2009 Hverlandic presidential election
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The 2009 Hverlandic presidential election took place to elect the President of Hverland for a 6-year term of office. The election was held on 1 March 2009 using ranked-choice voting. Lilje Ingmundsdotra, an independent candidate, won the election with 50.02% of the final round vote. She became the first female president of Hverland.
The Social Democratic Party candidate, Eskil Valdemarsundr, came in third with 15.34% of the final round vote, a significant drop from their 2003 result. Much of the discontent with the Social Democrats was attributed to their poor handling of the 2008 financial crisis and the turnover of party leadership in the years leading up to the election. The election was also notable for the strong showing of the Conservative Nationals, who came in second with 33.83% of the final round vote. This represented their highest vote share since their predecessor's 1955 election victory. The Conservative Nationals had been in opposition for the previous 12 years and their Fjallting leader Herleif Sighvatssundr was seen as a strong contender for the presidency.
A total of 11 candidates contested the election, including five independents. This was the first election the Urban Progressives contested, and they received 3.00% of the first-round vote.
Turnout
The eligible voting population of Hverland stood at 86,906 in 2003. A total of 72,848 people, or 81.1% of the voting-eligible population, cast their votes.
Results
| Party | Candidate | First round | Final round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Other party or unaffiliated | Lilje Ingmundsdotra | 15,483 | 21.25 | 35,464 | 50.02 | |
| Conservative Nationals | Herleif Sighvatssundr | 16,084 | 22.08 | 23,984 | 33.83 | |
| Centre Party | Frode Rasmusssundr | 13,157 | 18.06 | Eliminated | ||
| Other party or unaffiliated | Moa Torgilsdotra | 10,045 | 13.79 | Eliminated | ||
| Social Democratic Party | Eskil Valdemarsundr | 6,493 | 8.91 | 10,874 | 15.34 | |
| The Greens | Myr Thorleifsdotra | 4,553 | 6.25 | Eliminated | ||
| Urban Progressives | Hallvard Tryggvisundr | 2,183 | 3.00 | Eliminated | ||
| Other party or unaffiliated | Wilhelm Kukliński | 2,148 | 2.95 | Eliminated | ||
| Albmotválgabealde | Juvven Juvvensundr | 1,762 | 2.42 | Eliminated | ||
| Other party or unaffiliated | Bjarte Leivssundr | 753 | 1.03 | Eliminated | ||
| Other party or unaffiliated | Herleif Sighvatssundr | 187 | 0.26 | Eliminated | ||
| Exhausted votes | 2,578 | 3.77 | ||||
| Total (active votes) | 72,848 | 100.00 | 68,332 | 96.23 | ||
| Eligible voters and turnout | 89,825 | 81.10 | ||||
