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==Background==
==Background==
In the [[2017 Caldish general election|2017 general election]], a narrow majority was won by the [[Liberty Party (Caldia)|Liberty Party]], [[Centre Party (Caldia)|Centre Party]], and the [[Caldish Democrats]]. Together, they won a total of 206 and a centre-right coalition led by the Liberty Party's leader [[Jimmy O'Reilly]] was formed. In May 2019, a new government was formed following a diplomatic incident that say O'Reilly lose the support of his coalition partners. [[Frank Casarnach]] led a continuation of the coalition following a cabinet shake-up. The coalition had a five-year mandate that ended early when the Centre Party and the Caldish Democrats left the government after Casarnach was implicated in a [[Frank Casarnach#Bid-rigging scandal|big-rigging scandal]]. Despite refusing to resign or call an election, Casarnach was removed from office by [[Kenneth IV|King Kenneth IV]]. His deputy, [[Humphrey Dumfries]] was invited by the king to form a caretaker government and a snap election was called for 18 February 2019.


==Electoral system==
==Electoral system==
Of the 399 members of the Comhthionól, 200 are elected in multi-member constituencies and 199 are selected based on a party's vote share. The presiding officer is automatically re-elected if standing again, but the incumbent had retired meaning all 399 seats were contested.
Members are elected using {{wp|mixed-member proportional representation}}. Caldia has XX multi-member constituencies. Each consistency consists of three to five members. Members are selected using a version of {{wp|single-transferable vote}} known as the Ní Dochartaigh method. Under this process, voters rank candidates by first and second preference. Unlike other methods of single transferable vote, they can only rank candidates in this order and cannot transfer their vote to more than one additional candidate.
The remaining members are allocated to parties who rank their candidates on an {{wp|open list}} in which voters can rank candidates on their own. Voters can either support a party's top candidate or give their vote to another candidate on the list. This could allow a candidate to move up the list. For this to occur, a candidate must receive more than 25% of the total number of votes cast for the party. This allows for parties to retain significant control over candidates elected on the open list.
For a new party to become eligible, it had to register the support of 25,000 registered voters before 18 January. New parties are usually given more time to prepare, but the nature of the snap election reduced the time they had. For a new party to enter the Comhthionól it had to receive more than 2.5% of the national vote share win a seat in a multi-member constituency.


==Participating parties==
==Participating parties==


{| class="wikitable"
|+Parties contesting the elections
! colspan="3" |Party
!Leader
! colspan="2" |Last election
|-
| bgcolor="Purple" |
|S
|[[Liberty Party (Caldia)|Liberty Party]]
|[[Humphrey Dumfries]]
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|156 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#EE2020" |
|PSD
|[[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)|Social Democratic Party]]
|[[Stiofán Mac Suibhne]]
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|117 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#009644" |
|PL
|[[Centre Party (Caldia)|Centre Party]]
|Cúan Ó Domhnaill
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|33 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#800000" |
|PLO
|[[Labour Party (Caldia)|Labour Party]]
|Nuala Nic Chonmara
|align=right|TBD
|28 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#000080" |
|PN
|[[National Party (Caldia)|National Party]]
|Liam Ó Cuillinn
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|23 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff33" |
|D
|[[Caldish Democrats]]
|Máire Ní Briain
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|16 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#5d961c" |
|G
|[[The Greens (Caldia)|The Greens]]
|Colm Ó Corráin<br>Ciara Nic Innes
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|11 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#FFBF00" |
|PMSA
|[[Free Market Party]]
|Muirís Ó Raghallaigh
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|7 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#9966CC" |
|PNG
|[[Ghaillish Independence Party]]
|Maelsheachlainn Mac Seanáin
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|6 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#D25469" |
|(Y/AA)
|[[Forward (Caithia)|Forward]]
|Duane ap Drummond
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|1 seat
|-
| bgcolor="Black" |
|PP
|[[Pensioners' Party|Pensioners]]
|Ellie Níc Raghnaill
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|1 seat
|-
| bgcolor="Grey" |
|N
|{{wp|Independent politician|Independents}}
|39 individual candidates
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|2 seats
|-
| bgcolor="#FFBF00" |
|(M/TD)
|[[Homeland (Caithia)|Homeland]]
|Einion ap Calder
|align=right|TBD
|align=right|''Did not<br>win seats''
|}
==Campaign==
==Campaign==



Revision as of 00:05, 10 February 2020

2019 Caldish general election
Caldia
← 2017 18 February 2019 2022 →

All 399 seats to the Comhthionól Náisiúnta
200 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.6 (Increase 1.2%)
Party Leader % Seats ±
Social Democrats Stiofán Mac Suibhne 48.8% 218 +101
Liberty Party Pádraig Mac Piarais 18.4% 89 -67
Nationals Liam Ó Cuillinn 15.8% 57 +34
Centre Cúan Ó Domhnaill 4% 12 -21
Labour Nuala Nic Chonmara 3% 8 -20
Greens Colm Ó Corráin
Ciara Nic Innes
3% 6 -5
Democrats Muirís Ó Branagáin 2.5% 5 -13
Pensioners Ellie Níc Raghnaill 1.2% 1 0
Homeland Einion ap Calder .9% 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Taoiseach before Taoiseach after
Humphrey Dumfries
Liberty
Stiofán Mac Suibhne
Social Democrats

A snap general election was held in Caldia on 18 February 2019 to elect all 399 members of the Comhthionól Náisiúnta. The elections were called following the collapse of the centre-right coalition government.

The election resulted in a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 218 of 399 seats, a parliamentary majority. The Social Democrats' leader Stiofán Mac Suibhne was its candidate for Taoiseach and was invited by King Kenneth IV to form a government. The incumbent Liberty Party, which until January had led a coalition government consisting of the Centre Party and the Caldish Democrats, was defeated. Liberty was reduced to 89 seats, its worst ever performance.

On 19 February, incumbent Taoiseach Humphrey Dumfries of the Liberty Party submitted his resignation to the king. Mac Suibhne was tasked with forming the next government. It was sworn in on 27 February after the Comhthionól reconvened. A single-party Social Democratic government took office for the first time since June 1997.

Background

In the 2017 general election, a narrow majority was won by the Liberty Party, Centre Party, and the Caldish Democrats. Together, they won a total of 206 and a centre-right coalition led by the Liberty Party's leader Jimmy O'Reilly was formed. In May 2019, a new government was formed following a diplomatic incident that say O'Reilly lose the support of his coalition partners. Frank Casarnach led a continuation of the coalition following a cabinet shake-up. The coalition had a five-year mandate that ended early when the Centre Party and the Caldish Democrats left the government after Casarnach was implicated in a big-rigging scandal. Despite refusing to resign or call an election, Casarnach was removed from office by King Kenneth IV. His deputy, Humphrey Dumfries was invited by the king to form a caretaker government and a snap election was called for 18 February 2019.

Electoral system

Of the 399 members of the Comhthionól, 200 are elected in multi-member constituencies and 199 are selected based on a party's vote share. The presiding officer is automatically re-elected if standing again, but the incumbent had retired meaning all 399 seats were contested.

Members are elected using mixed-member proportional representation. Caldia has XX multi-member constituencies. Each consistency consists of three to five members. Members are selected using a version of single-transferable vote known as the Ní Dochartaigh method. Under this process, voters rank candidates by first and second preference. Unlike other methods of single transferable vote, they can only rank candidates in this order and cannot transfer their vote to more than one additional candidate.

The remaining members are allocated to parties who rank their candidates on an open list in which voters can rank candidates on their own. Voters can either support a party's top candidate or give their vote to another candidate on the list. This could allow a candidate to move up the list. For this to occur, a candidate must receive more than 25% of the total number of votes cast for the party. This allows for parties to retain significant control over candidates elected on the open list.

For a new party to become eligible, it had to register the support of 25,000 registered voters before 18 January. New parties are usually given more time to prepare, but the nature of the snap election reduced the time they had. For a new party to enter the Comhthionól it had to receive more than 2.5% of the national vote share win a seat in a multi-member constituency.

Participating parties

Parties contesting the elections
Party Leader Last election
S Liberty Party Humphrey Dumfries TBD 156 seats
PSD Social Democratic Party Stiofán Mac Suibhne TBD 117 seats
PL Centre Party Cúan Ó Domhnaill TBD 33 seats
PLO Labour Party Nuala Nic Chonmara TBD 28 seats
PN National Party Liam Ó Cuillinn TBD 23 seats
D Caldish Democrats Máire Ní Briain TBD 16 seats
G The Greens Colm Ó Corráin
Ciara Nic Innes
TBD 11 seats
PMSA Free Market Party Muirís Ó Raghallaigh TBD 7 seats
PNG Ghaillish Independence Party Maelsheachlainn Mac Seanáin TBD 6 seats
(Y/AA) Forward Duane ap Drummond TBD 1 seat
PP Pensioners Ellie Níc Raghnaill TBD 1 seat
N Independents 39 individual candidates TBD 2 seats
(M/TD) Homeland Einion ap Calder TBD Did not
win seats

Campaign

Results

Government formation