1980 Seketese General Election

1980 Seketese general election

March 22, 1980 (1980-03-22)
All 193 seats to the Commons Council of the Hérvynsken 97 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	95.7%
First party Second party Third party   KY Leader Patjik Moulette Michjeal Simonson Micel Monnerþe Party Socialist Democrats Kjedorate Leader since May 1969 September 1978 June 1979 Last election 70 56 42 Seats before 68 57 42 Seats won 111 40 24 Seat change 43 17 18 Popular vote 1,575,448 746,774 427,561 Percentage 46.7% 22.2% 12.7% Swing 17.4pp 3.7pp 12.9pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   UNA Leader Jeameson Treirþe Marc Joulette Simon Creatin Party Liberals Labour National Union Leader since June 1974 July 1968 May 1977 Last election 9 6 4 Seats before 8 6 4 Seats won 8 3 5 Seat change 0 3 1 Popular vote 305,745 100,436 135,034 Percentage 9.1% 3.0% 4.0% Swing 1.1pp 1.5pp 0.1pp
Prime Minister before election Patjik Moulette Socialist Prime Minister after election Patjik Moulette Socialist

The 1980 Seketese General Election was held on March 22 1980 to elect members of the Commons Council, the lower house of the Hérvynsken. The election was called after the Democratic Party and Liberal Party withdrew from government over disputes with the Socialist on currency reform and SekOil ownership. The President of Seketan, Reþon Barreos formally dissolved the Commons Council on January 30 1980 at the request of Prime Minister Patjik Moulette.

Moulette and his Socialist Party won their first majority government, winning 111 seats and going on to form the first post-revolution single party government which would last until 1996. The Democrats would remain the largest opposition party despite losing 17 seats, with Michjeal Simonson resigning as their leader after the election. The Kjedorates lost half their votes from 1978 and lost 18 seats, making their caucus even smaller and less powerful in the Commons Council. Smaller parties like the the Liberals, Labour, and National Union all had minimal gains and loses.

Results

Party	Acym.	Leader	Seats		Votes
			Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Socialist	SY	Patjik Moulette	111	43	1,575,448	46.7%	17.4pp
	Democratic	DY	Michjeal Simonson	40	17	746,774	22.2%	3.7pp
	Kjedorate	KY	Þorn Manneir	24	18	427,561	12.7%	12.9pp
	Liberals	ELY	Jeameson Treirþe	8	0	305,745	9.1%	1.1pp
	National Union	UNCA	Simon Creatin	5	1	135,034	4.0%	0.1pp
	Labour	OeUC	Marc Joulette	3	3	100,436	3.0%	1.5pp
	Independent	IND	N/A	2	4	67,854	2.0%	0.4%