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The Wiltshire National Party, or as it is more commonly known simply as the National Party, is the largest political party in Wiltshire, having won the last General Election in September 3019. The National Party is currently led by former Foreign Minister, Bernard Canterbury, who had led the party since the dissolution of the Balfour Government.

National was formed following the June 3019 General Election when Wiltshire First, the Liberal Alliance and the Green Party all united to form a single, national coalition government - preventing incumbent Rita Smith from renewing her Labour led coalition. This government was extremely successful; bringing about a short period of stability, giving Wiltshirians a referendum on Novanite Federation membership and a new flag. The government was so successful that many wanted the formation of a single political party - led by government leader Fillmore Grey - and that is what happened.

The party saw a bump in the polls. However, with National coming out against NF Membership (and the population voting otherwise), Party Leader Fillmore Grey resigned. His resignation led to the election of Jim Balfour - who won the September Elections (even though he lost a majority in the Wiltshire Assembly). Balfour's National Government had promise. However, in September, it was faced with the biggest crisis any Wiltshire Government has faced since the Corporate Depression. The strongest hurricane in recorded history struck Wiltshire, causing massive economic and infrastructural damage. With this, the Office of Disaster Relief (ODR) took control of the city and formed a dictatorship. Balfour went missing and Maxwell Seymore refused to release his grip on power. Seymore severed connections with the Novanite Federation in what would become known as the September Mutiny.

Eventually, the people revolted and a civilian government, led by Governor-General of Wiltshire, Ludwig Kohl - which had to hold another election for a new Wiltshire Parliament. Since this, Bernard Canterbury has taken over the leadership but the party's reputation has been severely damaged. In addition, large factions of former Liberals and Green members broke away because of Canterbury's leadership, forming the Liberal Party (Wiltshire).

Electoral History

Election	Leader	Opposing Leader	Seats	Seat %	Vote %	Government
September 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections	Jim Balfour	Ioannis Kruger (Labour)	54	45%	35.8%	National minority Government (Balfour Ministry (Wiltshire))
November 3019 Wiltshire General Election(House of Commons)	Bernard Canterbury	Henry Campbell-Trenneman (Labour) Audrick Hill (Conservative)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
November 3019 Wiltshire General Election(Senate)	Bernard Canterbury	Henry Campbell-Trenneman (Labour) Audrick Hill (Conservative)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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+{{PoliticalParty|title1 = National Party|image1 = National Logo.png|country = [[Wiltshire]]|leader(s) = [[Bernard Canterbury]]|foundation = July 30, 3019|preceded_by = Wiltshire First
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-Social Liberalism|political_position = Centrist|status = In government (as of July 3019)}}The Wiltshire '''National Party''' is the governing political party in the Province of [[Wiltshire]]. Director [[Fillmore Grey|Grey]] formed the National Party on June 30, 3019 as he merged the political parties of Wiltshire First, the Liberal Alliance and the Green Party into a single governing party. The parties that make up the National Party won a majority of the seats (combined) in the [[Wiltshire Provincial Assembly]] and so formed the [[Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)|government]], appointing Grey as Director as a compromise between those in the Green Party unhappy with the leadership of [[Bernard Canterbury]] (as leader of the largest party in the coalition of Wiltshire First). Many expected this to be a political failure as appointing an unknown politician with little name recognition seemed to be near political suicide. However, Grey's popular sored after a hostage situation in Wiltshire just prior to his appointment and his popularity has only grown while in [[Government of Wiltshire|government]] instituting policies such as the [[Wiltshire Flag Referendums]] and the Green Society Act.
+Social Liberalism|political_position = Centrist|status = In government (as of July 3019)|succeeded_by = [[Liberal Party (Wiltshire)]]|motives = To keep [[Wiltshire]] out of the [[Novanite Federation]]
-The [[Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)|First National Government]] planned the 3019 [[Wiltshire Independence Referendum]] and party leader Fillmore Grey advocated for the decision. However, following the vote against independence, Grey resigned as Party Leader. A [[August 3019 National Party Leadership Election|Leadership Election]] is scheduled for the week following the referendum to determine a successor.
+To stop uncontrolled immigration}}The '''Wiltshire National Party''', or as it is more commonly known simply as the '''National Party''', is the largest political party in [[Wiltshire]], having won the last General Election in September 3019. The National Party is currently led by former Foreign Minister, [[Bernard Canterbury]], who had led the party since the dissolution of the [[Balfour Ministry (Wiltshire)|Balfour Government]].
+National was formed following the June 3019 General Election when Wiltshire First, the Liberal Alliance and the Green Party all united to form a single, [[Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)|national coalition government]] - preventing incumbent [[Rita Smith]] from renewing her [[Labour Party (Wiltshire)|Labour]] led [[Smith Ministry (Wiltshire)|coalition]]. This government was extremely successful; bringing about a short period of stability, giving Wiltshirians a referendum on [[Novanite Federation]] membership and a new flag. The government was so successful that many wanted the formation of a single political party - led by government leader [[Fillmore Grey]] - and that is what happened.
+The party saw a bump in the polls. However, with National coming out against NF Membership (and the population voting otherwise), Party Leader Fillmore Grey resigned. His resignation led to the election of [[Jim Balfour]] - who won the September Elections (even though he lost a majority in the [[Wiltshire Assembly]]). Balfour's National Government had promise. However, in September, it was faced with the biggest crisis any Wiltshire Government has faced since the Corporate Depression. The strongest hurricane in recorded history struck Wiltshire, causing massive economic and infrastructural damage. With this, the Office of Disaster Relief (ODR) took control of the city and formed a dictatorship. Balfour went missing and [[Maxwell Seymore]] refused to release his grip on power. Seymore severed connections with the Novanite Federation in what would become known as the [[September Mutiny.|September Mutiny]].
+Eventually, the people revolted and a [[Kohl Caretaker Ministry (Wiltshire)|civilian government]], led by [[Governor-General of Wiltshire]], [[Ludwig Kohl]] - which had to hold another election for a new [[Wiltshire Parliament]]. Since this, [[Bernard Canterbury]] has taken over the leadership but the party's reputation has been severely damaged. In addition, large factions of former Liberals and Green members broke away because of Canterbury's leadership, forming the [[Liberal Party (Wiltshire)]].
+== Electoral History ==
+{| class="article-table"
+!Election
+!Leader
+!Opposing Leader
+!Seats
+!Seat %
+!Vote %
+!Government
+|-
+|[[September 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]]
+|[[Jim Balfour]]
+|Ioannis Kruger ([[Labour Party (Wiltshire)|Labour]])
+|54
+|45%
+|35.8%
+|National minority Government ([[Balfour Ministry (Wiltshire)]])
+|-
+|[[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election]](House of Commons)
+|[[Bernard Canterbury]]
+|[[Henry Campbell-Trenneman]] (Labour)
+[[Audrick Hill]] ([[Conservative Party (Wiltshire)|Conservative]])
+|TBD
+|TBD
+|TBD
+|TBD
+|-
+|[[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election]](Senate)
+|[[Bernard Canterbury|<nowiki/>]][[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election|Bernard Canterbury]]
+|[[Henry Campbell-Trenneman|<nowiki/>]][[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election|Henry Campbell-Trenneman]][[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election| (Labour)]]
+[[Audrick Hill|<nowiki/>]][[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election|Audrick Hill]][[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election| (]][[Conservative Party (Wiltshire)|Conservative]])
+|[[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election|TBD]]
+|[[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election|TBD]]
+|[[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election|TBD]]
+|[[November 3019 Wiltshire General Election|TBD]]
+|}