2023 Monsilvan federal election

2023 Monsilvan federal election

18 June 2023
All 454 seats in the Legislative Assembly 227 seats are needed for a majority All 75 seats in the Senate 38 seats are needed for a majority
Registered	42,228,900
Turnout	38,056,685 (90.12%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lin Yao-tang Bao Hsueh Gao Jingyi Party Democratic Coalition Nationalist Coalition Liberal Party Leader since 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) 10 June 2023 (2023-06-10) 4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) Leader's seat Waiping South (Bazhong) Shanhou (Xiaogu) Weicun (Amking) Seats won 209 153 81 Popular vote 18,114,982 12,748,989 6,888,259 Percentage 47.6% 33.5% 18.1%
Prime Minister before election Xu Yan Reformed National Party Prime Minister after election Lin Yao-tang Freedom and Democracy Party

The 2023 Monsilvan federal election was held on Sunday 18 June 2023 to elect members of the 43rd Parliament of Monsilva. This was the first federal election where the Legislative Assembly results and Senate results were merged. It was also the first election with Monsilva's new IRV voting system and the first using the new legislative constituencies which increased seats in the Legislative Assembly to 454 from 254. The election took place just over a year earlier than it usually would have due to the terms of the Electoral Reform Act 2023 which automatically called an election 94 days after its passing. The passing of the act also lead to the resignation of Xu Yan as Leader of the Reformed National Party on the 10 June after a leadership election which placed Bao Hsueh as the new leader. The RNP still sought to win a third term, however the Democratic Coalition, lead by Lin Yao-tang defeated them by a wide margin.

Although the Democratic Coalition won the election, they did not manage to reach a majority. However, instead of seeking an additional member to the coalition or a re-election, Lin Yao-tang, struck a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal Party. The agreement was organized in advance, and many political analysts suspect that Lin Yao-tang's close relationship with the party in the past assisted the formation of the agreement. The Freedom and Democracy Party, the largest party in the coalition, and the parliament, had been in power 7 years earlier under Lee Su and Suen Shi-huang who ran Monsilva's government for just under 18 years.

Electoral system

Members of the Legislative Assembly are elected by instant-runoff voting. Each legislative constituency elects one member to the assembly. At the same time, electors also vote for a representative in the senate, corresponding to the district they reside in.

Candidates

Candidates for either house must have been formally nominated with the Electoral Commission. The nomination for a party-endorsed candidate must be signed by the Registered Officer of a party registered under the Electoral Act; 100 signatures of eligible voters are required for an independent candidate. A candidate can nominate for only one electorate, and must pass a number of qualifications. A deposit of ¥8,200 was required for a candidate for the Legislative Assembly or the Senate, which is refunded if the candidate is elected or gains at least 4% of the first preference vote. Between 10 and 27 days must be allowed after the issue of writs before the close of nominations.

Parties

Alliance		Party		Ideology	Leader	Legislative Assembly	Senate
			Democratic Coalition 民主聯盟		Freedom and Democracy Party 自由民主党 Zìyóu Mínzhǔdǎng	Social democracy Democratic socialism	Lin Yao-tang	154 / 454	33 / 75
					Social Democratic Party 社会民主党 Shèhuì Mínzhǔdǎng	Social democracy Democratic socialism Left-wing populism	Zi Ch'en	34 / 454	0 / 75
	Green Party of Monsilva 山国绿党 Shānguó Lǜdǎng			Green politics Progressivism	Yuen Lim	21 / 454	0 / 75
Total Democratic Coalition					209 / 454	33 / 75
	Nationalist Coalition 国民联盟		Reformed National Party 改革国民党 Gǎigé Guómíndǎng	Conservatism Economic liberalism Monsilvan nationalism	Bao Hsueh	115 / 454	27 / 75
			People's New Party 人民新党 Rénmín Xīndǎng	Right-wing populism Monsilvan nationalism	Tain T'ien	25 / 454	0 / 75
			Innovate Monsilva 创新山国 Chuàngxīn Shānguó	Economic liberalism Right-wing populism	Xia He Yüan	13 / 454	0 / 75
	Total Nationalist Coalition					153 / 454	27 / 75
	Other		Liberal Party of Monsilva 山国自由进步党 Shānguó Zìyóu Jìnbùdǎng	Liberalism Social progressivism Economic liberalism	Gao Jingyi	81 / 454	15 / 75
			Cheng I 正义 Zhèngyì	Buddhist democracy Social conservatism	Bo Niu	5 / 454	0 / 75
			Monsilvan Communist Party 山国共产党 Shānguó Gòngchǎndǎng	Communism Jiangism	Ng Tao	4 / 454	0 / 75
			Alternative for Monsilva 山国的替代方案 Shānguó de Tìdài Fāng'àn	Fascism Social conservatism	Luo Jingguo	1 / 454	0 / 75
			Revive Monsilva 复兴山国 Fùxīng Shānguó	Monsilvan nationalism Right-wing populism	Cheng T'an	1 / 454	0 / 75
			Unite Party 团结党 Tuánjiédǎng	Socialism End federalism	Ho Teng	0 / 454	0 / 75
			Party of the Emperor 皇帝党 Huángdìdǎng	Monarchism Monsilvan nationalism	Manchu Hsu	0 / 454	0 / 75

Opinion polling

Primary vote opinion polling for the 2023 Monsilvan federal election.

Results

Legislative Assembly

2023 Monsilvan federal election

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Freedom and Democracy Party	12,906,670	33.92	154
	Reformed National Party	9,638,098	25.33	115
	Liberal Party	6,788,573	17.84	81
	Social Democratic Party	2,849,524	7.49	34
	People's New Party	2,095,238	5.51	25
	Green Party	1,760,000	4.63	21
	Innovate Monsilva	1,089,524	2.86	13
	Cheng I	419,047	1.10	5
	Communist Party	335,238	0.88	4
	Revive Monsilva	83,234	0.22	1
	Alternative for Monsilva	80,809	0.21	1
Total		38,045,955	100.00	454
Valid votes		38,049,535	99.98
Invalid/blank votes		6,588	0.02
Total votes		38,056,123	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		42,228,900	90.12

Government (209)
Democratic Coalition
  Freedom and Democracy Party (154)
  Social Democratic Party (34)
  Green Party (21)

Opposition (153)
Nationalist Coalition
  Reformed National Party (115)
  People's New Party (25)
  Innovate Monsilva (13)

Crossbench (92)
  Liberal Party (81)
  Cheng I (5)
  Communist Party (4)
  Revive Monsilva (1)
  Alternative for Monsilva (1)

Not Represented (56)
  Shaoyu Liberation Party (56)

Senate

2023 Monsilvan federal election

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Freedom and Democracy Party	16,203,195	43.65	33
	Reformed National Party	13,314,981	35.87	27
	Liberal Party	7,601,359	20.48	15
Total		37,119,535	100.00	75
Valid votes		38,049,535	99.98
Invalid/blank votes		6,588	0.02
Total votes		38,056,123	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		42,228,900	90.12