Elections in Satavia
Elections in Satavia refer to elections that occur both on the federal and provincial level in Satavia. Federal elections take place routinely every four years (although snap elections are possible but rarely called) and elect representatives to both the provincial parliaments, and the federal parliament.
Federal Parliament
The Parliament of Satavia consists of two houses, the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). The House of Representatives elected 149 members for a term of four years in single member constituencies (with approximately the same ammount of voters per district). In the event of a resignation or death of an elected member, a local by-election is held to elect a new member that completes the former member's term. Elections are conducted by the first-past-the-post system.
The Senate is made up of 80 senators, with each province sending twelve senators and the two territories sending four senators (who come from one constituency that covers the entirety of the province). Electoral terms are a maximum of four years. Elections are conducted using the Party-list proportional representation and calculated using the D'Hondt method.
Electoral Commission
Each province has it's own electoral commission that is responsible for organising and conducting election it it's respective province, whilst the Federal Electoral Commission conducts and organises elections on a federal level, and in the National Capital District.
Criteria
Voting is cumpolsory for all residents who are eligible to vote. A Satavian national is eligible to vote in a provincial, federal or by-election if they are above 18 years of age on or before the day of the election, and that they present a valid identification doccument, such as a passport or drivers license.
Elections
Elections are traditionally held on the 22 August and take place every four years. Election day is a bank holiday. Since no snap election has been called since the democratic restoration in 1976, it is constitutionally unclear wether this would begin a new term, or simply be considered as a mass by-election, in which case a regular election would have to be held four years after the last regularly scheduled election.
List
2016
| 79 | 67 | 3 |
| L | C&C | U |
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 79 | ||
| Conservative & Country | 67 | ||
| United | 3 |
2020
| 84 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| C&C | L | U | LSDP | Other |
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative & Country | 84 | +17 | |
| Liberal | 33 | -46 | |
| United | 20 | +17 | |
| Labour & Social Democratic Party | 8 | New | |
| Others | 4 | N/A |