March 2016 General Election
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| ← June 2015 General Election | 15 Feb 2016 - 1 Mar 2016 | December 2016 General Election → | ||
All 200 seats in the Cosa 101 seats needed for a majority | ||||
| Eligible voters | 241 | |||
| Turnout | 125 (51.87%) | |||
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| Leader | Dien Tresplet | A. Davinescu | Lüc da Schir | |
| Party | FreeDem | RUMP | MRPT | |
| Leader since | Dec 2015 | 2014 | 11 Aug 2014 | |
| Leader's seat | Senator (MA) | MC (RUMP) | Senator (BE) | |
| Last election | 47 | 68 | 46 | |
| Seats won | 66 | 61 | 37 | |
| Seat change |  19 |
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| Popular vote | 39 | 36 | 22 | |
| Percentage | 33.05% | 30.51% | 18.64% | |
| Swing | 9.43% |
3.35% |
4.19%
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| Leader | Breneir Itravilatx | Owen Edwards | Mximo Carbonel | |
| Party | TNC | PROG | REP | |
| Last election | new party | 14 | new party | |
| Seats won | 29 | 3 | 3 | |
| Seat change | new party | 11 |
new party | |
| Popular vote | 17 | 2 | 2 | |
| Percentage | 14.41% | 1.69% | 1.69% | |
| Swing | new party | 5.39% |
new party | |
 Seat apportionment for the 49th Cosa | ||||
| Outgoing Seneschal | Appointed Seneschal | |||
| Carlüs Xheraltescù FreeDem |
Cresti Siervicül RUMP | |||
The March 2016 General Election was held from 15 February 2016/XXXVII to 1 March 2016/XXXVII and elected members to the 49th Cosa and also filled four Senator seats for Maricopa, Cézembre, Fiova and Maritiimi-Maxhestic.
Elections to four provincial assemblies and two referendums to ratify amendments to the Organic Law were conducted as well. The election was administered by Secretary of State, Marti-Pair Furxheir.
241 voters were eligible to vote in the election and 125 ballots were cast. Voter turnout was 51.87%.
Registered parties
Six national political parties were registered for the August 2014 election:
- Free Democrats of Talossa
- MRPT
- PROG
- RUMP
- TNC (Talossan National Congress)
- The Republican Party (REP)
Results of the Cosa election
| Party | Number of votes cast | Percentage of votes cast | Seats awarded | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeDems | 39 | 33.05 | 66 | N |
| MRPT | 22 | 18.64 | 37 | N |
| PROG | 2 | 1.69 | 3 | N |
| REP | 2 | 1.69 | 3 | N |
| RUMP | 36 | 30.51 | 61 | N |
| TNC | 17 | 14.41 | 29 | N |
| 'Present'* | 7 | n/a | n/a |
- *Votes of 'Present' not included in calculations
Results of the Senatorial elections
Four senatorial elections were held concurrently to the February 2016 General Election.
Cézembre
| Candidate's name | Number of votes | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Ián Anglatzarâ | 16 | 
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| Inxheneu Crova | 1 | |
| Moritz Iesu Preiria Fernaodescu | 1 | |
| Glüc da Dhi | 1 |
Fiôvâ
| Candidate's name | Number of votes | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| C. Carlüs Xheraltescù | 13 |
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| No Confidence | 0 |
Maricopa
| Candidate's name | Number of votes | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Munditenens Tresplet | 12 |
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| S:reu Valoreu Ardpresteir, Sr. | 1 | |
| Eovart Xhorxh | 1 | |
| Nivol Atxaþriadai | 1 | |
| Precelseu Ruiçal Ianüc | 1 | |
| Tariq Zubair | 1 |
Maritiimi Maxhestic
| Candidate's name | Number of votes | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun | 4 |
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| Alexandreu Davinescu | 2 |
Results of Referendums
Two referendums were held during the election to ratify amendments to the Organic Law.
| Amendment | ÜC | NON | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48RZ11 | 97 | 3 | 25 |
| 48RZ14 | 73 | 27 | 25 |