2011 Weranian federal election

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2011 Weranian federal election

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All 545 seats to the House of Deputies
273 seats are needed for a majority in the House of Deputies
Turnout34,654,997 (74.73%)
Decrease6.61%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Ellis Koopmann Günter Schaefer Klaus Reimann
Party SRPO NKP PMZ
Leader since 22nd November 2007 24th January 2011 6th September 2009
Leader's seat Bonnlitz-Ostbrücken Roetenberg Roetenberg
Last election 140 seats, 26.40% 249 seats, 33.20% 42 seats, 7.13%
Seats won 244 137 61
Seat change Increase104 Decrease112 Increase19
Popular vote 12,463,728 9.174.932 4,074,839
Percentage 35.56% 26.48% 11.63%
Swing Increase8.25% Decrease7.02% Increase4.50%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Phillipp Steinhäuser Michael Kaltenbrunner
Michaela Redler
Aneta Umbraite
Party OSAI Grüns SDT
Leader since 14th July 2004 12th November 2008
7th November 2002
11th March 2009
Leader's seat Westbrücken Cislania Ruttland
Last election 60 seats, 10.75% 10 seats, 3.18% 8 seats, 2.44%
Seats won 23 20 23
Seat change Decrease37 Increase10 Increase15
Popular vote 1,946,372 1,578,473 1,256,473
Percentage 5.55% 4.50% 3.58%
Swing Decrease5.20% Increase1.32% Increase1.14%

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States coloured by largest party.

Chancellor before election

Dietrich Wittmann
NKP

Elected Chancellor

Ellis Koopmann
SPRO

The 43rd federal election was held in the Weranian Confederation for the Volkstag (the lower house of the Bundestag) on the 27th May 2011. All 545 members of the Volkstag were elected under a single non-transferable vote system in multi-member electoral districts. The Social Democratic Radical Party of Werania (SRPO) won the largest amount of seats amid a collapse of the vote of the National Consolidation Party led government, with the SRPO subsequently forming a coalition government with the Modern Centre Party which underwent its own resurgence in votes to become the third largest party.

The election was held during an ongoing financial crisis, high unemployment, a large public deficit and high levels public discontent. The outgoing coalition government of the NKP, PMZ and Sotirian Democratic Homeland (SDT) had become extremely unpopular due to their adoption of tough public spending cuts as well passing a highly controversial and contested labour reform that many blamed for the high unemployment. As a result for the years preceding the election the SRPO had consistently outpolled the NKP as the largest party leading to many to predict the former would easily beat the latter at an election.

The electoral campaign was largely dominated by differing approaches to the financial crisis and unemployment. The government largely defended its policies of fiscal restraint whilst the PMZ called for greater tax cuts and economic deregulation to kickstart the economy. In comparison to the 2007 campaign where the SRPO had adopted a more moderate message the SRPO embraced a more populist tone. The SRPO mainly focused on cutting Werania's high unemployment rate, which stood at 11% on election day.

The election saw the SRPO and PMZ gain votes at expense of the NKP and the Weranic Section of the Workers' International who had performed well in 2007 but declined as many of their voters went to the SRPO. The Weranic Völkisch Freedom Party, a far-right party that had shocked the nation when it gained over 5% of the vote in 2007 lost half its seats.

Turnout in the election was 74.73%, a decline of over 6% from the last election and the lowest turnout since the 1972 election. The SRPO's 12 million votes are the highest the party has ever achieved and the overall highest for a left-wing party in Weranian history.

Electoral process

Background

Timetable

Parties

Campaign

Opinion Polls

Results

Results

2011 Weranian HoD.svg
Party Votes % Seats ±
Constituency Proportional Total
Social Democratic Radical Party 12,463,728 35.56 129 115 244 tba
National Consolidation Party 9,174,932 26.18 53 84 137 tba
Modern Centre Party 4,074,839 11.63 24 37 61 tba
Weranic Section of the Workers' International 1,946,372 5.55 6 17 23 tba
Sotirian Democratic Homeland 1,256,473 3.58 12 11 23 tba
Green Party 1,578,473 4.50 6 14 20 tba
Democratic Alternative 1,248,493 3.56 4 11 15 tba
Weranic Völkisch Freedom Party 1,215,463 3.47 0 11 11 tba
National Coalition for Independence 726,832 2.07 8 0 8 tba
Aldman People's Party 240,576 0.69 2 0 2 -
United Party 12,058 0.03 1 0 1 -
Others 12,058 1.33 0 0 0 -
Invalid/blank votes 646,357 - -
Total 46.374,583 100 245 300 545 -
Registered voters/turnout 46,474,226 75.6 - -

Aftermath

Outcome

Government formation