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Revision as of 06:06, 15 September 2007

The second general election was held on 9 October 2006. The Prime Minister was Lord Shackleford.

Results

Fourth North Ahjeezistan General Election, 9 October 2006
Party Leader Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Social Democratic Lord Shackleford 147 29 0 + 29 67.4% 56% 281,002,518 + 24.5%
  Liberal Lord Rarton 31 0 14 - 14 14.2% 19% 95,340,140 - 13.5%
  Green Lord Shackleford 22 2 0 + 2 10.0% 14% 70,250,629 + 10.0%
  Conservative Lord Rarton 18 0 15 - 15 6.8% 10% 50,179,021 - 45.4%
  Liberal Democratic The Rt. Hon. Virginia Halley 0 0 2 - 2 0 1% 5,1007,902 - 100%

There were 501,880,212 valid votes cast.

The Social Democratic-Green alliance won 169 seats; the Liberal-Conservative alliance won 49. The Liberal Democrats won none.

This was the second landslide election in North Ahjeezistan's history, after the first. The Social Democrats swept opposition safe seats, defeating Lord Burnswick, the former, and Lord Rarton, the current, leader of the opposition; Liberal Democratic leader Virginia Halley; and three shadow ministers. For the first time the Greens bested the Conservatives and for the second time the Social Democrats captured more than half the popular vote on their own.


Preceded by:
2nd general election
North Ahjeezistan General Elections
7 Ocotber, 2006
Followed by:
4th general election