1964 Central Shaneville Presidential election

1964 Central Shanevlle presidential election

13 November 1964 (1964-11-13)
264 seats in the Central Shaneville Parliament (CSP) 133 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	88.5%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Steve McLaren Bob Dylan Robert Bourassa Party Liberal Party New Democratic Party Progressive Conservative Party Leader since October 1960 October 1960 January 1962 Leader's seat Cagliari Ajaccio Porte-Vecchio Last election 3,150,762 (38.7%) 2,455,822 (30.1%) 1,874,911 (23.0%) Seats before 103 78 58 Seats won 225 17 15 Seat change +122 -59 -43 FPTP vote 4,676,983 1,837,680 1,304,587 Percentage 56.1% 22.0% 15.6% Swing - - -   Fourth party   Leader Bill Chadwell Party Social Credit Workers' Party Leader since January 1964 Leader's seat Catia Island Last election 670,875 (8.2%) Seats before 25 Seats won 7 Seat change -18 FPTP vote 521,963 Percentage 6.3% Swing -
President of Central Shaneville before election Steve McLaren Democratic Liberal President of Central Shaneville Steve McLaren Democratic Liberal

The 1964 Central Shaneville Presidential election was held on the 13 November 1964, Steve McLaren and the Liberals were the incumbent President and party respectively.

The 1964 election were the first elections to feature televised debates which came to the attention of the entire nation, this was the first time the electorate could see all the candidates on one platform rather than having to rely on party posters, newspaper articles and radio broadcasts.

Other things to note during the campaigns include President McLaren's campaign was based around the importance of the university, it was a popular choice with voters who wanted to see the islands prosperous.

Meanwhile, the Social Credit Party was criticized when Bill Chadwell (who was seen as out of touch by the people) suggested that the government might consider putting an end to public assistance to smaller parties.

The 1964 election was predicted to be the biggest majority win in Presidential election history with the Liberals predicted to win 219 seats which was backed by media pundits alike, the Liberal Party did in fact win the biggest majority in Central Shaneville history at this point meaning Steve McLaren retained his Presidency.

Exit Poll

The Exit Poll took place a week before the election and predicted the following:

Parties		Seats	Change
	Liberal Party	219	-
	New Democratic Party	17	-
	Social Credit Workers' Party	15	-
	Progressive Conservative Party	10	-
	Undecided	3	-
LIBERAL PARTY WINS BACK A MAJORITY

Results

After all electoral districts had been declared, the results were:

Party		Leader	MLs			Votes
				Of total			Of total
Liberal Party		Steve McLaren (Incumbent)	225	0.0%	225 / 264	xxx	56.1%'	56.1%
New Democratic Party		Bob Dylan	17	0.0%	17 / 264	xxx	22.0%	22.0%
Progressive Conservative Party		Robert Bourassa	15	0.0%	15 / 264	xxx	15.6%	15.6%
Social Credit Workers' Party		Bill Chadwell	7	0.0%	7 / 264	xxx	6.3%	6.3%

Voting summary

Popular vote Liberal Party   56.1% New Democratic Party   22.0% Conservative Party   15.6% Social Credit Workers' Party   6.3%