Senate for the 52nd Cosa

The Senate for the 52nd Cosa consists of eight members. Seven were returned from the previous Senate, while Alèxandreu Soleighlfred was elected to the open seat in Cézembre.

Measures voted on by the Senate

The full Senate voted on one motion, two nominations and three Resolutions of the Senate in addition to the ordinary Clark business.

Nomination of Senator Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h of Fiovâ to be Lord President / Mençei

Submitted by: Lüc da Schir (BE)

Vote summary

Question: On the Nomination Vote Number: 1 Vote Date: July 27 to 29, 2018 Required For Passage: 1/2 Vote Result: Nomination approved Vote Counts: PËRs: 6 CONs: 0
Pinatsch (KA), Për da Schir (BE), Për Soleiglhfred (CZ), Për La Mha (FL), Not voting	Valcadac’h (FV), Not voting Siervicül (MA), Për Plästchisch (MM), Për Betiñeir (VD), Për

Motion to estabilish a Rules Committee for the current term

That the Senate estabilish a Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for the current term, expiring at the beginning of the Senate for the 53rd Cosa.
Submitted by: Lüc da Schir (BE)

Vote summary

Question: On the Motion Vote Number: 8 Vote Date: September 11 to 29, 2018 Required For Passage: 1/2 Vote Result: Motion agreed to Vote Counts: PËRs: 6 CONs: 1
Pinatsch (KA), Con da Schir (BE), Për Soleiglhfred (CZ), Për La Mha (FL), Not voting	Valcadac’h (FV), Për Siervicül (MA), Për Plästchisch (MM), Për Betiñeir (VD), Për

Resolution of the Senate RS01: Ratification of Standing Rule proposals (1 and 2)

Resolved, that the Senate ratifies Rule proposals 1 (Terms) and 2 (Lord President (Mençei)), as adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Submitted by: Lüc da Schir (BE)

Vote summary

Question: On the Resolution (52RS01) Vote Number: 16 Vote Date: November 1 to 21, 2018 Required For Passage: 1/2 Vote Result: Resolution adopted Vote Counts: PËRs: 6 CONs: 0
Pinatsch (KA), Not voting da Schir (BE), Për Soleiglhfred (CZ), Për	Valcadac’h (FV), Për Siervicül (MA), Not voting Plästchisch (MM), Për Betiñeir (VD), Not voting

Nomination of Senator Lüc da Schir of Benito to be Lord President / Mençei

Submitted by: Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h (FV), concurred

Vote summary

Question: On the Nomination Vote Number: 17 Vote Date: November 23 to 30, 2018 Vote Result: Nomination approved

A roll call vote was not taken as per Rule 2, as a majority of senators endorsed the nomination in debate.

Resolution of the Senate RS02: Ratification of Standing Rule proposals (3 and 4)

Resolved, that the Senate ratifies Rule proposals 3 (Questions of Eligibility) and 4 (Seniority), as adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Submitted by: Lüc da Schir (BE)

Vote summary

Question: On the Resolution (52RS02) Vote Number: 18 Vote Date: December 3 to 23, 2018 Required For Passage: 1/2 Vote Result: Resolution adopted Vote Counts: PËRs: 5 CONs: 0
Pinatsch (KA), Për da Schir (BE), Për Soleiglhfred (CZ), Për	Valcadac’h (FV), Për Siervicül (MA), Not voting Plästchisch (MM), Për Betiñeir (VD), Not voting

Resolution of the Senate RS03: Ratification of Standing Rule proposals (5 and 6)

Resolved, that the Senate ratifies Rule proposals 5 (Quorum) and 6 (Sessions and Recess), as adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Submitted by: Lüc da Schir (BE)

Vote summary

Question: On the Resolution (52RS03) Vote Number: 26 Vote Date: February 1 to 21, 2019 Required For Passage: 1/2 Vote Result: Resolution adopted Vote Counts: PËRs: 7 CONs: 0
Pinatsch (KA), Për da Schir (BE), Për Soleiglhfred (CZ), Për Castiglha (FL), Për	Valcadac’h (FV), Not voting Siervicül (MA), Për Plästchisch (MM), Për Betiñeir (VD), Për

Elections

Partisan changes in the 52nd Senate by province.
Light green: RUMP hold; Light blue: MRPT hold; Light red: FreeDem hold; Dark gray not up

A record six seats were up for reelection, including three special elections in Cézembre, Maricopa and Vuode. Only one seat was open (in Cézembre), and only the Benitian and Vuodean races were contested. Despite the unusually high number of seats up for reelection, no partisan gains were made by any party.

Benito

Lüc da Schir won reelection to a third term, defeating Eiric Börnatfiglheu with 75% of the vote. No other people received first round preferences.

Benito Senate Election
	Lüc da Schir	15
	Eiric Börnatfiglheu	5
MRPT hold

Cézembre

Former PP Senator and current MRPT Sénéchal Alèxandreu Soleighlfred won his race without a declared opponent. Unlike in the previous race, which was awarded without ballots being cast under Cézembrean law due to the absence of a challenger to Glüc da Dhi, voting took place as the race was conducted by the National Chancery.

This will be Soleighlfred's second stint in the Senate, the first as a result of an election, but he will serve only one Cosa as this was a special election for the remainder of Glüc da Dhi's term.

Cézembre Senate Special Election
	Alèxandreu Soleighlfred	8
	Glüc da Dhi (write-in)	3
	scattered write-ins	4
MRPT hold

Fiovă

In Fiovă, the sitting Lord President of the Senate Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h has been reelected to a second term, his first term in his own right.

Fiovă Senate Election
	Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h	12
	scattered write-ins	2
FreeDem hold

Maricopa

In Maricopa, interim Senator Cresti Siervicül will get to complete the two remaining Cosas in Béneditsch Ardpresteir's term, after winning the election with no opposition. The race, however, required three rounds of IRV to be declared due to the high number of scattered write-in votes. This interestingly marks the second time out of two that the Maricopan seat was won at the third countback, despite the previous election having three candidates as opposed to the lone candidacy of Siervicül in this instance.

Maricopa Senate Special Election IRV/RCV First and Second Rounds
	Cresti Siervicül	7
	Tariq Zubair (write-in)	2
	Txoteu É. Davinescu (write-in)	2
	scattered write-ins	3
The race advances to a third round.

(Txoteu Davinescu received a second vote from a second preference in one of the scattered write-ins)

Maricopa Senate Special Election IRV/RCV Second Round
	Cresti Siervicül	7
	Tariq Zubair (write-in)	2
	Txoteu É. Davinescu (write-in)	2
	scattered write-ins	2
RUMP hold

Siervicül will continue his first term as a Senator.

Maritiimi-Maxhestic

New Moderate Radical Party Leader Ian Plätschisch has been elected to a first term in his own right, with no opposition. He had served during the last Clark of the previous Cosa as an interim appointee. This continues a curious coincidence by the MRPT of always having its current leader serve in the Senate.

The election was conducted by the provincial government by public ballot.

M-M Senate Election
	Ian Plätschisch	5
MRPT hold

Vuode

In Vuode, Trotxâ Betiñéir won the special election to complete Éovart Grischun's term against Viteu Marcianüs. The seat will be up in the next General Elections as well.

Vuode Senate Special Election
	Trotxâ Betiñéir	5
	Viteu Marcianüs	2
RUMP hold

Membership

Partisan control of the 52nd Senate by province.

The members of the Senate for the 52nd Cosa, listed in the order of the scheduled expiration of their terms, are:

Province	Senator							Senate Seat Contested
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Vuode	Trotxâ Betiñéir							for 53rd Cosa
Atatürk	Sevastáin Pinátsch							for 53rd Cosa
Cézembre	Alèxandreu Soleighlfred							for 53rd Cosa
Florencia	vacant	Ma la Mha		vacant	Quedeir Castiglha			for 54th Cosa
Maricopa	Cresti Siervicül							for 54th Cosa
Fiovă	Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h							for 54th Cosa
Maritiimi-Maxhestic	Ian Plätschisch							for 55th Cosa
Benito	Lüc da Schir							for 55th Cosa