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| turnout            =  
| turnout            = 81.6% <small>({{decrease}} 6%)</small>
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| party1            = [[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)|Social Democrats]]
| party1            = [[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)|Social Democrats]]
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| colour1            = #EE2020
| party_leader1      = [[Stiofán Mac Suibhne]]
| party_leader1      = [[Stiofán Mac Suibhne]]
| percentage1        =  
| percentage1        = 36.58
| seats1            =
| seats1            = 184
| seats1_before      = 218
| seats1_before      = 218
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| colour2            = Purple
| colour2            = Purple
| party_leader2      = [[Áine Nic Gille]]
| party_leader2      = [[Áine Nic Gille]]
| percentage2        =  
| percentage2        = 19.6
| seats2            =  
| seats2            = 95
| seats2_before      = 89
| seats2_before      = 89
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| colour3            = #000080
| colour3            = #000080
| party_leader3      = Liam Ó Cuillinn
| party_leader3      = Liam Ó Cuillinn
| percentage3        =  
| percentage3        = 14
| seats3            =
| seats3            = 60
| seats3_before      = 57
| seats3_before      = 57
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| party_leader4      = Lachlann Mac an Fhleisteir
| party_leader4      = Lachlann Mac an Fhleisteir
| percentage4        =  
| percentage4        = 6.13
| seats4            =  
| seats4            = 19
| seats4_before      = 12
| seats4_before      = 12
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| party5             = [[Democratic Left (Caldia)|Democratic Left]]
| party7             = [[Democratic Left (Caldia)|Democratic Left]]
| colour5           = #800000
| colour7           = #800000
| party_leader5     = Seán Ó Caoláin
| party_leader7     = Seán Ó Caoláin
| percentage5       =  
| percentage7       = 3.11
| seats5             =  
| seats7             = 6
| seats5_before     = 8
| seats7_before     = 8
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| party6            = [[Green Party (Caldia)|Greens]]
| party6            = [[Green Party (Caldia)|Greens]]
| colour6            = #5d961c
| colour6            = #5d961c
| party_leader6      = Colm Ó Corráin<br>Ciara Nic Innes
| party_leader6      = Colm Ó Corráin<br>Ciara Nic Innes
| percentage6        =  
| percentage6        = 3.95
| seats6            =  
| seats6            = 8
| seats6_before      = 6
| seats6_before      = 6
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| party7             = [[Caldish Democrats|Democrats]]
| party5             = [[Caldish Democrats|Democrats]]
| colour7           = #ffff33
| colour5           = #ffff33
| party_leader7     = Muirís Ó Branagáin
| party_leader5     = Muirís Ó Branagáin
| percentage7       =
| percentage5       = 4.8
| seats7             =  
| seats5             = 10
| seats7_before     = 5
| seats5_before     = 5
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| party8            = [[Pensioners' Party|Pensioners]]
| party8            = [[Pensioners' Party|Pensioners]]
| colour8            = Black
| colour8            = Black
| party_leader8      = Ellie Níc Raghnaill
| party_leader8      = Ellie Níc Raghnaill
| percentage8        =  
| percentage8        = 1.32
| seats8            =  
| seats8            = 1
| seats8_before      = 1
| seats8_before      = 1
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| colour9            = #FFBF00
| party_leader9      = Einion ap Calder
| party_leader9      = Einion ap Calder
| percentage9        =  
| percentage9        = .27
| seats9            =  
| seats9            = 1
| seats9_before      = 1
| seats9_before      = 1


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| before_election    = [[Stiofán Mac Suibhne]]
| before_election    = [[Stiofán Mac Suibhne]]
| before_party      = [[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)|Social Democrats]]
| before_party      = [[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)|Social Democrats]]
| after_election    =  
| after_election    = TBD
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A '''general election''' will be held in [[Caldia]] on 12 June 2022 to elect all 399 members of the [[Tionól]]. The elected members will then elect the [[Taoiseach of Caldia]].
A '''general election''' was held in [[Caldia]] on 12 June 2022 to elect all 399 members of the [[Tionól]]. The [[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)|Social Democratic Party]] won the largest share of the votes and overall seats.  
 
Elections in Caldia are part of a five-year cycle. The 2022 election will be held on 12 June regardless of a {{wp|snap election}}.  


Overall, the election saw gains for many of the other parties in the Tionól at the expense of the Social Democratic Party. The PSD saw a drop in its seat count and vote share after a historic showing in [[2019 Caldish general election|2019]]. [[Stiofán Mac Suibhne]], the incumbent [[Taoiseach of Caldia]], has been working to formalize his government with the support of the [[Centre Party (Caldia)|Centre Party]] and the [[Democratic Left (Caldia)|Democratic Left]]. Negotiations are still currently ongoing and are expected to resume after the [[Tionól]]returns from its recess for the summer. Mac Suibhne and his government have continued in a caretaker role.


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 21:07, 5 July 2022

2022 Caldish general election
Caldia
← 2019 12 June 2022 2027 →
All 399 seats to the Tionól
200 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.6% (Decrease 6%)
Party Leader % Seats ±
Social Democrats Stiofán Mac Suibhne 36.58 184 -34
Liberty Party Áine Nic Gille 19.6 95 +6
Nationals Liam Ó Cuillinn 14 60 +3
Centre Lachlann Mac an Fhleisteir 6.13 19 +7
Democrats Muirís Ó Branagáin 4.8 10 +5
Greens Colm Ó Corráin
Ciara Nic Innes 		3.95 8 +2
Democratic Left Seán Ó Caoláin 3.11 6 -2
Pensioners Ellie Níc Raghnaill 1.32 1 0
Homeland Einion ap Calder .27 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Taoiseach before Taoiseach after
Stiofán Mac Suibhne
Social Democrats		 TBD

A general election was held in Caldia on 12 June 2022 to elect all 399 members of the Tionól. The Social Democratic Party won the largest share of the votes and overall seats.

Overall, the election saw gains for many of the other parties in the Tionól at the expense of the Social Democratic Party. The PSD saw a drop in its seat count and vote share after a historic showing in 2019. Stiofán Mac Suibhne, the incumbent Taoiseach of Caldia, has been working to formalize his government with the support of the Centre Party and the Democratic Left. Negotiations are still currently ongoing and are expected to resume after the Tionólreturns from its recess for the summer. Mac Suibhne and his government have continued in a caretaker role.

Background

The 2019 general election saw the Social Democratic Party win a majority of seats and form their first government in almost 200 years. The PSD won 218 seats with 48.8% of the vote. Stiofán Mac Suibhne became the taoiseach and has held the post since. The office opposition, led by Pádraig Mac Piarais of the Liberty Party, won 89 seats. Other opposition parties included the National Party, the Centre Party, the Labour Party (now Democratic Left), the Greens, Caldish Democrats, the Pensioners' Party, and Homeland. Two Independents were also elected.

The government passed the Instrument for Governance Act of 2021, reforming the constitution. The Comhthionól Náisiúnta effectively became the unicameral Tionól starting on 12 May 2021.

Electoral system

Of the 399 members of the Tionól, 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 if the incumbent retires all 399 seats would be contested.

Members are elected using mixed-member proportional representation. Caldia has 52 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 has to register the support of 25,000 registered voters with the Caldish Electoral Board before 12 May 2021. For a new party to enter the Tionól it has to receive more than 2.5% of the national vote share or win a seat in a multi-member constituency. Independents only require the support of 10,000 registered voters, making ballot access easier.

Participating parties

Parties contesting the elections
Party Leader(s) Last election
Votes (%) Seats
PSD Social Democratic Party Stiofán Mac Suibhne 48.8
218 / 399
S Liberty Party Áine Nic Gille 18.4
89 / 399
PN National Party Liam Ó Cuillinn 13.6
57 / 399
DC Democratic Left Seán Ó Caoláin 4
8 / 399
PM Centre Party Lachlann Mac an Fhleisteir 3.1
12 / 399
G The Greens Colm Ó Corráin
Ciara Nic Innes 		3
6 / 399
D Caldish Democrats Muirís Ó Branagáin 2.5
5 / 399
PP Pensioners Ellie Níc Raghnaill 1.2
1 / 399
M/TD Homeland Einion ap Calder .2
1 / 399
N Independents Individual candidates 1.3
2 / 399
Extra-parliamentary parties
PNG Caldish Independence Party Aisling Nic an t-Saoir 2.3 none
PD Humanist Party Sinéad Nic an t-Saoir .4 none
PnA Party for the Animals Collective leadership .3 none
Y/AA Forward Duane ap Drummond .2 none
PT Future Party Deirdre Nic Chuilinn .2 none
CA Highland Alliance Fionnbharr Mac Lulaich .1 none
P The Party Eoghan Ó Cadhla .1 none
CD Clane First Rían Ó Raghallaigh did not contest
VOX Vox Together Mahya Abedi
Treasa Maor 		did not exist

Opinion polls

Graphical summary of the average of polls conducted for the general election since February 2019.
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