1994 Ostric regional election

1994 Ostric regional election

7 August 1994
All 15 seats in the Dorada 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Szucher Ernst Reiher Party People's National Consolidation Leader since 17 March 1984 26 April 1986 Last election 4 seats, 28.01% 3 seats, 17.22% Seats won 5 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,223 3,519 Percentage 32.39% 26.99% Swing 4.38pp 9.77pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Remigiùsz Woss Arne Gotti Party Social Democratic Radical Modern Centre Leader since 30 February 1986 23 October 1987 Last election 5 seats, 34.37% 3 seats, 20.40% Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,204 1,437 Percentage 24.58% 11.02% Swing 9.79pp 9.38pp
Minister-Chairman before election Remigiùsz Woss Social Democratic Radical Minister-Chairman Robert Szucher People's

The 3rd Ostric regional election occurred on 7 August 1994. In a surprise result, the left-wing nationalist Ostric People's Party led by Robert Szucher defeated the governing Social Democratic Radical Party, which collapsed to four seats and the lowest percentage of votes in its history. A heavily divided Dorada led to the first seperatist government, and the first true minority administration.

Background

In the 1990 election, the SRPO-Liberal "social-liberal" coalition secured a term in office, which saw it struggle with a deep Euclean recession beginning in 1991 that hit Ostry particularly hard as the debt ceiling rose exponentially.

Austerity measures passed by the government to curb expenditures proved unpopular, and the SRPO saw itself trailing third in polls behind both the People's Party and the Ostric Liberal Party by mid-1993, with many calling for Chairman-Minister Remigiùsz Woss to resign before the election.

Electoral system

The electorate elects all fifteen members of the Dorada using single non-transferable vote in one island-wide multi-member constituency.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Ostric People's Party	4,221	32.38	5	0
	Social Democratic Radical Party	3,134	24.04	4	–2
	Ostric Liberal Party	2,038	15.63	2	+1
	Ostric Party	1,759	13.49	2	0
	National Consolidation Party	1,493	11.45	2	+1
	Green Party	392	3.01	0	New
Total		13,037	100	15	0
Registered voters/turnout		17,798	73.25	–	–

Popular vote ÒSL   32.38% SRPO   24.04% OLP   15.63% SÒ   13.49% NKP   11.45% Greens   3.01%

Seats ÒSL   33.33% SRPO   26.67% OLP   13.33% SÒ   13.33% NKP   13.33%

Reactions

The election saw a deeply divided Dorada, with unionist parties keeping a reduced majority of the legislature while the separatist People's Party topped the popular vote. An attempt to create a cross-aisle "Green-Red" coalition between the People's Party and the SRPO failed, primarily due to opposition from outgoing Minister-Chairman Woss, leading to the formation of an unstable People's Party minority government, with sporadic and unstable support from the Ostric Party.