Akashian general election, 2014

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Akashian general election, 2014

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400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88,8%
  First party Second party Third party
  KōkoKaga-small.jpg RiseTakashima(small).jpg
Leader Kōko Kaga Hiroshi Sone Rise Takashima
Party SP MPP CP
Last election 210 seats
39,0% PR
42,6% STV
36 seats
19,6% PR
10,3% STV
50 seats
14,8% PR
11,7% STV
Seats won 100 72 55
Seat change Decrease 110 Increase 36 Increase 5
PR vote 1.610.851 1.272.965 974.369
% and swing 20,5%
Decrease 18,5%
16,2%
Increase 5,6%
12,4%
Decrease 2,4%
STV vote 1.612.429 1.455.119 983.189
% and swing 20,5%
Decrease 22,1%
18,5%
Increase 8,2%
12,5%
Increase 0,8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  LianaFerrari(small).jpg MomokaNishimura.jpg
Leader Kazunori Takata Liana Ferrari Momoka Nishimura
Party GP URP FP
Last election 25 seats
7,7% PR
7,9% STV
21 seats
7,5% PR
7,4% STV
27 seats
8,5% PR
8,2% STV
Seats won 40 37 29
Seat change Increase 15 Increase 16 Increase 2
PR vote 801.497 754.350 652.198
% and swing 10,2%
Increase 2,5%
9,6%
Increase 2,1%
8,3%
Decrease 0,2%
STV vote 810.147 668.568 613.510
% and swing 10,3%
Increase 2,4%
8,5%
Increase 1,1%
7,8%
Decrease 0,4%

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Most voted party by province

Prime Minister before election

Kōko Kaga
SP

Prime Minister after election

Kōko Kaga
SP

A general election was held in Akashi on 28 June 2014. The Kōko Kaga government was re-elected with a minority.

While Kōko remained popular going into the election, the "Kōkomania" that had propelled the Socialist Party to a landslide victory four years before had dissipated, and it was expected that the party would lose its majority and have to form a coalition.

The centre-right leadership remained unchanged. Hiroshi Sone was not blamed for the Moderate People's Party's poor result during the "red wave" and sought to fight another election to prove himself as party leader. Liana Ferrari weathered the humiliating blow largely through her tight grip on the United Reform Party, which squelched potential leadership challenges.

With the Socialists being the incumbents, one party leader that attracted greater attention was Momoka Nishimura of the Future Party. Like Kōko, she held the distinction of being her party's youngest leader, and proved an astute campaigner, nudging the party closer to the left and pirate politics.

Results

General election, 28 June 2014
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Party Party list Constituency Total
seats
+/-
PR % +/− STV % +/−
Socialist Party 1.610.851 20,5% -18,5% 1.612.429 20,5% -22,1% 100 -110
Moderate People's Party 1.272.965 16,2% +5,6% 1.455.119 18,5% +8,2% 72 +36
Communist Party 974.369 12,4% -2,4% 983.189 12,5% +0,8% 55 +5
Green Party 801.497 10,2% +2,5% 810.147 10,3% +2,4% 40 +15
United Reform Party 754.350 9,6% +2,1% 668.568 8,5% +1,1% 37 +16
Future Party 652.198 8,3% -0,2% 613.510 7,8% -0,4% 29 +2
National Cooperative Party 636.483 8,1% +1,6% 605.644 7,7% +1,0% 26 +6
National Union 534.331 6,8% +5,0% 464.065 2,0% +3,0% 17 +12
Conservative National Party 212.161 2,7% +1,5% 204.503 2,6% +1,9% 7 +7
Akashi Renewal Party 180.730 2,3% +1,2% 196.638 2,5% +1,7% 6 +6
Independents 227.877 2,9% +1,6% 251.696 3,2% +1,5% 11 +5
Total 7.857.811 100% 7.865.509 100% 400
Registered voters and turnout 8.848.886 88,8% 8.848.886 88,9%
Bloc strength
Bloc Parties Seats
Crimson bloc CP, GP 95
Pale crimson bloc SP, NU 117
Light yellow bloc NCP, FP 55
Light blue bloc MPP, URP 109
Dark blue bloc CNP, ARP 13

Predictably, the SP lost its anomalous majority. Even with a loss of 18–22% of the vote and 110 seats, they held onto a plurality of 100 seats. This was achieved mainly by finishing a close second in the provinces they lost — Takao to the MPP, Kobi to the CP, and Shimachi to the GP — and retaining pluralities in Kagi and Matō.

The SP's tide receding allowed virtually all parties to make gains and claim success on the night. The light blue bloc increased its tally by 52 seats, narrowing the gap with the pale crimson bloc to only 8 seats. Similarly strong gains were made by the GP and NU, many of whose voters had temporarily switched to the SP during the "red wave" of 2010.

In the new legislature, the crimson and pale crimson blocs combined had a majority. However, Kōko was conscious of the parliamentary dynamics that hindered Shinobu Furukawa's last term, and thus sought to keep good relations with the light yellow bloc as well. She formed a coalition with the GP, NCP, and NU, which at 183 seats was technically a minority, but could count on either CP or FP support to achieve a majority.