3024 Wiltshire general election

The 3024 Wiltshire general election was held on Friday 9 August 3024 to elect the 30th Wiltshire National Assembly. This was the first election held after the end of the Wiltshire civil war and elected the government to lead the post-war reconstruction period. The election was a divided one, with multiple political parties winning strong shares of the vote and seat totals. The largest party that emerged was Kaitiaki Ropu - the Guardian Party, though the largest faction was the CD/R Union.

Following five days of gridlock, involving three prime ministerial ballots, a coalition government was formed on 15 August by David-Eli Attlee - a compromise candidate - who formed a government around his new social contract proposals.

Process

Following the signing of the Piccadilly Accord, the 3024 general election was classified as an "extraordinary" election and so not subject to the electoral laws that the new National Assembly would need to implement. The provisional government was empowered to conduct the election, ensuring democratic integrity. Shortly after the empowerment of the provisional government, senior statesman and former Prime Minister David Loynd was appointed to the position of minister responsible for the general election. Loynd announced the following provisional electoral system:

Polling groups

Due to the mass migrations and refugee crisis of the civil war, it was decided that regular polling across 100 electoral districts (electorates) was unworkable. As such, the election employed 'polling groups', which were mobile groups of poll workers who travelled to different population centres to obtain votes. Polling groups would offer both mixed and mobile voting hubs, giving as much flexibility to voters as possible.

Voter ID and verification

The provisional government created additional security checks to ensure citizenship, due to failures in border policy since the war. These included:

• Valid voter ID card; or
• Valid photo drivers license; or
• Valid national insurance card; or
• Valid pensioner bus pass; or
• Valid passport; or
• Valid birth certificate.

The requirement to register to vote was withdrawn from this election due to technical limitations of voters. However, ID requirements were strengthened.

Electoral system

Given the lack of fixed electorates, this election was held using a list-based proportional representation system. The process for electing members was modelled on the February 3020 Wiltshire legislative elections, which were also held after a prolonged period of unrest before a permanent electoral system was adopted.

This meant that seats would be allocated proportionally to the percentage of the popular vote received by each eligible party. Those seats would then, in turn, be filled by the party's published candidate lists.

Parties

The elections committee announced on 30 July the following parties qualified to appear on the national ballot. The list appears in alphabetical order and includes the party's own self-listed "three policy priorities".

Conservative Democrats of Wiltshire [CD] 🟣

1. Debt-free government - CD Assemblymen will vote against any budget proposal that is unbalanced.
2. Free trade - CD Assemblymen will support as much free trade agreements as possible.
3. Federalism - CD Assemblymen will support more powers for new local governments.

Ecologists & Greens [E&G] 🟢

1. Ecologists will create a green investment fund to ensure Wiltshire is rebuilt green.
2. Ecologists will vote against government contracts that cut out farmers through automation.
3. Ecologists will oppose nuclear power expansion in Wiltshire.

Kaitiaki Ropu [KR] 🟠

1. Preserve the Daokan language by making it an official national language.
2. Protect our greatest generation by building a new state pension scheme.
3. Defend Lorikeet by advocating for a military-free region.

Minevgrad Independence Party [MIP] ⏺️

1. Independence for Minevgrad - overthrow our Wiltshirian oppressors.
2. Tax cuts for Minevgrad - giving back the money stolen by our Wiltshirian oppressors.
3. Investment for Minevgrad - forcing corporations to give Minevgrad the investment it deserves.

Never Again! [NA!] 🟤

1. Oppose all military and foreign policy actions of the Murcian occupation.
2. Oppose all laws that allow for Tauran migration and pathways to citizenship.
3. Oppose limitations on the supremacy of the Wiltshire National Assembly.

Socialist and People's Action Party [SP] 🔴

1. Healthcare for all: use military savings to build a new universal healthcare system.
2. Jobs for all: create a jobs programme open to all, helping rebuild Wiltshire.
3. Homes for all: build half-a-million new affordable homes, and repair half-a-million more.

The Republicans [R] 🔵

1. Oppose monarchy in the 3024 referendum.
2. Protect Wiltshire's secularism by repealing the church tax exemption.
3. Ensure all education in secular, with a facts-first approach.

Walkerton Nationalpartei [WN] 🟡

1. Hold an independence referendum for Walkerton by 3025.
2. Provide a child support payment to all Walkertonite children to reduce child poverty.
3. Demand that the military to leave Walkerton and return Banks Base to Walkertonites.

Wiltshire Labour Party [LAB] ⭕

1. Pass a workers' bill of rights, enshrining the minimum wage and unfair dismissal laws.
2. Support the right to a union and oppose all union-busting efforts.
3. Oppose privatisation of Wiltshire's roads.

Results

Political Party		Abr.	Lead candidate	Seats won	Popular vote
					#	%
🔵	The Republicans	R	Halpert Lipsey	21	183,220	21.1%
🟣	Conservative Democrats	CD	Owen Lassiter	20	171,931	19.8%
CD/R Union				41	355,151	40.9%
🟠	Kaitiaki Ropu	KR	Leo Jakarta	28	240,530	27.7%
🔴	Socialist and People's Action Party	SP	Renly Stork	19	163,248	18.8%
🟢	Ecologists & Greens	E&G	Helena Jahnke	5	44,285	5.1%
🟡	Walkerton Nationalpartei	WN	Christian Gerhardt**	3	29,524	3.4%
🟤	Never Again!	NA!	Bernard Canterbury	3	26,050	3.0%
⏺️	Minevgrad Independence Party	MIP	Oscar Mishustin*	1	7,815	0.9%
⭕	Wiltshire Labour Party	LAB	Harvey Rekin***	0	1,737	0.2%
Total				100	868,340	100%
Prime Minister before election			Prime Minister after election
N/A			David-Eli Attlee

*Mishunstin is not a candidate for prime minister, as the MIP does not recognise that position.

**Christian Gerhardt is not a candidate for prime minister, as he is standing for governor of Walkerton.

***Harvey Rekin's leadership is disputed by Jakob De Vries.

Aftermath & government formation

See also: 3024 Wiltshire government formation