June 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections

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| title = | before_election = | before_party = | after_election = | after_party = }}The June 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections are to be held on Thursday June 13, 3019 and will elect the third Wiltshire Provincial Assembly. This election will be the first to feature the Mixed-Member proportional electoral system and will see the Provincial Assembly increase to 120 seats.

The Labour Party has been in power in Wiltshire since the last election (April 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections) and is seeking re-election. The Labour leader, Rita Smith, has been Director the Labour's entire tenure in office and is behind many reforms such as the switch to MMP and increased economic activity. Labour is facing a real challenge because of the economy's stagnation in the past quarter.

The biggest challenge is coming from Wiltshire First and their leader, Bernard Canterbury. Canterbury has led Wiltshire First for less than two months but has turned the party into a strong electoral force. Opinion polls show them replacing the Conservative Party (Wiltshire) as the major right of centre political party. In addition, this will be the first election where 16 and 17 year olds will be granted the right to vote.

Electoral System

This election will be under the MMP system and so, for the first time ever, Wiltshirians will get two votes. The first vote is an electorate vote. These votes will determine the District Representatives in the 60 districts across Wiltshire. This election will be held in the exact same way as previous elections (FPTP). However, the second vote (called the Party Vote) will elect the remaining 60 members based on the party list. These seats will be granted proportionally to the amount of the party vote a party has won. The party leader who is able to obtain a majority of the support in the assembly will become the Director.

Voter eligibility

To vote in the legislative elections, one has to be;

• on the Electoral Register
• aged 16 or over on polling day
• a Novanite Citizen resident in the Province
• not legally excluded from voting (for example, a convicted person detained in prison or mental hospital)

Individuals have to be registered to vote by midnight six days before the election (7th June). You can only register to vote in one district, and people with multiple homes are advised to pick their primary residence.

Date of the Election

The date of the election sparked some controversy in Wiltshire. Director Rita Smith announced the date of the election on May 20th. Conservative and Socialist leaders both called this a 'political stunt' and argued that the people had only recently voted. They argued that because there was a stable government, there shouldn't have been an election a month earlier than the deadline.

However, the Elections Act of 3015 does give the government the authority to decide when an election is called. Although, Director Rita Smith and Wiltshire First leader Bernard Canterbury have both said that they favour increasing the term of the Assembly to 4 or 5 months. Many are calling for a 6 month term (to mirror the federal Presidential elections).

Political Groups and Leaders

The order of parties in this list is determined by their number of seats in the Assembly as of (1/6/19) NOT polling or the results of the election.

The Labour Party

The Labour Party is the ruling political party in Wiltshire and was first election in April 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections. Labour is led by incumbent Director Rita Smith. Labour is a left of centre political party that was elected based on worker's rights advocacy and economic protections. Many fear a recession and Labour's economic policies have been argued to be a steadying force for the markets.

Labour is currently in coalition with the Socialist Party and is pro-Novanite.

The Conservative Party

The Conservative Party is the official opposition party in Wiltshire and came second to Rita Smith's Labour Party in April 3019. Prior to that election, the Conservative Party was in government under Samantha Schrӧder. Currently the Party is led by Dylan Rowlands and is anti-Novanite.

However, the party is very pro-capitalist and pro-business. The party is in favour of trickle down economics and lower taxes.

The Socialist Party

The Socialist Party is no longer the party of Frank Eddington. The Socialist Party has distanced itself from Eddington to become a centrist political party that is pro-Novanite. They are currently in coalition with the Labour Party. However, despite now being considered a centrist party, the party is still very strongly in favour of universal healthcare and has said that they will champion it in government with or without Labour.

The Socialist Party is currently led by Deputy Director Harry Melbourne.

The Communist Party

The Communist and Social Order Party is one of the oldest third parties in Wiltshire. They are in favour of a 'complete economic revolution' and favours a change to a communist system of government. Despite being Communist the party denies being authoritarian. However, they do call for a 'social' revolution as well.

The Communist Party is currently led by Walton Baker.

Wiltshire First

The Wiltshire First Party is a political party formed in 3017 to combat the rising Socialism of Frank Eddington is a nationalist political party that operates within Wiltshire. In the past the party has been far-right. But, now under the leadership of Bernard Canterbury, they are considered more of a nationalist party than a far-right one. Wiltshire First are expected to do well in this election.

Liberal Alliance

The Liberal Alliance Party is a centrist political party that operates within Wiltshire and is anti-Novanite. As well as this, they are pro universal healthcare. Despite their economic centrism, they have a policy of social Libertarianism. The Liberal Alliance is currently led by Dr. Andrew Flox.

The Green Party

The Green Party is a left-wing environmental party that is anti-Novanite (because of their pro-capitalistic ideals). The Green Party is led by Don Halloway.

Current Assembly

Because of the Proportional Representation Act (which switched the election to the Mixed Member Proportional electoral system and lowered the voting age to 16) the Wiltshire Provincial Assembly was increased to 120 members on the 1st of June, 3019. The proportion of seats that parties had before the change was kept the same as after. Here is the current make up of the Assembly.

Government

• The Labour Party (42 seats) (Light red)
• The Socialist Party (19 seats) (Dark red)

Official Opposition

• The Conservative Party (28 seats) (Blue)

Other Opposition

• The Communist Party (9 seats) (Lime green)
• Wiltshire First (7 seats) (Dark Grey)
• The Liberal Alliance (6 seats) (Orange)
• The Green Party (3 seats) (Dark green)
• Independents (6 seats) (Light grey)