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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 1911 Inglaterran Election
| election_name      = 1917 Inglaterran Election
| country            = [[First Inglaterran Confederacy|Inglaterran Confederacy]]
| country            = [[First Inglaterran Confederacy|Inglaterran Confederacy]]
| flag_image        = [[File:First Confederacy of Inglaterra.png|50px]]
| flag_image        = [[File:First Confederacy of Inglaterra.png|50px]]
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| next_election      = [[1923 Inglaterran Election|1923]]
| next_election      = [[1923 Inglaterran Election|1923]]
| next_year          = [[1923 Inglaterran Election|1923]]
| next_year          = [[1923 Inglaterran Election|1923]]
| registered        =
| seats_for_election = All 350 seats in the [[General Assembly (First Inglaterran Confederacy)|General Assembly]]
| seats_for_election = All 350 seats in the [[General Assembly (First Inglaterran Confederacy)|General Assembly]]
| majority_seats    = 175  
| majority_seats    = 175  
| registered = 30,657,901 <br>({{increase}}4.6 pp)  
| registered = 30,657,901 <br>({{increase}}4.6 pp)  
| turnout            = 22,196,320 (72.4)<br>({{increase}} 3.0 pp)
| turnout            = 22,196,320 (72.4)<br>({{increase}} 3.0 pp)
| election_date      = 27 May 1911
| election_date      = 27 May 1917
| map_image=  
| map_image=  


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| leaders_seat1      = [[Aachtigen]]
| leaders_seat1      = [[Aachtigen]]
| color1        = 5fd35f
| color1        = 5fd35f
| popular_vote1    =  
| popular_vote1    = '''7,502,365'''
| percentage1      =  
| percentage1      = '''33.8%'''
| swing1            = {{increase}}9.18%
| swing1            = {{decrease}}27.3%
| leader_since1    = 1904
| leader_since1    = 1917
| last_election1    =  
| last_election1    =  
| seats_before1    = 183
| seats_before1    = 225
| seats_needed1    =
| seats1            = '''118'''
| seats1            = {{increase}}42
| seats_after1      = 225
 


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| leaders_seat2    = [[Fort Anders]]
| leaders_seat2    = [[Fort Anders]]
| color2        = FFA500
| color2        = FFA500
| popular_vote2    =  
| popular_vote2    = 7,258,197
| percentage2      =  
| percentage2      = 32.7%
| swing2            = {{decrease}}13.73%
| swing2            = {{decrease}}1.1%
| leader_since2    = 1904
| leader_since2    = 1904
| last_election2    =  
| last_election2    =  
| seats_before2    = 163
| seats_before2    = 163
| seats_needed2    = 13
| seats_needed2    = 13
| seats2            = {{decrease}}39
| seats2            = 115
| seats_after2      = 124
 
| image3        = [[File:Karl Hoeven Young.jpg|160x160px]]
| candidate3        = [[Karl Hoeven]]
| party3        = [[People's Militarist Party (Inglaterra)|People's Party]]
| leaders_seat3    = [[Orcakust]]
| color3        = 8B0000
| popular_vote3    = 3,440,430
| percentage3      = 15.5%
| swing3          =
| leader_since3    = 1917
| last_election3    =
| seats_before3    = ''None''
| seats_needed3    =
| seats3            = 54
 
| image4        = [[File:Allan Louis Benson (1871–1940) circa 1915 (cropped).jpg|160x160px]]
| candidate4        = [[Rovelter Hoffsetston]]
| party4        = [[Free Democratic Party of Inglaterra|Free Democratic]]
| leaders_seat4    = [[Harkzel]]
| color4        = 00AEF3
| popular_vote4    = 3,262,859
| percentage4      = 14.7%
| swing4            =
| leader_since4    = 1917
| last_election4    =
| seats_before4    = ''None''
| seats_needed4    =
| seats4 = 51
 
| image5        = [[File:Bonde, Carl i VJ 1942 bw.jpg|160x160px]]
| candidate5        = [[Hindrik Blomquist]]
| party5        = [[Reform Movement of Inglaterra|Reformist]]
| leaders_seat5    = [[Noardstêd]]
| color5        = FFFF00
| popular_vote5    = 710,381
| percentage5      = 3.2%
| swing5            =
| leader_since5    = 1917
| last_election5    =
| seats_before5    = ''None''
| seats_needed5    =
| seats5 = 10




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The '''1917 Inglaterran Election''' was held on Sunday, 27 May 1917. It was the third election since Inglaterra's independence in 1899. All 350 seats in the Inglaterran [[General Assembly (First Inglaterran Confederacy)|General Assembly]] were up for election in a proportional election with a minimum threshold of 5% to enter the Assembly.
The '''1917 Inglaterran Election''' was held on Sunday, 27 May 1917. It was the third election since Inglaterra's independence in 1899. All 350 seats in the Inglaterran [[General Assembly (First Inglaterran Confederacy)|General Assembly]] were up for election in a proportional election with a minimum threshold of 5% to enter the Assembly.


The election saw a third consecutive victory for the ruling [[Confederal Party (Inglaterra)|Confederal Party]] led by [[Leon Bitte]]
The election saw a third consecutive government for the ruling [[Confederal Party (Inglaterra)|Confederal Party]], led by [[Leon Bitte]] after the retirement of [[Max van Raydel]], in a coalition with the [[People's Militarist Party (Inglaterra)|People's Party]], led by [[Karl Hoeven]]. The opposition was made up by the [[Social Republican Party (Inglaterra)|Social Republicans]], led by [[Gustaf Folke]], and the [[Free Democratic Party of Inglaterra|Free Democrats]], led by [[Rovelter Hoffsetston]]. The Confederal and People's Party combined for 10,765,224 votes and 172 seats, and made a confidence and supply deal with [[Hindrik Blomquist]] and his [[Reform Movement of Inglaterra|Reform Movement]] to form a coalition government.
 
over the [[Social Republican Party (Inglaterra)|Social Republicans]] led by [[Karl Blivin]], with the Confederalists winning by 5.5 million votes, over 27.3% of votes cast. As a result, the Confederal party took 225 seats, an increase of 42 seats. The Social Republicans and one indepedent took 125 seats.


Future chancellors [[Gustaf Anders]], [[Joannes Vinge]], [[Mattias Bäckström]], and the infamous [[Arjen Vanhelst]] would enter politics during this election.
Future chancellors [[Gustaf Anders]], [[Joannes Vinge]], [[Mattias Bäckström]], and the infamous [[Arjen Vanhelst]] would enter politics during this election.


=Background=
=Background=
Incumbent chancellor Max van Raydel was easily renominated as his party's leader in the 1911 Confederalist Party Convention. No other candidates ran for the leadership position other than token opposition. However, due to a limit of serving no more than 12 years in any 16 period, Van Raydel was inelligible for another term after this election. As such, his chosen successor, [[Leon Bitte]], was elevated to the powerful position of [[Inglaterran Minister of Economics|Minister of Economics]], in an attempt to elevate him to prominence.
With incumbent chancellor, Max van Raydel, unable to run for reelection, leadership of the Confederalist Party fell to Leon Bitte in 1916. Bitte's nomination was controversial, other candidates, such as former [[Inglaterran Minister of Foreign Affairs|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] Rovelter Hoffsetston, attempted to gain the leadership position for themselves. By the time of the party convention, the Confederalists had split into two factions, called the [[Hoffsetstists]] and the [[Bittemen]]. The Hoffsetstists tended to be more conservative Inglaterran-speakers from the east, despite Hoffsetston being a Frigan-speaker, while the more moderate Bittemen came from the Frigan speaking west. The dispute between the two factions lasted until Van Raydel publicly endorsed Bitte, saying that it was important for the party to keep the same message in a time of war.


The Social Republican Party was, in contrast to the stable Confederalists, splitting. Scandals had racked the party while the economy steadily improved. An intense debate at the 1911 party conference returned that 54.2% of the assembled delegates no longer approved of Karl Blivin. However, Social Republican procedure at the time required 55% to remove a leader within six months of an election. Regardless, Blivin would do his best to unite the party around a singular goal.
The Social Republicans, with the deposing of Karl Blivin, had found themselves lost in the wilderness without a sure leader. To appease an increasingly divided party, Karl Blivin was replaced by Gustaf Folke, a relatively unknown but able administrator who had served as governor of Fort Anders. However, Folke's lack of support for the war had become controversial. More radical left-wing factions, called Populists, were led by a legislator named Karl Hoeven, who favored the war as a liberation war for the "oppressed proletariat" of Alaoyi and against the imperial powers of Alanna and Greater Niagara.


Increasing militarism, including the buildup of the [[Confederate Armed Forces (Inglaterra)|armed forces]], had proved expensive but popular with constituents. A prosperous economy led to signifigant growth of urban areas, including those in [[Middle Inglaterra]], setting the stage for a powerful proletariat movement in coming decades. Foreign policy proved important in the electiom, particularly relations with [[Greater Niagara]] and the [[Alannan Empire]]. However, Van Raydel's personal popularity and popular laws such as the [[Inglaterran 1910 Pensioner's Act|Pensioner's Act]] effectively sealed the election.
The major issue dominating the campaign was the [[First Great War]], which had raged for almost three years by election day. Despite initial success, the war had bogged down into grinding trench warfare. This led to major splits in Inglaterran public opinion, with one contemporary writer writing that for every Social Republican vote Bitte gained for support of the war at least one Confederalist would vote for Folke in opposition to the war. In April, both the Hoffsetstists and Populists would defect from their respective parties. Both the Social Republicans and Confederalists would lose about a third of their support to these upstart factions, which would side with the other major party.
=Parties Contesting=
=Parties Contesting=
=Voting and Enrollment=
=Voting and Enrollment=
=Results=
=Results=
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 18 December 2023

1917 Inglaterran Election
First Confederacy of Inglaterra.png
← 1911 27 May 1917 1923 →

All 350 seats in the General Assembly
175 seats needed for a majority
Registered30,657,901
(Increase4.6 pp)
Turnout22,196,320 (72.4)
(Increase 3.0 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
  Bainbridge Colby, bw photo portrait, 1920 (3x4a).jpg Franklin Knight Lane.png Karl Hoeven Young.jpg
Candidate Leon Bitte Gustaf Folke Karl Hoeven
Party Confederalist Social Republican People's Party
Leader since 1917 1904 1917
Leader's seat Aachtigen Fort Anders Orcakust
Seats before 225 163 None
Seats won 118 115 54
Popular vote 7,502,365 7,258,197 3,440,430
Percentage 33.8% 32.7% 15.5%
Swing Decrease27.3% Decrease1.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Allan Louis Benson (1871–1940) circa 1915 (cropped).jpg Bonde, Carl i VJ 1942 bw.jpg
Candidate Rovelter Hoffsetston Hindrik Blomquist
Party Free Democratic Reformist
Leader since 1917 1917
Leader's seat Harkzel Noardstêd
Seats before None None
Seats won 51 10
Popular vote 3,262,859 710,381
Percentage 14.7% 3.2%

Chancellor before election

Max van Raydel
Confederalist

Elected Chancellor

Leon Bitte
Confederalist

The 1917 Inglaterran Election was held on Sunday, 27 May 1917. It was the third election since Inglaterra's independence in 1899. All 350 seats in the Inglaterran General Assembly were up for election in a proportional election with a minimum threshold of 5% to enter the Assembly.

The election saw a third consecutive government for the ruling Confederal Party, led by Leon Bitte after the retirement of Max van Raydel, in a coalition with the People's Party, led by Karl Hoeven. The opposition was made up by the Social Republicans, led by Gustaf Folke, and the Free Democrats, led by Rovelter Hoffsetston. The Confederal and People's Party combined for 10,765,224 votes and 172 seats, and made a confidence and supply deal with Hindrik Blomquist and his Reform Movement to form a coalition government.

Future chancellors Gustaf Anders, Joannes Vinge, Mattias Bäckström, and the infamous Arjen Vanhelst would enter politics during this election.

Background

With incumbent chancellor, Max van Raydel, unable to run for reelection, leadership of the Confederalist Party fell to Leon Bitte in 1916. Bitte's nomination was controversial, other candidates, such as former Minister of Foreign Affairs Rovelter Hoffsetston, attempted to gain the leadership position for themselves. By the time of the party convention, the Confederalists had split into two factions, called the Hoffsetstists and the Bittemen. The Hoffsetstists tended to be more conservative Inglaterran-speakers from the east, despite Hoffsetston being a Frigan-speaker, while the more moderate Bittemen came from the Frigan speaking west. The dispute between the two factions lasted until Van Raydel publicly endorsed Bitte, saying that it was important for the party to keep the same message in a time of war.

The Social Republicans, with the deposing of Karl Blivin, had found themselves lost in the wilderness without a sure leader. To appease an increasingly divided party, Karl Blivin was replaced by Gustaf Folke, a relatively unknown but able administrator who had served as governor of Fort Anders. However, Folke's lack of support for the war had become controversial. More radical left-wing factions, called Populists, were led by a legislator named Karl Hoeven, who favored the war as a liberation war for the "oppressed proletariat" of Alaoyi and against the imperial powers of Alanna and Greater Niagara.

The major issue dominating the campaign was the First Great War, which had raged for almost three years by election day. Despite initial success, the war had bogged down into grinding trench warfare. This led to major splits in Inglaterran public opinion, with one contemporary writer writing that for every Social Republican vote Bitte gained for support of the war at least one Confederalist would vote for Folke in opposition to the war. In April, both the Hoffsetstists and Populists would defect from their respective parties. Both the Social Republicans and Confederalists would lose about a third of their support to these upstart factions, which would side with the other major party.

Parties Contesting

Voting and Enrollment

Results