Historical rankings of prime ministers of Satavia

Several surveys of academics, politicians and members of the public have been conducted in an attempt to rank the prime ministers of Satavia. Some surveys have ranked the prime ministers of Satavia since 1816, whilst others have ranked them since 1976. Sydney Warwick, Johan van Vallier and Edward Limes generally appear at the top, whilst Maximilian Dumfries and Harry Goldmann generally appear at the bottom. All surveys have excluded Johannes Klopper on account of his short period of service.

Surveys of historians

The Satavian (1986)

In 1986, The Satavian asked almost 500 historians to rank every prime minister since 1816 (excluding incumbent Leander Kokkinakis, and Johannes Klopper). Respondants were asked to rank a prime minister on a scale of 1-5; five points were awarded for prime ministers judged as "outstanding", four for "good", three for "average", two for "below average" and one for "failure". This was the only survey conducted by The Satavian to include the prime ministers of the National Party; subsequent surveys excluded them. Remarkably, all of the national party leaders ranked higher than the democratically-elected Harry Goldmann.

Rank	Prime Minister	Average score		Political Party
1	Johan van Vallier	4.71	4.71	Dominionist
2	Sydney Warwick	4.63	4.63	United
3	Arthur O'Connell	4.21	4.21	Conservative
4	Edward Limes	4.03	4.03	Liberal
5	Richard Somerset	4.01	4.01	Country
6	Eric Edwards	3.95	3.95	Liberal
7	William McCrory	3.91	3.91	United
8	Daniël Pienaar	3.73	3.73	Country
9	Liam Barrett	3.62	3.62	United
10	Patrick Conway	3.59	3.59	United
11	Thomas Macquarie	3.37	3.37	Country
12	Lewis Kruger	3.25	3.25	National Union
13	Jacobus Pienaar	3.23	3.23	Liberal
14	Lachlan Dachery	3.11	3.11	United
15	Willem Pienaar	3.00	3	United
16	Henry King-Stewart	2.86	2.86	Conservative
17	Pieter Dandre	2.64	2.64	Asterianer Nasionale
18	Jack Darling	2.51	2.51	United
19	Henry Portlemouth	2.13	2.13	Dominionist
20	Christiaan Pienaar	2.13	2.13	National
21	Daniël Wilson	1.96	1.96	National
22	Hendrik Botha	1.82	1.82	National
23	Denis Maartens	1.47	1.47	National
24	Danny Vermaak	1.36	1.36	National
25	Vincent le Roux	1.29	1.29	National
26	Oscar Harrison	1.24	1.24	National
27	Paul Wilemse	1.21	1.21	National
28	Jacobus du Plessis	1.13	1.13	National
29	Harry Goldmann	1.04	1.04	Country

The Satavian (1996)

The Satavian repeated their process from 1986 but made a few signficant changes. The leaders of the National Party were not included, neither was Johannes Klopper, whilst Leander Kokkinakis, Maximillian Dumfries and Ben de Villiers were included for the first time. Incumbent John Barrett was not included.

Rank	Prime Minister	Average score		Political Party	Rank in 1986
1	Johan van Vallier	4.56	4.56	Dominionist	1
2	Sydney Warwick	4.55	4.55	United	2
3	Arthur O'Connell	4.46	4.46	Conservative	3
4	Edward Limes	4.39	4.39	Liberal	4
5	Richard Somerset	4.37	4.37	Country	5
6	Eric Edwards	4.15	4.15	Liberal	6
7	Leander Kokkinakis	4.14	4.14	Liberal	N/A
8	William McCrory	3.89	3.89	United	7
9	Daniël Pienaar	3.86	3.86	Country	8
10	Ben de Villiers	3.81	3.81	Conservative & Country	N/A
11	Thomas Macquarie	3.80	3.8	Country	11
12	Liam Barrett	3.61	3.61	United	9
13	Jacobus Pienaar	3.52	3.52	Liberal	13
14	Patrick Conway	3.43	3.43	United	10
15	Lewis Kruger	3.16	3.16	National Union	12
16	Lachlan Dachery	3.01	3.01	United	14
17	Jack Darling	2.64	2.64	United	18
18	Willem Pienaar	2.51	2.51	United	15
19	Henry King-Stewart	2.35	2.35	Conservative	16
20	Pieter Dandre	1.99	1.99	Asterianer Nasionale	17
21	Henry Portlemouth	1.86	1.86	Dominionist	19
22	Maximillian Dumfries	1.33	1.33	Liberal	N/A
23	Harry Goldmann	1.12	1.12	Country	29

The Satavian (2006)

In 2006, The Satavian once again asked historians to rank prime ministers using the same format. In this survey, John Barrett, Rian de Klerk, Milo Malan and Andries Kuiper were all included. Incumbent prime minister Edward Norton was excluded from the survey.

Rank	Prime Minister	Average score		Political Party	Rank in 1996
1	Arthur O'Connell	4.66	4.66	Conservative	3
2	Sydney Warwick	4.63	4.63	United	2
3	Edward Limes	4.61	4.61	Liberal	4
4	Johan van Vallier	4.50	4.5	Dominionist	1
5	Richard Somerset	4.49	4.49	Country	5
6	Leander Kokkinakis	4.47	4.47	Liberal	7
7	Eric Edwards	4.19	4.19	Liberal	6
8	William McCrory	4.01	4.01	United	8
9	Daniël Pienaar	3.89	3.89	Country	9
10	Thomas Macquarie	3.85	3.85	Country	11
11	Ben de Villiers	3.79	3.79	Conservative & Country	10
12	Liam Barrett	3.62	3.62	United	12
13	Lachlan Dachery	3.61	3.61	United	16
14	Jack Darling	3.51	3.51	United	17
15	Jacobus Pienaar	3.14	3.14	Liberal	13
16	Patrick Conway	2.99	2.99	United	14
17	Lewis Kruger	2.87	2.87	National Union	15
18	Willem Pienaar	2.58	2.58	United	18
19	John Barrett	2.46	2.46	Liberal	N/A
20	Henry King-Stewart	2.17	2.17	Conservative	19
21	Pieter Dandre	2.03	2.03	Asterianer Nasionale	20
22	Henry Portlemouth	2.00	2	Dominionist	21
23	Rian de Klerk	1.99	1.99	Conservative & Country	N/A
24	Milo Malan	1.63	1.63	Liberal	N/A
25	Andries Kuiper	1.11	1.11	Liberal	N/A
26	Maximillian Dumfries	1.05	1.05	Liberal	22
27	Harry Goldmann	1.02	1.02	Country	23

The Satavian (2016)

In the 2016 edition, only Edward Norton was added. Incumbent Jago Elliot was excluded.

Rank	Prime Minister	Average score		Political Party	Rank in 1996
1	Sydney Warwick	4.63	4.63	United	2
2	Edward Limes	4.61	4.61	Liberal	3
3	Leander Kokkinakis	4.47	4.47	Liberal	6
4	Arthur O'Connell	4.66	4.66	Conservative	1
5	Eric Edwards	4.19	4.19	Liberal	7
6	Edward Norton	4.66	4.66	Conservative	N/A
7	Richard Somerset	4.49	4.49	Country	5
8	Johan van Vallier	4.50	4.5	Dominionist	4
9	Thomas Macquarie	3.85	3.85	Country	10
10	William McCrory	4.01	4.01	United	8
11	Daniël Pienaar	3.89	3.89	Country	9
12	Ben de Villiers	3.79	3.79	Conservative & Country	11
13	Liam Barrett	3.62	3.62	United	12
14	Lachlan Dachery	3.61	3.61	United	13
15	Jack Darling	3.51	3.51	United	14
16	Jacobus Pienaar	3.14	3.14	Liberal	15
17	Patrick Conway	2.99	2.99	United	16
18	Lewis Kruger	2.87	2.87	National Union	17
19	Willem Pienaar	2.58	2.58	United	18
20	John Barrett	2.46	2.46	Liberal	19
21	Henry King-Stewart	2.17	2.17	Conservative	20
22	Pieter Dandre	2.03	2.03	Asterianer Nasionale	21
23	Henry Portlemouth	2.00	2	Dominionist	22
24	Rian de Klerk	1.99	1.99	Conservative & Country	23
25	Milo Malan	1.63	1.63	Liberal	24
26	Andries Kuiper	1.11	1.11	Liberal	25
27	Maximillian Dumfries	1.05	1.05	Liberal	26
28	Harry Goldmann	1.02	1.02	Country	27

Ratings by highest approval rating

GovYou poll

According to GovYou (avaliable since 1977), the highest aproval rating was held by Leander Kokkinakis, who held an 81% aproval rating in September 1985.

1. Leander Kokkinakis – 81% (18 September 1985)
2. Edward Norton – 73% (4 January 2012)
3. Jago Elliot – 65% (15 December 2012)
4. Eric Edwards – 61% (27 August 1983)
5. Arthur Warwick – 59% (14 November 2020)

See Also

• Prime Minister of Satavia