2013 Sierran federal election
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21 (out of 77) regular seats in the K.S. Senate All 276 seats in the K.S. House of Commons 139 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 59.8% (▼ 4.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Sierran federal election was held on Friday, March 22, 2013. Incumbent Prime Minister Steven Hong, the Democratic-Republican Party would be re-elected to a second term despite suffering minor losses to the Royalist Party. It would be the first electoral success of the Progressive Coalition, an governing coalition between the Democratic-Republicans, Social Democrats, and Greens. The Royalists, Libertarians, and Greens would see minor gains, while the Democratic-Republicans and Social Democrats would see minor losses. The Christian Democratic Party, which in 2008 saw historic losses, would exit parliament, losing their only seat in the House of Commons. As of 2021, the 2013 election was the last Sierran federal election to follow the electoral calendar, as the 2016, 2020, and 2021 elections were all called through acts of parliament.
All 276 seats in the House of Commons were elected through mixed-member proportional representatoion, and TBD out of the 77 regular seats of the Senate were up for election. To secure a majority in the House of Commons, a political party must secure a total of 139 seats. However, since 1983 no party has been able to form a majority, with Royalist and Democratic-Republican governments relying on the support of smaller third parties. Beginning with his term, Prime Minister Hong would form a legislative coalition with the Social Democrats and Greens, forming a majority government.
At the beginning of his term, Hong would see unprecedent levels of popularity, with his election ending nearly two decades of Royalist leadership. However, the nation's continued experience with the effects of the Great Recession, along with a series of diplomatic and domestic blunders, would see Hong's popularity decline as his term continued, with his approval reaching a low of 49% in 2010. Despite this, near the end of his term, Hong's approval would significantly rise following the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, in 2011. Up to election day, pollsters and analysts predicted the Democratic-Republicans would retain a plurality in the House, though polling suggested by a smaller margin.
The election resulted in the Democratic-Republicans retaining the plurality, despite small losses to the Royalists. Along with that, the Libertarians and Greens would see an increase in support, while the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats would lose seats, with the latter being completely elected out of parliament, losing their only seat in the legislative body. With the Democratic-Republicans victory, Hong would continue his tenure as Prime Minister. Royalist victories were attributed to the party's new leader, Daniel McComb, whose campaign stragety would motivate the Royalist base following a historic election defeat in 2008. Hong would continue his tenure until August of 2016, where he would be assasinated by a dissident republican terrorist.
This would be the most recent federal election victory for the Democratic-Republican Party and the most recent federal election in which a Democratic-Republican was elected prime minister until 2022 when Maggie Chan became prime minister nine years later.