1970 Malgravean General Election

1970 Malgravean General Election
Previous election ← 1965			→ Next election 1974
Chamber of Representatives (Malgrave)
22nd of March, 1970
	Conservative Action Party	Unity Party'	Technology Party
Leader	Johann Leipzig	Choi Won-tae	Bronisław Malinowski
Party	Conservative Action Party	Unity Party	Technology Party
Percentage Vote Share	48%	25%	16%
Seats before	1052	347	440
Seats after	1031	483	299
Seat change	21	156	211
	Progressive Party	Green Party	Socialist Party
Leader	Jeon Hun-young	Luisa Pavone	Damian Jaskulski
Party	Progressive Party	Green Party	Socialist Party
Percentage Vote Share	4%	4%	3%
Seats before	22	31	8
Seats after	42	37	8
Seat change	20	6

By modern historians, the 1970 general election is known as the election in which nothing happened. It took place during a remarkable period of relative calm within Malgrave, as even the civil war entered into a period of limited violence and most things appeared to be running smoothly and no major crisis were reported.

As a result the election was a rather low-energy affair especially compared to previous election cycles and it is typically overlooked by modern political analysts.

Election Issues

A major election concern was the ongoing status of the civil war, although, the quiet nature of the fighting meant that this was not a major concern compared to previous years after the disaster of Operation Swift.

Education was also another major issue, with the safety of after school clubs near the front-line becoming a pressing issue after the Battle of Pakosc had seen students involved in active combat.

Campaigns

Conservative Campaign

The Conservative Action Party underscored the importance of maintaining a steady hand on the machinations of government, with the Progressive Unity Party portrayed as an unknown force. It proved to be a moderately successful message, and the Conservative Unity Party was able to maintain a majority of the vote.

Technology Party

The Technology Party was still suffering due to being linked with the disastrous failure of Operation Swift. Internally, the Technology Party was also struggling to find a new identity and it's messaging suffered as a result. It called for a continuation of it's longstanding policy to modernise the armed forces, and create an overseas territory dedicated to research cities.

Unity Campaign

The Unity Party attempted to link the Conservative Action Party to the failings that led to the Battle of Pakosc, however, the relative successful conclusion of the battle meant that these attacks were hard to stick. Still, the Progressive Party gained votes and continued to build upon momentum.