1928 Central Shaneville Presidential election
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180 seats in the Central Shaneville Parliament (CSP) 91 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 86% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1928 Central Shaneville Presidential election was held on the 12 October 1928, Jean Andre of the Conservative Party was the incumbent president after overthrowing the Progressive Party as coalition leaders in the 1925 re-election, the coalition between the Progressives and the Conservatives was disbanded however due to a leadership change in the Conservative Party to a far-right wing man called Fletcher Dorner making it very unstable.
Due to bad health, former Liberal Party president Ben Murker didn't run for the first time since 1916 and was replaced with his son Bradley Murker - a strange and bias choice in the eyes of many due to the fact that the Liberals had many more ideal candidates.
William Mackenzie ran as leader of the Progressive Party again, the people of Central Shaneville were cautious approaching them due to the problems that the last proper election in 1924 had caused - with the Progressive Party aware of this they gave Mackenzie an ultimatum - "Get our minority back at least or be fired."
During the campaign, in the first debate Bradley Murker verbally attacked Fletcher Dorner on his far-right views (even calling him a flawed man) this only decreased the controversial Dorner's popularity.
After election night ended, William Mackenzie reclaimed his presidency with a dominant Progressive majority, in fact it was one of the most dominant displays in election history despite a scandal late in his campaign.
Exit Poll
The Exit Poll took place a week before the election and predicted an easy Progressive majority which was unexpected by both Conservatives and Liberals.
| Parties | Seats | Change | |
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| Progressive Party | 129 | - | |
| Liberal Party | 32 | - | |
| Conservative Party | 2 | - | |
| Undecided | 17 | - | |
| PROGRESSIVE PARTY WINS A MAJORITY | |||
Results
After all electoral districts had been declared, the results were:
| Party | Leader | MLs | Votes | |||||
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| Progressive Party | William Mackenzie | 147 | 81.7% | 147 / 180
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xxx | 38.7% | 38.7% | |
| Liberal Party | Bradley Murker | 33 | 18.3% | 33 / 180
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xxx | 31.3%' | 31.3% | |
| Conservative Party | Fletcher Dorner | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 180
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xxx | 30% | 30.0% | |
Voting summary
Aftermath
Following the Conservatives getting 0 seats, because of the people of Central Shaneville's view of Dorner, Dorner was immediately fired and the Conservative Party considered its options however with no seats in Parliament, they had no power to do anything - Dorner then leaves the country never to be seen again, his role in events that led to this is still a point of debate.
William Mackenzie and the Progressive Party's first full term was a strong one, the election of 1928 could be a sign of what was to come.