Georgeland legislative election, 2007

The 2008 general election in Georgeland will be fought between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of the United Islands and the opposition Conservative Party of Georgeland. The Liberal Democrats will be seeking a third term in office under that name, and the existing Prime Minister will be seeking his or her first electoral victory. The Opposition will be attempting to gain power in a non-caretaker capacity for the first time in thirteen years.
At the 2005 election, the Tories gained ten seats, for a total of 122. The government lost five for a total of 137; the LDP majority in the House of Commons is thirteen. To win, the Conservatives will have to capture nine seats, which is perfectly within the realm of possibility. The size of the House of Commons is expected to be increased following a redistribution in 2007; the new House of Commons will contain 265 members.

Timetable

Georgeland's elections are not fixed. Presuming Parliament serves a full or close to full term, which since the 2004 constitutional reforms has been three years, the election will be in the first half of 2008. The earliest the next election can be held is November 18, 2005 - this is an unlikely scenario. The latest date at which an election can be held is three years is May 6, 2008.

Parties and Leaders

• Liberal Democratic Party of the United Islands - The successor to Campbell Rhodes will be elected by the end of July 2005 and will have been in office for nearly three years at the time of the election, presuming the same person is still Prime Minister. This person is likely, therefore, to be Zoë Parker or Andrea Perkins. Perkins will be 52, Parker 49.
• Conservative Party of Georgeland - Barring unforseen circumstances, Sam Richardson is likely to still be Tory leader by the time of the election, in which case he will be making his second attempt to become Prime Minister. Richardson will be 55 years old.
• Georgeland Alliance - Current leader Michael Elderton is expected to remain Alliance leader for at least until the election. Elderton will be 60 in 2008. Though he is a well-known figure, Elderton is in danger of being targeted by both major parties and could lose his seat, the party's only House of Commons seat.
• Green Party of Georgeland - Current leader Greg Downes has never formally been elected leader, becoming party spokesman by virtue of his position as Member of Parliament. It is not known whether or not Downes will be the party's spokesman in 2008.