2020 American Parliament election

  

2020 American Parliament election

December 10–16, 2020
All 501 seats to the American Parliament 251 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.7% ( 8.9%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Boris Griffiths Jackie Nutalli Joshua Garrett Party United Federalists Liberal Democrats American Conservatives Alliance UFA-LDA coalition UFA-LDA coalition ACC-ADL alliance Leader's seat Alaska Superior Sierra Last election 192 seats 107 seats 93 seats Seats before 192 107 seats 93 Seats won 126 97 98 Seat change 66 10 5   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jared Lester Sven Ludendorff Benjamin Perseus Party Social Democrats Red-Greens Americans for Democracy and Liberty Alliance N/A N/A ACC-ADL alliance Leader's seat Astoria Greenland Sierra Last election 53 seats 31 seats 25 seats Seats before 53 31 25 Seats won 96 28 34 Seat change 43 3 9   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Rahim Maruum Klaus von Inglostadt Party United Alliance of the Left America of Nations Alliance Alliance of American Socialists and Landonists N/A Leader's seat Astoria (newly elected) Superior (newly elected) Last election 0 seats New party Seats before 0 0 Seats won 11 11 Seat change 11 11
Map of North and South America showing each member state and the American parliament party that holds a majority in said nation.
President of the American Parliament before election Sofia Muñoz LDA President of the American Parliament Sofia Muñoz LDA

An election to the American Parliament, the legislative body of the Conference of American States, was held between December 10 to December 16, 2020. It was the eleventh American parliamentary election since the first direct election to the body in 1970. A total of 501 members were elected to represent over 500 million people in each of the 25 member states of the Conference of American States. Brazil participated in the election for the first time, since it joined the CAS in 2016. The 2020 American Parliament election is the third largest democratic election in history, following the 2021 legislative election in China and the 2019 Indian general election in India.

All 501 members of the American Parliament were up for election, along with non-voting delegates from the American Neighborhood Policy associate states (the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands). Because of their non-member status the delegates are selected by their respective nation's legislature. The election was contested by ten parliamentary groups made up of political parties from each member state. Since 2005, the United Federalists of America (UFA) and the Liberal Democrats of America (LDA) have controlled the legislature, with the American Conservative Coalition (ACC) leading the official opposition. Following these parties are the Social Democrats of America (SDA), the Red-Green Alliance (RGA), and Americans for Democracy and Liberty (ADL). Parties that contested the election and had no representation in Parliament were the Alliance for American Unity (AAU), American Coalition for Liberty (ACL), United Alliance of the Left (UAL), and America of Nations (AN).

Following a few days of extended voting, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the incumbent United Federalist-Liberal Democrat coalition would narrowly retain their government through a plurality of seats, losing their absolute majority received in 2010 and upheld in 2015. The UFA-LD coalition would see loses to the Social Democrats, who has seen a emergence following left wing victories in Anglo-America. Along with that, the American Conservative Coalition would see gains as well, albeit minor gains. America of Nations and the United Alliance of the Left would enter the American Parliament for the first time. The SDA would see support from its traditional stronghold of Astoria and massive gains in Sierra, which had shifted leftwards away from the traditionally dominated Liberal Democrats and ACC. The ACC would see large gains in Superior and the United Provinces, though its major gains in those countries would be slightly outweighed by losses seen in Sierra. The UFA-LD coalition would see continued support in their traditional strongholds in TBD. Following the election, the Social Democrats would be invited into the governing coalition, allowing it to reach a majority of seats in Parliament. Incumbent LDA President of the American Parliament Sofia Muñoz of Central America would be re-elected.

Apportionment of seats for the 2020 election

Main article: Apportionment in the American Parliament

A total of 501 MAPs were elected in 2020, with the apportionment changed to reflect the more recent population estimates as well as the joining of Brazil to the CAS in 2016. The distribution of seats in the American Parliament is based on each country's population, using the Penrose method.

Member state	Population millions (2020)	MAPs	Inhabitants per MAP	Influence
Alaska	0.74	5	147,690	6.98
Antigua and Barbuda	0.09	2	45,622	22.57
Aruba and Curaçao	0.28	3	91,883	11.20
Astoria	19.18	20	959,201	1.07
Bahamas	0.40	3	133,505	7.71
Barbados	0.29	3	95,675	10.76
Belize	0.41	3	137,462	7.5
Brazil	210.15	130	1,616,516	0.82
Brazoria	49.52	41	1,456,723	0.85
Central America	42.61	35	1,217,438	0.85
Dominica	0.07	2	36,206	28.44
Greenland	0.10	2	53,920	19.09
Grenada	0.12	2	62,305	16.53
Guyana	0.74	5	148740	6.92
Jamaica	2.72	10	272,667	3.78
Manitoba	13.70	17	804,113	1.28
Patagonia	2.10	10	209,544	4.91
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.05	2	23,800	43.27
Saint Lucia	0.18	2	92,481	11.13
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.14	2	70,166	14.68
Kingdom of Sierra	83.48	68	1,227,688	0.83
São Leopoldo	44.67	39	1,145,500	0.90
Suriname	0.63	4	158,160	6.51
Superior	48.28	41	1,177,595	0.87
United Provinces	62.10	50	1,213,637	0.84
Conference of American States	515.18	501	1,029,732	1.00

Results

By group

2020 results by political group

Group (2020–25)			Seats 2020	∆
	UFA	United Federalists of America	126 / 501	▼−66
	LDA	Liberal Democrats of America	97 / 501	▼−10
	ACC	American Conservative Coalition	98 / 501	▲+5
	SDA	Social Democrats of America	96 / 501	▲+43
	RGA	Red-Green Alliance	28 / 501	▼−3
	ADL	Americans for Democracy and Liberty	34 / 501	▲+9
	AAU	Alliance for American Unity	0 / 501	0
	ACL	American Coalition for Liberty	0 / 501	0
	UAL	United Alliance of the Left	11 / 501	+11
	AN	America of Nations	11 / 501	+11

By country

Member state	UFA	LDA	ACC	SDA	RGA	ADL	AAU	ACL	UAL	AN

See also

• 2020 President of the American Parliament election
• Elections to the American Parliament