2 pp 0.5 pp   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Olga Raudsepp Anne Nieminen Party Worker's Alternative Last election 15 seats, 8.2% 12 seats, 6.8% Seats won 9 5 Seat change 6 7 Popular vote 2,985,675 2,032,825 Percentage 6.0% 4.1% Swing 2.2 pp 2.7 pp

Federal elections were held in Steinborg on 31 October 2021 to elect the members of the 24th Federal Parliament. All 200 members of the Federal Parliament were elected in 15 multi-member constituencies.

The economy, climate change, crime and government spending were the main issues of the campaign. The People's Party and its coalition government consisting of the Christian Democratic Forum and the Liberals ran on their record of falling crime rates and economic recovery, and the coalition also used the personal popularity of Paalik Jaan Kruus. The Greens and New Democracy ran a joint campaign, advocating for a fight against climate change, greater government spending on infrastructure and green energy and the legalisation of same-sex marriage. The Social Democratic Party, the Worker's Party and the Alternative all faced infighting amid their poor performances in the previous election and they failed to deliver a coherent message during the campaign.

All the parties in the coalition government increased their vote share and seat count for the first time since 2001. The People's Party managed to retain their overwhelming vote share compared to the other parties, entrenching its positions as the by far biggest party. The anticipated progressive wave did not fully materialize, but the Greens and New Democracy still experienced an increase in ther vote and seat share. The Social Democrats, Worker's Party and Alternative all experienced losses. While turnout fell by 12 percent, it was still way ahead of the historical average.

The coalition government was again assembled with minimal changes and Jaan Kruus was reelected as Paalik on 10th November 2021.

Electoral system

The 200 members of the Federal Parliament are elected in 14 multi-member constituencies, being the fourteen counties, and one single-member consticuency, the island of Ensamo. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, with an electoral threshold of 5% per constituency, expect in Ensamo, where a first-past-the-post system is used

Seats are allocated to constituencies based on the number of registered voters in them. The allocation of seats for the 2021 election was the following:

Seats by constituency

Constituency	Seats
01 Ensamo	1
02 Pohjameri	15
03 Iounameri	14
04 Laanemaa	12
05 Parla	24
06 Tooru	18
07 Keskmaa	12
08 Kirkmaa	10
09 Itanien Kotimaa	12
10 Lantinen Kotimaa	13
11 Isovouri	7
12 Rohland	10
13 Mustastein	15
14 Valkenstein	18
15 Vappe	19

All Steinborgian citizens aged 18 or over have the right to participate in the election. Non-Steinborgian citizens residing in Steinborg cannot vote, whereas Steinborgian citizens living abroad can register to vote.

Parties

Party	Ideology	Political position	Leader	2017 result	Status
People+s Party	Liberal conservatism	Centre-right to right-wing	Jaan Kruus	25 / 150	Opposition
Vlaams Belang	Right-wing populism Flemish nationalism	Right-wing to far-right	Tom Van Grieken	18 / 150	Opposition
PS	Social democracy	Centre-left	Paul Magnette	20 / 150	Governing coalition
Vooruit	Social democracy	Centre-left	Melissa Depraetere	9 / 150	Governing coalition
Reformist Movement	Liberalism	Centre-right	Georges-Louis Bouchez	14 / 150	Governing coalition
Open Vld	Liberalism	Centre-right	Tom Ongena	12 / 150	Governing coalition
Ecolo	Green politics	Centre-left	Rajae Maouane and Jean-Marc Nollet	13 / 150	Governing coalition
Groen	Green politics	Centre-left	Nadia Naji and Jeremie Vaneeckhout	8 / 150	Governing coalition
Christian Democratic and Flemish	Christian democracy	Centre to centre-right	Sammy Mahdi	12 / 150	Governing coalition
Workers' Party of Belgium	Socialism Marxism	Left-wing to far-left	Raoul Hedebouw	12 / 150	Opposition
Les Engagés	Social liberalism	Centre	Maxime Prévot	5 / 150	Opposition
DéFI	Regionalism social liberalism	Centre to centre-right	François De Smet	2 / 150	Opposition