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*[[BFT]] (Bob Fights Ticket - [[Danihel Lauriéir]] & [[Bob Murphy]]) | *[[BFT]] (Bob Fights Ticket - [[Danihel Lauriéir]] & [[Bob Murphy]]) | ||
*[[TNP]] (Talossan Nationalist Party - [[Ián von Metáiriâ]]) | *[[TNP]] (Talossan Nationalist Party - [[Ián von Metáiriâ]]) | ||
*[[ | *[[PL]] (Parti Liveral/Liberal Party - [[Florence Yarney]]) | ||
*[[CALL]] (Conservatives Against Liberal Laziness - [[Andrew Wozniak]]) | *[[CALL]] (Conservatives Against Liberal Laziness - [[Andrew Wozniak]]) | ||
*[[STOMP]] (Schneider’s Talossan Marxist Party - [[Jack Schneider]]) | *[[STOMP]] (Schneider’s Talossan Marxist Party - [[Jack Schneider]]) | ||
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! style="background:#99cc99;" | Percentage of votes | ! style="background:#99cc99;" | Percentage of votes | ||
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| style="background:#efefef;" | UP (PC & MN)|| | | style="background:#efefef;" | UP (PC & MN)|| 31.57 | ||
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| style="background:#efefef;" | BFT|| 26 | | style="background:#efefef;" | BFT|| 26.31 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background:#efefef;" | TNP|| | | style="background:#efefef;" | TNP|| 10.53 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background:#efefef;" | | | style="background:#efefef;" | PL|| 10.53 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background:#efefef;" | CALL|| | | style="background:#efefef;" | CALL|| 10.53 | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background:#efefef;" | STOMP|| | | style="background:#efefef;" | STOMP|| 10.53 | ||
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==Aftermath== | |||
The United Party won a plurality, though on its lowest ever share of the vote. Before the election, it was widely expected that a coalition with the TNP would have been sought; however, the two parties did not achieve enough seats on their own, and rather than relying on Wozniak's CALL, the UP elected to form a broad coalition with BFT. [[Robert Murphy]] was thus sworn in as Seneschal on 7 February 1988. | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 13 March 2020
The January 1988 General Election was the seventh democratic election to be held in Talossa.
Parties contesting the election
- UP (United Party (PC & MN) - King Ben & Weston Erni)
- BFT (Bob Fights Ticket - Danihel Lauriéir & Bob Murphy)
- TNP (Talossan Nationalist Party - Ián von Metáiriâ)
- PL (Parti Liveral/Liberal Party - Florence Yarney)
- CALL (Conservatives Against Liberal Laziness - Andrew Wozniak)
- STOMP (Schneider’s Talossan Marxist Party - Jack Schneider)
Result of the Election
| Party | Percentage of votes |
|---|---|
| UP (PC & MN) | 31.57 |
| BFT | 26.31 |
| TNP | 10.53 |
| PL | 10.53 |
| CALL | 10.53 |
| STOMP | 10.53 |
Aftermath
The United Party won a plurality, though on its lowest ever share of the vote. Before the election, it was widely expected that a coalition with the TNP would have been sought; however, the two parties did not achieve enough seats on their own, and rather than relying on Wozniak's CALL, the UP elected to form a broad coalition with BFT. Robert Murphy was thus sworn in as Seneschal on 7 February 1988.
