2021 Steinborgian federal election
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| Registered | 70,901,452 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 49,914,267 (70.4%)  12.4 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Federal elections were held in Steinborg on 31 October 2021 to elect the members of the 24th Federal Parliament. All 200 members of the Federal Parliament were elected in 15 multi-member constituencies.
The economy, climate change, crime and government spending were the main issues of the campaign. The People's Party and its coalition government consisting of the Christian Democratic Forum and the Liberals ran on their record of falling crime rates and economic recovery, and the coalition also used the personal popularity of Paalik Jaan Kruus. The Greens and New Democracy ran a joint campaign, advocating for a fight against climate change, greater government spending on infrastructure and green energy and the legalisation of same-sex marriage. The Social Democratic Party, the Worker's Party and the Alternative all faced infighting amid their poor performances in the previous election and they failed to deliver a coherent message during the campaign.
All the parties in the coalition government increased their vote share and seat count for the first time since 2001. The People's Party managed to retain their overwhelming vote share compared to the other parties, entrenching its positions as the by far biggest party. The anticipated progressive wave did not fully materialize, but the Greens and New Democracy still experienced an increase in ther vote and seat share. The Social Democrats, Worker's Party and Alternative all experienced losses. While turnout fell by 12 percent, it was still way ahead of the historical average.
The coalition government was again assembled with minimal changes and Jaan Kruus was reelected as Paalik on 10th November 2021.
Electoral system
The 200 members of the Federal Parliament are elected in 14 multi-member constituencies, being the fourteen counties, and one single-member consticuency, the island of Ensamo. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method, with an electoral threshold of 5% per constituency, expect in Ensamo, where a first-past-the-post system is used
Seats are allocated to constituencies based on the number of registered voters in them. The allocation of seats for the 2021 election was the following:
| Constituency | Seats | 
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| 01 Ensamo | 1 | |
| 02 Pohjameri | 15 | |
| 03 Iounameri | 14 | |
| 04 Laanemaa | 12 | |
| 05 Parla | 24 | |
| 06 Tooru | 18 | |
| 07 Keskmaa | 12 | |
| 08 Kirkmaa | 10 | |
| 09 Itanien Kotimaa | 12 | |
| 10 Lantinen Kotimaa | 13 | |
| 11 Isovouri | 7 | |
| 12 Rohland | 10 | |
| 13 Mustastein | 15 | |
| 14 Valkenstein | 18 | |
| 15 Vappe | 19 |
All Steinborgian citizens aged 18 or over have the right to participate in the election. Non-Steinborgian citizens residing in Steinborg cannot vote, whereas Steinborgian citizens living abroad can register to vote.