1964 Central Shaneville Presidential election
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264 seats in the Central Shaneville Parliament (CSP) 133 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 88.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Central Shaneville Presidential election was held on the 13 November 1964, Steve McLaren and the Liberals were the incumbent President and party respectively.
The 1964 election were the first elections to feature televised debates which came to the attention of the entire nation, this was the first time the electorate could see all the candidates on one platform rather than having to rely on party posters, newspaper articles and radio broadcasts.
Other things to note during the campaigns include President McLaren's campaign was based around the importance of the university, it was a popular choice with voters who wanted to see the islands prosperous.
Meanwhile, the Social Credit Party was criticized when Bill Chadwell (who was seen as out of touch by the people) suggested that the government might consider putting an end to public assistance to smaller parties.
Exit Poll
The Exit Poll took place a week before the election and predicted the following:
Parties | Seats | Change | |
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Progressive Conservative Party | 0 | - | |
Liberal Party | 0 | - | |
New Democratic Party | 0 | - | |
Social Credit Workers' Party | 0 | - | |
TBD |
Results
After all electoral districts had been declared, the results were:
Party | Leader | MLs | Votes | |||||
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Of total | Of total | |||||||
Progressive Conservative Party | TBD | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 264
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xxx | 0.0 | 0.0% | |
Liberal Party | TBD | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 264
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xxx | 0.0%' | 0.0% | |
New Democratic Party | TBD | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 264
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xxx | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Social Credit Workers' Party | TBD | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 264
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xxx | 0.0% | 0.0% |