1976 Central Shaneville Presidential election

1976 Central Shanevlle presidential election

12 November 1976 (1976-11-12)
264 seats in the Central Shaneville Parliament (CSP) 133 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88%
First party Second party Third party   Leader John M Perkins Tom Johnson Louis Guille Party Progressive Conservative Party Democratic Liberal New Democratic Party Leader since May 1970 January 1974 January 1970 Leader's seat Southern Bay The Valley Centrale Last election 2,399,268 (29.4%) 2,196,426 (26.9%) 2,984,156 (36.6%) Seats before 75 51 114 Seats won 116 64 59 Seat change +41 +13 -55 FPTP vote 2,638,454 2,461,075 2,341,201 Percentage 32.7% 30.5% 29.0% Swing - - -   Fourth party   Leader Harry Grocer Party Social Credit Workers' Party Leader since November 1972 Leader's seat Northern Territory Last election 583,823 (7.2%) Seats before 23 Seats won 25 Seat change +2 FPTP vote 639,599 Percentage 7.9% Swing -
President of Central Shaneville before election Louis Guille New Democratic Party President of Central Shaneville John M Perkins Conservative

The 1976 Central Shaneville Presidential election was held on the 12 November 1976 - Louis Guille and the New Democratic Party were the incumbent president and party respectively.

Louis Guille and the NDP's first term as President and ruling minority party of Central Shaneville is a disappointment for them, the party's support has dropped from the high of 37% in 1972 to around 30% by the 1976 election as inflation and unemployment rise this is down to Guille's handling of the economy and his decision to go back and forth on campaign promises to cut the budget but increase government spending, and abolish several smaller government agencies where he felt they weren't needed - he seeks re-election in order to "redeem himself and the party."

John M Perkins once again runs for Presidency for the Conservatives following his strong 2nd place showing in 1972 - Harry Grocer was chosen to represent the Social Credit Party once again following his strong showing in 1972 whilst the Liberals ditched Steve McLaren, in favour of a popular deputy leader and politician, Tom Johnson - The Liberals candidate Tom Johnson is from a rural electoral district called The Valley, famous for its wine, but is now a shrinking rural district, losing population and jobs to the growing suburbs which is why not many politicians from this district had ever ran for a high ranked status like President.

The exit polls suggest a Liberal minority due to the New Democratic Party's failure of a first term, which could mean that Louis Guille will not be re-elected.

The Conservative Party and John M Perkins wins a minority government instead of the Liberals making Perkins the first black president in Central Shaneville history.

This election also showed that the NDP's win in 1972 was almost fluky in a way with Louis Guille becoming the worst president in Central Shaneville history in some people's minds.

Exit Poll

The Exit Poll took place a week before the election and predicted the following:

Parties		Seats	Change
	Liberal Party	80	-
	Progressive Conservative Party	75	-
	New Democratic Party	40	-
	Social Credit Workers' Party	20	-
	Undecided	49	-
LIBERAL PARTY WINS A MINORITY GOVERNMENT

Results

After all electoral districts had been declared, the results were:

Party		Leader	MLs			Votes
				Of total			Of total
Progressive Conservative Party		John M Perkins	116	0.0%	116 / 264	xxx	32.7%	32.7%
Liberal Party		Tom Johnson	64	0.0%	64 / 264	xxx	30.5%	30.5%
New Democratic Party		Louis Guille (Incumbent)	59	0.0%	59 / 264	xxx	29.0%	29.0%
Social Credit Workers' Party		Harry Grocer	25	0.0%	25 / 264	xxx	7.9%	7.9%

Voting summary

Popular vote Conservative Party   32.7% Liberal Party   30.5% New Democratic Party   29.0% Social Credit Workers' Party   7.9%