1999 Philimania legislative election

1999 Philimania legislative election

28 Memesa 1999
119 members of the House of Representatives 11 votes votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout	66.8% (estimated)
Nominee Nel Karlson Talbus Kelly Party Liberal Democratic Running mate Henry Field Forster Carer Electoral vote 65 54 Popular vote 3,136,210 2,342,042
President before election Talbus Kelly Democratic Elected President Nel Karlson Liberal

The 1999 Philimania legislative election was the Xth quinquennial presidential election, held on Sunday, 28 Memesa 1999. The head of the Liberal party Nel Karlson and the junior legislator Henry Field defeated the incumbent democratic president Talbus Kelly and incumbent vice president Forster Carer.

The election saw a record number of ballots cast early and by mail in South America due to the ongoing pandemic. Many more Liberals voted by mail than Democrats. As a result of a large number of mail-in ballots, some places saw delays in vote counting and reporting.

Background

Article Three of the Philimanian Constitution states that for a person to serve as president, the individual must be a registered citizen of Philimania of at least 2 generations, be at least 25 years old. Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the various political parties of Philimania. Each party develops a method (such as a primary election) to choose the candidate the party deems best suited to run for the position. The primary elections are usually indirect elections where voters cast ballots for a slate of party delegates pledged to a particular candidate. The party's delegates then officially nominate a candidate to run on the party's behalf. The presidential nominee typically chooses a vice presidential running mate to form that party's ticket, which is then ratified by the delegates at the party's convention. If no candidate receives the minimum 60 electoral votes needed to win the election, the Philimanian House of Representatives will select the president from the three candidates who received the most electoral votes, and The Philimanian Legislative Council will select the vice president from the candidates who received the two highest totals.

Nominations

Democratic Party

Every incumbent president seeking another term has been renominated by their party. Talbus Kelly and his running mate, Foster Carer, were able to secure the nomination easily after receiving enough delegates in the 1999 Democrat presidential primaries.

1999 Democratic Party ticket
Talbus Kelly	Forster Carer
for President	for Vice President
Xth president of Philimania (1994–1999)	Xth vice president of Philimania (1994–1999)
Campaign

Liberal Party

Nel Karlson became the presumptive nominee of the Liberal Party on 6 Phupu 1997. He was formally nominated on 13 Kunnen.

1999 Liberal Party ticket
Nel Karlson	Henry Field
for President	for Vice President
Philimanian Legislator (1996–1999)	Buisnessman
Campaign

People's Party

Bane Crewex became the presumptive nominee of the People's Party on 23 Pulungana 1998, and was officially nominated by the party on 10 disemba 1998.

1999 People's Party ticket
Bane Crewex	Ollie Whites
for President	for Vice President
Philimanian Legislator (1993–1997)	Philimanian Legislator (1988–1993)
Campaign

Green Party

Mina Textor became the presumptive nominee of the Green Party on 21 Gunyana 1995. She was formally nominated on 17 Okjatab 1995.

1999 Green Party ticket
Mina Textor	Warwick Henton
for President	for Vice President
Founder of the Green Party	Philimanian Legislator (1989–1995)
Campaign

Whight Party

Trevor Imza became the presumptive nominee of the Liberal Party on 15 Kunnen 1998. He was formally nominated on 11 Hunyo.

1999 Whight Party ticket
Trevor Imza	Winston Mcgill
for President	for Vice President
Co-Founder of the Whight Party	Philimanian Legislator (1978–1986) (1997-)
Campaign