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Latest revision as of 05:31, 21 July 2021

Gylian federal election, 2004

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All 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
251 Chamber of Deputies seats seats needed for a majority
Turnout94,5%
  First party Second party Third party
  MathildeVieira.jpg ÉdithChampion-1990(small).jpg Yuriko Koike 199910.jpg
Leader Mathilde Vieira Édith Champion Eiko Fujimura
Party NLP SP UND
Alliance LU PA NB
Leader since 1988 1988 1999
Leader's seat Tandar Nauras Nauras
Last election 70 68 64
Seats won 70 69 64
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Steady
FP vote 2.794.878 2.755.328 2.702.594
Percentage 21,2% 20,9% 20,5%
Swing Increase 0,7% Increase 0,5% Increase 0,5%

Gylias-elections-federal-2004-map.png
Plurality of deputies by region
  PA   LU   NB   NI   Tie

Prime Minister before election

Mathilde Vieira
LU

Prime Minister after election

Mathilde Vieira
LU

Federal elections were held in Gylias on 22 January 2004, to elect the 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies.

The incumbent Mathilde Vieira government was re-elected with minor changes in seats. The election set a record for least amount of seat changes in a Gylian federal election.

Electoral system

The Chamber of Deputies was elected through single transferable vote, using the Droop quota and 5-member circonscriptions, drawn by Elections Gylias based on regional populations.

Parties were not allowed to nominate more than one candidate per seat. Candidates were not allowed to serve in the Senate simultaneously.

Parties

Electoral bloc Party Main ideology
Progressive Alliance
(PA)
Democratic Communist Party (DCP)
Socialist Party (SP) Democratic socialism
Social Democratic Party (SDP) Social democracy
Democratic Left (DL) Council communism
Labour Solidarity League (LSL)
Liberal Union
(LU)
National Unity Party (NUP)
National Liberal Party (NLP)
People's Radical Reformist Alliance (PRRA)
Left Liberal Rally (LLR) Liberal socialism
Freedom and Solidarity Party (FSP)
Centre Group
(CG)
Moderate Centrist Party (MCP)
Rally of the Democratic Centre (RDC)
Reformist Centre Party (RCP) Reformism
Independent Progress Rally (IPR)
Centre of Constitutional Monarchists (CCM) Constitutional monarchism
National Bloc
(NB)
Civic National Party (CNP)
National Party of the Republic (NPR) Liberal conservatism
Popular Democratic Union (PDU) Progressive conservatism
Union for National Democracy (UND)
Movement of Reformists of the Republic (MRR)
Union for Freedom and Prosperity
(UFP)
Prosperity Party (PP)
Independent Freedom Party (IFP) Neoliberalism
Party for Growth (PFG) Right-libertarianism
Free Economy Party (FEP) Economic liberalism
Economic Convergence Movement (ECM)
Revolutionary Rally
(RR)
Revolutionary Workers' Party (RWP) Statist communism
Workers' Liberation Front (WLF)
Proletarian Revolutionary Vanguard (PRV) Agrarian communism
Radical Communist Rally (RCR)
Rally of Militant Proletarians (RMP) Statist socialism
Front for Renewal of Order and Society
(FROS)
Anti-Communist Freedom Front (ACFF) Anti-communism
Revolutionary League of the Nation (RLN) National communism
Movement for National Action (MNA) National anarchism
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (RNM) Third Positionism
Radical Unity (RU) National syndicalism
Non-inscrits
(NI)
Animal Protection Party (APP)
National Reconstruction Alliance (ARENA)
Free Land Party (FLP)
Free and Voluntaryist Union (FVU)
Green Party (GP)
Humanist Party (HP)
Independent Regional Alliance for Minorities (IRAM)
Love, Nature, Democracy (LND)
LSD Party (LSDP)
New Alliance for the Future (NAF)
New People's Party (NPP) Economic nationalism
Party of Consumers for Freedom (PCF) Right-wing populism (pro-consumption)
People Power-Citizens' Movement (PP-CM)
People's Party for a Flourishing Nightlife (PPFN) Populism (pro-nightlife)
Pirate Party (Pirates)
Rally for a Free Society (RFS)
Renewal and Justice Union (RJU) Spiritual left
Union of Independents (UI)
Urban Movement (UM)
Union for a New Republic (UNR)

Background

This was the first election held after the Gylian Parliament's term was reduced to 4 years, completing the synchronisation of the electoral cycle.

The Mathilde Vieira government was still a favourite for re-election owing to the good economy and the personal popularity of Mathilde Vieira, although opinion polls revealed that the public was becoming tired of the "liquid Parliament" era.

The Coastal Rally for Fishing Preservation was shut down for anti-constitutional activities in 2003, leaving the Party of Consumers for Freedom as the last right-wing populist "molehill party" standing in the election.

Campaign

The election featured one of the most sedate campaigns in living memory.

National Bloc leader Eiko Fujimura heavily emphasised a "time for change" message in her campaign, pointing out that the Liberal Union and Progressive Alliance had the same leaders for 16 years.

Results

In accordance with electoral law, the results were embargoed until the full counting and transfers were completed, and were released all at once on 24 January.

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Parties and blocs Chamber of Deputies
FPV % ± Seats ±
Non-inscrits and independents 2.966.262 22,5% Decrease 0,5% 236 Steady
Liberal Union 2.794.878 21,2% Increase 0,7% 70 Steady
Progressive Alliance 2.755.328 20,9% Increase 0,5% 69 Increase 1
National Bloc 2.702.594 20,5% Increase 0,5% 64 Steady
Centre Group 1.779.757 13,5% Decrease 0,7% 59 Decrease 1
Union for Freedom and Prosperity 105.467 0,8% Decrease 0,3% 2 Steady
Revolutionary Rally 65.917 0,5% Decrease 0,1% 0 Steady
Front for Renewal of Order and Society 13.183 0,1% Decrease 0,1% 0 Steady
Total 13.183.387 100% 500
Registered voters and turnout 14.073.110 94,5%

Analysis

The election set a record for least seat changes in a federal election. Overall, the only change was the Progressive Alliance gaining a seat and the Centre Group losing one, and while there was slightly more change among Non-inscrits, their overall standing remained at 236 deputies.

Swings were among the lowest recorded since 1995, with the highest swing being 0,7% (for the Liberal Union, against the Centre Group), and the lowest being 0,1% (against the Revolutionary Rally and Front for Renewal of Order and Society).

Although the overall seats remained static, notable changes took place on the map. The PA once again won a plurality in all the northern regions, a feat not managed for 35 years. The National Bloc won a plurality in Nauras, ending its lengthy period of having its pluralities confined to Nerveiík-Iárus-Daláyk. The rest of the southern regions — Tomes, Ḑarna, Aðuna, and Herlan — all returned ties.

Aftermath

The new Parliament was sworn in on 1 February 2004, and the Mathilde Vieira government was returned to office.