New Ingrean general election, 2012

2012 General Election

3 March 2012
All 128 seats in the House of Assembly 38 (of the 68) seats in the Senate
First party Second party   Leader Matthew Jones Jim Goodwin Party Democratic Party National Party Leader since 22 December 2008 22 March 2000 Leader's seat Woolcaster Badminton Last election 37 seats 71 seats Seats won 73 39 Seat change 36 32 Popular vote 343,105 284,713 Percentage 42.60% 35.35%
Composition of the House of Assembly chamber after the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results
Prime Minister before election Jim Goodwin National Party Elected Prime Minister Matthew Jones Democratic Party

The 56th general election for all seats in the House of Assembly and 38 seats in the 68-member Senate was held on Saturday, 3 March 2012. The governing National Party, having already governed for eight years, went into the election hoping to secure a record third consecutive term in power.

The election resulted in a first time win for Matthew Jones, leader of Democratic Party with 73 of 128 seats, ahead of the National Party led Jim Goodwin with 39 seats. The Labour Workers Party under Scott Rogers remained the third party, securing 12 seats.

Key dates

Date	Event
24 January 2012	Writs were issued by the Sovereign to proceed with an election.
7 February 2012	Close of nominations.
3 March 2012	Polling day, between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00.
16 March 2012	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
17 April 2012	56th Parliament assembled.
18 April 2012	State Opening of Parliament.

Background

In 2008, the National Party narrowly won the general election, and was able to form an administration with a slim majority of six seats.

Under the provisions set out in the Electoral Act, an election are held on the first Saturday in March, which itself must be between thirty and forty days after the King has dropped the writ and dissolved the House of Assembly.

Results

Votes summary

Popular vote
Democratic			42.60%
National			35.35%
Social Democratic Labour			6.02%
Christian Democrats			2.41%
Outdoor Alliance			1.44%
Independents and others			6.77%

House of Assembly

New Ingrean general election, 3 March 2012 House of Assembly << 2008 – 2016 >>
Enrolled Voters		913,890
Votes Cast		851,745		Turnout	93.20%	-0.90%
Informal Votes		46,335		Informal	5.44%	+0.04%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Democratic Party	343,105	42.60%	+6.50%	73	+36
	National Party	284,713	35.35%	-5.08%	39	-32
	Labour Workers Party	48,486	6.02%	-0.04%	12	-3
Total		805,411			128