Ostrovian Council election results, 1609

During the Ostrovian Council election of Lux 14th 1609, the ruling Farmers and Workers' Union party was returned to office with a reduced majority, winning eighteen seats to the Justice Party's eleven. Stephen James, a former member of the Justice Party, was re-elected as Speaker, while all members of the cabinet won re-election. The tipping point seat was Westwood, where Union candidate Robert Howell - a non-incumbent defending a Union-held seat - defeated Justice candidate Emily Brunt by 102 votes (8.6%). Westwood was Union's fifteenth-strongest seat, but due to the Speaker's presence, fifteen seats - not sixteen - are required for a working majority.

The boundaries for each district at the 1609 election

46,573 individuals were eligible to vote; the Prime Minister's Commission on Boundaries was required to allocate them evenly between all constituencies, leaving 1,552 voters in 13 constituencies and 1,553 voters in the other 17. The boundaries drawn by the Prime Minister's Commission for this election are depicted right.

All eligible voters who presented proof of their being a citizen and aged over eighteen on the day of the election were allowed to vote. 35,416 votes were cast, for a turnout of 76.0%.

The names of all incumbents are in boldface. Individuals who are not incumbents, but defending a seat held by their party, are in italics.

Esther Braddock is included in the Justice Party figures below. However, she has sat as an independent Councillor since Audax 1609.

Final results

Nationwide tally

Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)	Seats won / Seats in Council (% held)
Farmers' and Workers' Union	18,214 / 35,416 (51%)	18 / 30 (60%)
Justice Party	14,956 / 35,416 (42%)	11 / 30 (37%)
Speaker	1,204 / 35,416 (3%)	1 / 30 (3%)
Independents	831 / 35,416 (2%)	0 / 30 (0%)
Inheritance Tax Now	128 / 35,416 (0.4%)	0 / 30 (0%)
Stub Out Smoking	59 / 35,416 (0.2%)	0 / 30 (0%)
Don't Stop The Party Party	24 / 35,416 (0.07%)	0 / 30 (0%)

Results by district

District 1 (Southport Central)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Amanda McKinley	Justice Party	853 / 1,146 (74%)
John Rough	Farmers' and Workers' Union	293 / 1,146 (26%)

District 2 (Southport West)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Paul Woodacre	Justice Party	727 / 1,167 (62%)
Kieran Smith	Farmers' and Workers' Union	440 / 1,167 (38%)

District 3 (Southport East)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Lucy McCaul	Justice Party	763 / 1,174 (65%)
Simon Willis	Farmers' and Workers' Union	411 / 1,174 (35%)

District 4 (Southport North)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Mike Woodley	Justice Party	627 / 1,201 (52%)
Rachel Hopkins	Farmers' and Workers' Union	574 / 1,201 (48%)

District 5 (Hartsby South and Welling)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Liam Appleton	Farmers' and Workers' Union	735 / 1,187 (62%)
Chris Johnson	Justice Party	452 / 1,187 (38%)

District 6 (Beachhead)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Catherine Jones	Farmers' and Workers' Union	732 / 1,178 (62%)
Fred Shoemaker	Justice Party	387 / 1,178 (33%)
David Nelson	Stub Out Smoking	59 / 1,178 (5%)

District 7 (Clinton)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Graham Smith	Farmers' and Workers' Union	527 / 1,263 (42%)
Hannah Moore	Independent	466 / 1,263 (37%)
Steve Longmoor	Justice Party	270 / 1,263 (21%)

District 8 (New Plains and Barnsdale)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Paul Ellis	Farmers' and Workers' Union	825 / 1,153 (72%)
Rich Carter	Justice Party	328 / 1,153 (28%)

District 9 (Blackfield)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Lara Simpson	Justice Party	743 / 1,201 (62%)
Alan Gregory	Farmers' and Workers' Union	458 / 1,201 (38%)

District 10 (North Bar and Libertas)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Daniel Leonard	Farmers' and Workers' Union	693 / 1,175 (59%)
Oliver Coward	Justice Party	482 / 1,175 (41%)

District 11 (Harrington)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Stephen Jones	Speaker	1,204 / 1,204 (100%)

District 12 (Distant Gates)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Priscilla Costa	Farmers' and Workers' Union	800 / 1,174 (68%)
Sam Taverner	Justice Party	374 / 1,174 (32%)

District 13 (Baldridge)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Owen McDonald	Farmers' and Workers' Union	836 / 1,152 (73%)
Harriet Silverton	Independent	316 / 1,152 (27%)

District 14 (Pennysworth)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
David Chatham	Farmers' and Workers' Union	963 / 1,138 (85%)
Simon Brown	Justice Party	124 / 1,138 (11%)
Bobby the Cig-Smoking Big Wig	Don't Stop The Party Party	24 / 1,138 (2%)
Lucy Richards	Inheritance Tax Now	19 / 1,138 (2%)
Joe Michael	Independent	7 / 1,138 (0.6%)

District 15 (Illington and Blooming Green)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
John Alexander	Farmers' and Workers' Union	710 / 1,164 (61%)
Bill Evans	Justice Party	454 / 1,164 (39%)

District 16 (Newport)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Matthew Kennedy	Farmers' and Workers' Union	634 / 1,212 (52%)
Tess Morgan	Justice Party	538 / 1,212 (44%)
Craig Mitchell	Inheritance Tax Now	40 / 1,212 (3%)

District 17 (Westwood)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Robert Howell	Farmers' and Workers' Union	628 / 1,180 (53%)
Emily Brunt	Justice Party	526 / 1,180 (45%)
Stephen Marcus	Inheritance Tax Now	26 / 1,180 (2%)

District 18 (Collins Fair)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Brandon Lyle	Justice Party	611 / 1,210 (50%)
Sophie Jenkins	Farmers' and Workers' Union	599 / 1,210 (50%)

District 19 (Henblebush)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Lily Turnbull	Justice Party	740 / 1,163 (64%)
David Northend	Farmers' and Workers' Union	423 / 1,163 (36%)

District 20 (Hartley and Smitherston East)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Esther Braddock	Justice Party	620 / 1,227 (51%)
William Freeman	Farmers' and Workers' Union	607 / 1,227 (49%)

District 21 (Smitherston West)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Michelle Wickham	Justice Party	775 / 1,171 (66%)
James Tarrant	Farmers' and Workers' Union	396 / 1,171 (34%)

District 22 (Broadgate East)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Barry Vaughan	Justice Party	717 / 1,177 (61%)
Patricia Mowbray	Farmers' and Workers' Union	460 / 1,177 (39%)

District 23 (Broadgate West)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Bruce Martin	Justice Party	798 / 1,172 (68%)
Jack Woolley	Farmers' and Workers' Union	374 / 1,172 (32%)

District 24 (Elysium and Branson)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Amanda Curran	Farmers' and Workers' Union	636 / 1,195 (53%)
Lydia Clark	Justice Party	559 / 1,195 (47%)

District 25 (Silver Coast and Sabler)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
John Lucas	Farmers' and Workers' Union	725 / 1,163 (62%)
Philip Millar	Justice Party	438 / 1,163 (38%)

District 26 (Ironbridge)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Alan Edwards	Farmers' and Workers' Union	658 / 1,172 (56%)
Derek Rainford	Justice Party	514 / 1,172 (44%)

District 27 (Overwood)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Dan Shipton	Farmers' and Workers' Union	801 / 1,160 (69%)
Lynn Green	Justice Party	317 / 1,160 (27%)
Katie Williamson	Independent	42 / 1,160 (4%)

District 28 (Bradford and Henley)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Ellie Oakman	Farmers' and Workers' Union	770 / 1,183 (65%)
Michael Allinson	Justice Party	413 / 1,183 (35%)

District 29 (Grayling)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
John Fisher	Farmers' and Workers' Union	815 / 1,174 (69%)
Keith Morrison	Justice Party	359 / 1,174 (31%)

District 30 (Broadgate North and Anneswater)

Candidate name	Party	Votes for / Total votes cast (% support)
Tammy Whitehead	Farmers' and Workers' Union	691 / 1,181 (59%)
Gordon Harris	Justice Party	447 / 1,181 (38%)
Jacob Croft	Inheritance Tax Now	43 / 1,181 (4%)

Seats in order of largest Union majority

District no.	[party] Winner	[party] Runner-up	Winner's margin over runner-up (%)
14	[Union] David Chatham	[Justice] Simon Brown	73.73%
13	[Union] Owen McDonald	[Independent] Harriet Silverton	45.10%
8	[Union] Paul Ellis	[Justice] Rich Carter	43.10%
27	[Union] Dan Shipton	[Justice] Lynn Green	41.72%
29	[Union] John Fisher	[Justice] Keith Morrison	38.84%
12	[Union] Priscilla Costa	[Justice] Sam Taverner	36.29%
28	[Union] Ellie Oakman	[Justice] Michael Allinson	30.18%
6	[Union] Catherine Jones	[Justice] Fred Shoemaker	28.52%
25	[Union] John Lucas	[Justice] Philip Millar	24.68%
5	[Union] Liam Appleton	[Justice] Chris Johnson	23.84%
15	[Union] John Alexander	[Justice] Bill Evans	21.99%
30	[Union] Tammy Whitehead	[Justice] Gordon Harris	20.66%
10	[Union] Daniel Leonard	[Justice] Oliver Coward	17.96%
26	[Union] Alan Edwards	[Justice] Derek Rainford	12.29%
17	[Union] Robert Howell	[Justice] Emily Brunt	8.64%
16	[Union] Matthew Kennedy	[Justice] Tess Morgan	7.92%
24	[Union] Amanda Curran	[Justice] Lydia Clark	6.44%
7	[Union] Graham Smith	[Independent] Hannah Moore	4.83%
18	[Justice] Brandon Lyle	[Union] Sophie Jenkins	0.99%
20	[Justice] Esther Braddock	[Union] William Freeman	1.06%
4	[Justice] Mike Woodley	[Union] Rachel Hopkins	4.41%
22	[Justice] Barry Vaughan	[Union] Patricia Mowbray	21.84%
9	[Justice] Lara Simpson	[Union] Alan Gregory	23.73%
2	[Justice] Paul Woodacre	[Union] Kieran Smith	24.59%
19	[Justice] Lily Turnbull	[Union] David Northend	27.26%
3	[Justice] Lucy McCaul	[Union] Simon Willis	29.98%
21	[Justice] Michelle Wickham	[Union] James Tarrant	32.37%
23	[Justice] Bruce Martin	[Union] Jack Woolley	36.18%
1	[Justice] Amanda McKinley	[Union] John Rough	48.87%
11	[! Speaker] Stephen Jones	Uncontested seat	100.00%