1920 Central Shaneville Presidential election

1920 Central Shanevlle presidential Election

15 October 1920 (1920-10-15)
180 seats in the Central Shaneville Parliament (CSP) 91 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68%
First party Second party   Leader Ben Murker James Graves Party Liberal Party Conservative Leader since August 1916 February 1919 Leader's seat New Helvetia Ajaccio Last election 137,853 (51.5%) 128,251 (48.5%) Seats before 107 73 Seats won 120 60 Seat change +13 -13 FPTP vote 144,179 129,418 Percentage 52.7% 47.3% Swing - -
President of Central Shaneville before election Ben Murker Liberal President of Central Shaneville Ben Murker Liberal

The 1920 Central Shaneville Presidential election was held on the 15 October 1912 - Ben Murker and the Liberal Party entered as the incumbent president and party respectively after defeating the Conservatives in a very close 1916 election, Murker and the Liberals retained their majority making him the first ever Central Shaneville President to be elected for a second term - Murker and the Liberals celebrated as they increased their majority by 13 seats.

Pre-election, Conservative leader and the first President of Central Shaneville - Henry Hite - was removed by his own party from leader position due to a vote of no confidence against him and was replaced with former Ajaccio governor James Graves who strongly disliked Liberalism and its influence on the island nation since it came into power in 1916.

Within the first week of the 1920 election campaign, people called the Conservative campaign too negative, specifically calling out Ben Murker on his record in office - Ben Murker's campaign hit back calling Graves' views old-fashioned, out of touch and ineffectual.

The western districts of Central Shaneville were proving tough to get this election as throughout both parties campaigns, a clear winner of the western districts was never established.

Exit Poll

The exit polls suggested another Liberal majority however it was predicted they would lose 7 seats, taking their total to 100 with the Conservatives getting 80 - gaining 7.

The Exit Poll took place a week before the election and predicted the following:

Parties		Seats	Change
	Liberal Party	100	-
	Conservative Party	80	-
THE LIBERAL PARTY WINS A MAJORITY AND RE-ELECTION

Results

After all electoral districts had been declared, the results were:

Party		Leader	MLs			Votes
				Of total			Of total
Liberal Party		Ben Murker (Incumbent)	120	66.7%	120 / 180	xxx	52.7%'	52.7%
Conservative Party		James Graves	60	33.3%	60 / 180	xxx	47.3%	47.3%

Voting summary

Popular vote Liberal Party   52.7% Conservative Party   47.3%