2020 Ostric regional election

2020 Ostric regional election

2 February 2020
All 15 seats in the Dorada 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Nataliô Kohl Josef Stegerwald (pictured) Klara Andrësziak Adóm Lës Party Social Democratic Radical Alliance People's Leader since 4 December 2019 10 November 2019 6 May 2018 Last election 6 seats, 37.27% Did not exist 4 seats, 24.15% Seats won 4 3 2 Seat change 2 3 2 Popular vote 2,458 2,276 1,586 Percentage 22.23% 20.58% 14.34% Swing 15.04pp 20.58pp 9.81pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   NëW DA Leader Macéj Fiedler Adam Duerr Miłosłôw Gendron Party Nation and Freedom Democratic Greens Leader since 28 December 2019 12 August 2019 4 November 2019 Last election Did not exist Did not exist Did not exist Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 1,466 762 672 Percentage 13.26% 6.89% 6.08% Swing 13.26pp 6.89pp 6.08pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Linus Hoch Eckart Schmuck Msczisłôw Mencher Party Union Whales Coalition Leader since Candidate for Minister-Chairman 21 May 2018 3 November 2019 (Interim leader) Last election 2 seats, 18.19% Did not exist 3 seats, 20.39% Seats won 1 1 0 Seat change 1 1 3 Popular vote 658 588 261 Percentage 5.95% 5.32% 2.36% Swing 12.24pp 5.32pp 18.03pp
Minister-Chairman before election Nataliô Kohl Social Democratic Radical Minister-Chairman Jón Woss Social Democratic Radical

The 10th Ostric regional election occurred on 2 February 2020. The established parties in Ostry, including the governing Social Democratic Radical Party and the Ostric People's Party suffered a shock defeat, seeing both parties attain a record lowest number of the vote and seats, while the Ostric Coalition suffered a complete wipeout, exiting the Dorada for the first time in its history. In turn, a record number of newly registered parties, five in total, entered the Dorada for the first time, including an electoral upset by the Citizen’s Alliance for Ostry, which came a narrow second with 21% of the popular vote and three seats. After difficult negotiations, a unity "Marirana" coalition was formed between the SRPO, Alliance, and People's Party.

Background

The previous election in 2016 returned a SRPO government under Johann Schöttmer, in a minority coalition with the Ostric Liberal Party and with the National Consolidation Party support from outside. In late 2019, Schöttmer resigned as Minister-Chairman to run in the 2020 Social Democratic Radical Party of Werania leadership election, leaving Nataliô Kohl as party leader and Minister-Chairwoman. She failed a vote of confidence on 22 December, due to NKP leader Linus Hoch voting against the government over possible electoral reform, causing a snap election to be called.

During the campaign, the established parties in the Dorada continually lost ground to smaller parties, especially the Citizen's Alliance for Ostry, which garnered a large swing in support after what was considered a respectable showing at the "small" debate for extra-parliamentary parties on 12 January. By the campaign's last week, polls showed a potential three-way tie between the SRPO, People's Party, and Alliance.

Electoral system

The electorate elects all fifteen members of the Dorada using single non-transferable vote in one island-wide multi-member constituency.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Radical Party	2,458	22.23	4	–2
	Citizen’s Alliance for Ostry	2,276	20.58	3	New
	Ostric People's Party	1,586	14.34	2	–2
	Nation and Freedom	1,466	13.26	2	New
	Democratic Alternative	762	6.89	1	New
	Ostric Greens	672	6.08	1	New
	The Union	658	5.95	1	–1
	Party for the Whales	588	5.32	1	New
	Ostry Unbound	331	2.99	0	New
	Ostric Coalition	261	2.36	0	–3
Total		11,058	100	15	0
Registered voters/turnout		16,223	68.16	–	–

Popular vote SRPO   22.23% Alliance   20.58% ÒSL   14.34% NëW   13.26% DA   6.89% Greens   6.08% Union   5.95% SdW   5.32% ÒN   2.99% KÒ   2.36%

Seats SRPO   26.67% Alliance   20.00% ÒSL   13.33% NëW   13.33% DA   6.67% Greens   6.67% Union   6.67% SdW   6.67%