Report of the Electoral Commission
On the June 2021 Senate Elections
On the June 2021 Senate Elections
Election Results |
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Five senators elected from nine candidates in total |
| Rank | Candidate’s Name | Average Ranking |
| 1. | Josephto | 3.821 |
| 2. | Kingdom of Sacento | 4.000 |
| 3. | British Isles and Commonwealth Realms | 4.036 |
| 4. | Xandorian Plexora | 5.143 |
| 5. | Glaciosia | 5.321 |
UNELECTED CANDIDATES | ||
| 6. | Druing | 5.714 |
| 7. | We the People Gouvernor | 6.036 |
| 8. | Mr Casually Cruel | 6.393 |
| 9. | Supersaurus | 6.893 |
| 10. | Re-open Nominations | 7.643 |
Candidates
Nine (9) candidates stood for election to the Senate. These were the following:
| Candidate nation | Time in Union (acc. to NationStates) on 2021-06-03 |
| British Isles and Commonwealth Realms | 405 days |
| Druing | 504 days |
| Glaciosia | 23 days |
| Josephto | 111 days |
| Kingdom of Sacento | 398 days |
| Mr Casually Cruel | 32 days |
| Supersaurus | 68 days |
| Xandorian Plexora | 9 days |
| We The People Gouvernor | 90 days |
We note the residency of these nations in an attempt to illustrate their “newcomer” vs “oldtimer” status in an objective way; however it should be noted that many of these nations may move in and out of the region for various reasons, such as UDSAF duties, and thus a low residency period is not in and of itself a marker of a newcomer.
It is notable that several candidates have been in the Union for less than three months. Three candidates had never stood for election under their names in the UDS before: Mr Casually Cruel, Supersaurus, and Xandorian Plexora.
Disaggregated Vote and Preference Count |
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| EUKBICR | Druing | Glaciosia | Josephto | Sacento | |
| 1st Pref. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2nd Pref. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 3rd Pref. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 4th Pref. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 5th Pref. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 6th Pref. | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7th Pref. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8th Pref. | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9th Pref. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Pref. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Mr. Casually Cruel | Supersaurus | Xandorian Plexora | We The People | Re-open Nominations | |
| 1st Pref. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2nd Pref. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Pref. | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4th Pref. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 5th Pref. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6th Pref. | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 7th Pref. | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 8th Pref. | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9th Pref. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Pref. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Calculation of the Next Senate’s Seats
This Senate election had 28 valid votes.
The March Senate election had 16 valid votes.
The January Senate election had 20 valid votes.
Using the formula provided in Article 2, clause 3.a of the Constitution, by which there shall be one seat for every four voters:
28+16+20 = 64
64/12 = 5.333
Rounding up, this formula gives 6 seats for the next Senate election.
General Remarks
Chief Electoral Commissioner, Asdersland
For an election that was basically held on a week’s notice, it is my personal belief that it went astoundingly well with the help of Chief Justice Kronprinzessin and Deputy Commissioner Kade. The new Electoral Commission’s role is to not only count ballots but also to preserve, protect, and promote the democratic process which forms the core of the region. Through a concerted effort to ensure citizens could sign up to be candidates and vote easily, as well as know about this opportunity, turnout has nearly doubled. The election was highly competitive and yet extremely cordial, while producing clear winners, which shows the benefits of the Average Placement system.
While not everything went smoothly--particularly with regards to the release of this official report and privacy concerns--these were raised as legitimate questions and as necessary inquiries into methods of improvement of the democratic system. In the future the Electoral Commission will work to maintain or improve turnout even further and keep the democratic process in good working order.
In general, I am extremely glad that I had good working partners and that our calm debates on the issues affecting the election resulted in reasoned and fruitful conclusions. This is honestly some of the most enjoyable work I have done in the Union.
I hope to see all the Union’s citizens participating in next month’s presidential election.
note: thank you to Kron for fixing the formatting in this report. Copy/paste obliterated a lot of it (oops)
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