2023 Saspearian General Election Results

The 2023 Saspearian General Election began on January 27 and ended at midnight Unueco Time on January 29, which saw a turnout of 71% (10/14), an increase of 31 points from the turnout of 40% (6/15) in the 2021 General Election, and the highest turnout in an election in Saspearian history. All six seats in parliament were up for election. The election was one seat short of having candidates, which is one seat in the province of Logejo, which is scheduled to be filled in through a special election or an appointment soon, according to Emperor Anthony I. The last general election for parliament was held two years ago, in January 2021, which had three seats up for election. There has since been an increase in the number of seats in parliament due to legislation drafted since then allowing for more expansion and the annexation of Veranderen, which would eventually become a province by an agreement in parliament, thus leading to the parliament gaining one seat, though it was not technically considered as a province by constitutional definition prior.

The ruling party prior to the election, the Saspearian National Party, has seen a shift in control over parliament. In January 2021, the SNP had 2 out of the three seats, and the party was the only one having representation in Parliament from April through October 2021. The Moderate party, led by Hunt Powell, would gain one seat, though it was short-lived, and the Socialist Party (now Technocratic-Socialist Party) gained a seat in December 2021. The Former Prime Minister, Rory McPhail, established the Conservative Nationals Party, which, similarly to the Moderate Party, would be short-lived. Rory McPhail has since renounced his citizenship from Saspearian.

Before the election, the structure of parliament comprised three seats by the SNP and two seats by the Technocratic-Socialist Party. There are two seats in both Logejo and Tremota, one in Veranderen and one in the Capital, Unueco. This election marked the first general election in Saspearian’s history not to have any candidates running from the ruling party. Four out of the six candidates were members of the Technocratic-Socialist Party, which has recently experienced an increase in membership and has become the ruling party. The two other candidates were independents.

Logejo

Candidate	Votes
✓ Thomas Jacobs (Independent)	7 (70%)

Tremota

Candidate	Votes & Percentage
✓ Matthew Laptev (Independent)	6 (60%)
✓ Alice Malcolm (Technocratic-Socialist Party)*	5 (50%)
Connor Anderson (Technocratic-Socialist Party)	4 (40%)

Veranderen

Candidate	Votes & Percentage
✓ Erzi Ambriz (Technocratic-Socialist Party)	9 (90%)

Unueco

Candidate	Votes & Percentage
✓ Ezekiel Ensor (Technocratic-Socialist Party)*	9 (90%)

The Technocratic-Socialist Party has won the majority of seats in parliament with three seats, and the Independents have gained two seats.

Note: Incumbent Member of Parliament, Ezekiel Ensor, represented Logejo prior to the election.