2021 Estmerish general election

2021 Estmerish general election

27 May 2021
All 600 seats in the Chamber of Commons 301 seats needed for a majority
Leader Reginald Wilton-Smyth Zoe Halivar Esther Bennett Party SDU SDCP Reform Leader since 23 April 2018 22 May 2016 11 October 2014 Leader's seat Newchurch and Harrendole Harbrough Hillside Tolbury Outer Last election 216 187 101 Current seats 215 184 99 Seats needed 86 117 202   Leader George Avery Sara Hall-Brookes (Lead Candidate) Aelfwin Stringer Party Estmere First Greens Party of the Swathish Leader since 11 August 2018 7 April 2015 15 August 2009 Leader's seat Bouley North East Tendersea Holdenshire Wilds Last election 35 29 15 Current seats 29 29 15 Seats needed 272 272 286
Incumbent Prime Minister Reginald Wilton-Smyth SDU

The 2021 Estmerish general election will be held on 27 May 2021. It is a snap election, called by Prime Minister Reginald Wilton-Smyth. All 600 Members of Parliament in the Chamber of Commons will be elected.

Following 2018, the next election was not scheduled until 2022. Reginald Wilton-Smyth made the call for a snap election on 14 April 2021, and Parliament voted in favour on 15 April. Campaigning will begin unofficially with the start of purdah on 18 April, but the campaign will officially begin with the dissolution of Parliament on 25 April. The ruling Sotirian Democratic Union led by Wilton-Smyth, their coalition partners the Reform Party led by Esther Bennett and the Social Democratic and Co-operative Party under Zoe Halivar are considered the main parties running in the election.

Minor national parties running in the election include Estmere First led by George Avery, the Greens led by Sara Hall-Brookes and Nathan Coutanche, and ESWI led by Ted Barnes, while relevant regionalist parties include the Party of the Swathish led by Aelfwin Stringer and the Aldman Democratic Alliance led by Annika Schröder. A number of new parties are also contesting the election, such as Vox Estmere, future.es and the Rural Interest and Pensioners' Party.

Polling day is 27 May, and full results are likely to be announced 28 May after list votes have been taken into account.

Background

Gambled pensions scandal

Main article: Estmerish missing pensions scandal

Mortimer's leadership challenge

Main article: 2021 Sotirian Democratic Union leadership election

Parties

Main article: List of political parties in Estmere

At the end of the 2018 parliament, eight political parties had representation in the Chamber of Commons. The three largest parties in Estmere are the Sotirian Democratic Union, the Social Democratic and Co-operative Party and the Reform Party, together comprising just under 85% of the seats in the Chamber, and it is widely expected that these parties will come out on top after the election. They are also the only parties to be contesting every constituency seat as well as the list vote.

Other relevant national parties include Estmere First, the Greens and the Estmerish Section of the Workers' International. Smaller, newer parties contesting a national election for the first time include the Vox Estmere, future.es and the Rural Interest and Pensioners' Party. Two regionalist parties, the Party of the Swathish and the Aldman Democratic Alliance, are contesting a select number of constituency seats based on the distribution of Swathish and Aldman speakers respectively.

Name		Ideology	Leader(s)	2018 general election result			Seats at dissolution
				Votes (%)		Seats
				Constituency	Party list
	Sotirian Democratic Union	Conservatism Sotirian democracy Economic liberalism	Reginald Wilton-Smyth		35.6	216 / 600	215 / 600
	Social Democratic and Co-operative Party	Social democracy Co-operatism Democratic socialism Pro-Eucleanism	Zoe Halivar		30.9	187 / 600	184 / 600
	Reform Party	Social liberalism Progressivism Pro-Eucleanism	Esther Bennett		16.7	101 / 600	99 / 600
	Estmere First	Right-wing populism Estmerish nationalism Euclosceptism	George Avery		5.8	35 / 600	29 / 600
	Greens	Green politics Progressivism Pro-Eucleanism	Sara Hall-Brookes Nathan Coutanche		4.9	29 / 600	29 / 600
	Party of the Swathish	Swathish nationalism Social democracy Civic nationalism Regionalism	Aelfwin Stringer		2.6	15 / 600	15 / 600
	Estmerish Section of the Workers' International	Council socialism Anti-capitalism Soft-Euclosceptism	Ted Barnes		2.5	15 / 600	14 / 600
	Aldman Democratic Alliance	Aldman regionalism Social liberalism Civic nationalism	Annika Schröder		0.4	2 / 600	2 / 600
	Vox Estmere	Euclofederalism Social liberalism	Marcello Schipani Kat Rodham	–	–	Did not exist	0 / 600
	future.es	Future politics E-democracy	Nate Foreman	–	–	Did not exist	0 / 600
	Rural Interest and Pensioners' Party	Agrarianism Pensioners' interests	Dorris Tippery	–	–	Did not exist	0 / 600

Endorsements

A number of organisations, individuals and newspapers have made endorsements on behalf of parties and individual candidates in the election. Most notably, a significant number of heads of governments of Euclean Community members nations associated with the Pink Wave made unprecedented interventions in the election to support their preferred candidate for Prime Minister, Zoe Halivar, and her party. This has been described as part of a 'federalisation' of Euclean politics.

Newspapers and magazines

Newspaper	Endorsement		Notes
The Chartist		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
The Continental		None	Advised readers to "vote for pro-Euclean candidates [and] parties".
Daily Times		Sotirian Democratic Union
The Damesbridge Herald		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
The Dunwich Echo		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
Economic Review		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party	Advised readers "vote for the anti-SDU candidate most likely to win in your constituency". Supported Zoe Halivar to become PM.
The Express		Sotirian Democratic Union
Flurland News		Sotirian Democratic Union
The Morwall Chronicle		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
Red Sunday		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
The Standard		None	Called for readers to vote for "moderate SDU candidates" to "push Mr Wilton-Smyth" to resign.
St Richards Times		Sotirian Democratic Union
The Swathish National		Party of the Swathish
Wealdland Post		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
Witterite News		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
The Hamptonshire Post		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
Hjoed/Today		Sotirian Democratic Union
The Norland Post		Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
Westhaven Journal		None

Individuals

Aldman Democratic Alliance

• Haiko Posthuma, Weranian politician and leader of the Aldman People's Party

Estmere First

• Alfred Boulanger, Gaullican politician and leader of the National Front

Reform Party

• Jimmy O'Reilly, Caldish politician and former Taoiseach of Caldia
• Coralie Barreau, Gaullican politician and co-leader of the PRCP
• Zacharie Blanchard, Gaullican politician and co-leader of the PRCP

Social Democratic and Co-operative Party

• Monique Degar-Abdulrashid, Gaullican politician and incumbent President of Gaullica
• Jean Vallette, Gaullican politician and former President of Gaullica
• Stiofán Mac Suibhne, Caldish politician and incumbent Taoiseach of Caldia
• Sofija Anasdohter, Azmaran politician and incumbent Thingspeaker of Azmara
• Brooke Richards, television producer and screenwriter, creator of Faculty
• Dani Leiberman, actor
• Salenna Tyson, actress
• Auro De Maio, Etrurian-born actor
• Gustzy, musician
• Suspa, musician
• Louis Matthew Montgomery, composer and playwright
• YBRV, musician
• Vivi, musician
• Anna Harrington, musician
• Ottila Möller, Alslandic politician and incumbent Premier of Alsland
• Martina Scott, Alslandic politician and former Premier and President of Alsland
• Jonathan Fraser, Alslandic politician and former Premier.
• Bonne Zijlstra, Alslandic politician and former President of the Euclean Community.
• Eryk Jorśsun, Azmaran politician and former Thingspeaker of Azmara
• Luise Höcherl, Weranian politician and leader of the SRPO
• Rupert van Bleiswijk, Hennish politician and incumbent Premier of Hennehouwe

Sotirian Democratic Union

• Albert Lucas Winson, composer and playright
• Lilliana Elliott, Alslandic politician and former Premier of Premier of Alsland
• Pádraig Mac Piarais, Caldish politician and leader of the Liberty Party
• Daniella Wright, Alslandic politician and leader of the Democrats
• Vittoria Vasari, Etrurian politician and incumbent Vice President of Etruria
• Bartholomäus Stobrawa, Weranian politician and incumbent Minister-President of Cislania
• Dietrich Wittmann, Weranian politician and former Chancellor of Werania
• Hugo-Noël Devereaux, Gaullican politician and former President of Gaullica
• Augustin De Troumpe, Gaullican politician and former Cabinet minister

Organisations and other political parties

Aldman Democratic Alliance

• Aldman People's Party

Estmerish Section of the Workers' International

• Workers' International

Opinion polling

Opinion polls were conducted throughout the period following the last election, by a number of polling organisations, most of which are members of the Estmerish Opinion Polling Organisation. Below are two graphs showing opinion poll result average trendline for the general election. The first includes all parties which won list seat in the last election, while the second focuses on minor parties.

Graphical summary of the average of polls conducted for the general election for parties from the current Parliament.

Graphical summary of the average of polls conducted for the general election for minor parties.