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| previous_election  = [[Placeholder|2015]]
| previous_election  = [[Placeholder|2015]]
| next_election      = [[Redinean general election, 2021|2021]]
| next_election      = [[Redinean general election, 2021|2021]]
| election_date      = 14 June 2019
| election_date      = 13 June 2019
| seats_for_election = All 620 seats in the [[Placeholder|Parliament of Redinea]]
| seats_for_election = All 620 seats in the [[Placeholder|Parliament of Redinea]]
| majority_seats    = 311
| majority_seats    = 311
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| party_leader3      = [[Placeholder|David Fisher]]
| party_leader3      = [[Placeholder|David Fisher]]
| percentage3        = 24.2%
| percentage3        = 24.2
| seats3            = 156
| seats3            = 156
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The '''2021 Redinean general election''' was held on 21 September to elect members to the [[Placeholder|Parliament of Redinea]]. The election was triggered following the collapse of a coalition between the [[Placeholder|Labour Party]] of Prime Minister [[Placeholder|Catherine West]] and the [[Placeholder|Liberal Party]] after two years in government. Labour made large gains, winning enough seats to form a {{wp|minority government}} with West remaining as Prime Minister.
The '''2019 Redinean general election''' was held on 13 June to elect members to the [[Placeholder|Parliament of Redinea]]. The election was held following the completion of a four-year parliamentary term, with the incumbent [[Placeholder|National Party]] government of Prime Minister [[Placeholder|William Albright]] running for a third term in office. The [[Placeholder|Labour Party]], led by [[Placeholder|Catherine West]], won the most seats following large gains in support during the election campaign; West became Prime Minister after forming a {{wp|coalition government}} with the [[Placeholder|Liberal Party]].


The previous election in [[Placeholder|2019]] had left Labour as the largest party for the first time, with the governing [[Placeholder|National Party]] losing power after eight years in government. The Liberals, who had been expected to win the most seats at the beginning of the election campaign, came in third place after losing support to the more economically interventionist Labour Party at a time of high unemployment. A post-election coalition was agreed between Labour and the Liberals and a majority government formed. The coalition collapsed in 2021 over disagreements in industrial and energy policy, culminating in the resignation of most Liberal members of the cabinet. A total of 36 Liberal MPs opposed to this decision, including Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Placeholder|Julia Campbell]], defected to the Labour Party in protest. West then called an immediate general election.
The [[Placeholder|2015 election]] had seen the Nationals re-elected for a second term as a {{wp|minority government}} with 295 seats. The Liberal Party finished second but made only marginal gains compared to [[Placeholder|2011]], triggering the resignation of party leader [[Placeholder|Howard Knoble]] and his replacement with [[Placeholder|David Fisher]]. The Albright government continued with its tax-cutting agenda but its popularity faltered after the economy entered recession in 2017 and unemployment increased to 8%. The Liberals were widely expected to win the 2019 election but the campaign saw a surge in support for Labour, with Westwood performing strongly in the television debates and the party's policy of increased state intervention proving popular at a time of economic unrest.


Labour won 306 seats, their highest number in history and just five short of a parliamentary majority. The party benefited from a collapse in support for the Liberal Party, which won just 41 MPs; this was the worst result for the Liberals since 1874. The National Party made small gains, winning 224 seats, while the [[Placeholder|Reformist]] and [[Placeholder|Unionist]] parties won 26 and 23 seats respectively.
Labour won 217 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament for the first time as both the Nationals and Liberals experienced heavy losses, winning 204 and 156 seats respectively. Albright resigned as Prime Minister when Labour and the Liberals agreed the terms of a coalition following three weeks of negotiations, with Westwood forming a new government on 7 July. This was the first coalition government since the 1990s and the first time a Labour MP had become Prime Minister.
 
The result entrenched the realignment of Redinean politics in 2019, with Labour cementing its status as one of the main parties by coalescing the majority of the Liberal vote aided by the defections of left-leaning Liberal MPs. Labour formed its first single-party government, allowing West to press ahead with industrial and energy reforms previously blocked by the Liberals. The leaders of the National and Liberal parties, [[Placeholder|Alistair Baldwin]] and [[Placeholder|David Fisher]], both resigned in the weeks following the election. The Nationals elected former Minister of Justice [[Placeholder|Ruth Baker]] as their new leader, whilst former Minister of Energy [[Placeholder|Edward Keegan]] became Liberal leader.

Latest revision as of 09:35, 7 January 2024

Redinean general election, 2019

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All 620 seats in the Parliament of Redinea
311 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.1%
Party Leader % Seats ±
Labour Party Catherine West 32.4 217 +151
National Party William Albright 29.6 204 -91
Liberal Party David Fisher 24.2 156 -42
Unionist Party John Hamilton 5.3 23 -14
Reformist Party Alexander Blake 5.1 22 -2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2019 elec red.svg
Parliamentary composition
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
William Albright
National
Catherine West
Labour

The 2019 Redinean general election was held on 13 June to elect members to the Parliament of Redinea. The election was held following the completion of a four-year parliamentary term, with the incumbent National Party government of Prime Minister William Albright running for a third term in office. The Labour Party, led by Catherine West, won the most seats following large gains in support during the election campaign; West became Prime Minister after forming a coalition government with the Liberal Party.

The 2015 election had seen the Nationals re-elected for a second term as a minority government with 295 seats. The Liberal Party finished second but made only marginal gains compared to 2011, triggering the resignation of party leader Howard Knoble and his replacement with David Fisher. The Albright government continued with its tax-cutting agenda but its popularity faltered after the economy entered recession in 2017 and unemployment increased to 8%. The Liberals were widely expected to win the 2019 election but the campaign saw a surge in support for Labour, with Westwood performing strongly in the television debates and the party's policy of increased state intervention proving popular at a time of economic unrest.

Labour won 217 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament for the first time as both the Nationals and Liberals experienced heavy losses, winning 204 and 156 seats respectively. Albright resigned as Prime Minister when Labour and the Liberals agreed the terms of a coalition following three weeks of negotiations, with Westwood forming a new government on 7 July. This was the first coalition government since the 1990s and the first time a Labour MP had become Prime Minister.