2015 Laguardian General Elections

Was an snap-election held in Laguardia on 15 december 2015 after resignation of the Wilson government and the end of the XLVIII session of the Chamber of Deputies, all 275 seats where up for election.

Background
The Wilson Government, a coalition government between the UCR and LRP, had been in power from 5 October 2013 until 26 march 2015 when a new election law was put in front of the chamber of deputies. This law would change the system from a district based electoral system to a mix between the old FPTP districts and new multimember proportional districts. The UCR heavily opposed ahead the reform while opposition members DM and CPL had been pushing to pass it. Other opposition parties and the LRP still hadn't taken an open stance before the vote. The day of the vote Prime minister Wilson released a statement, stating that his government would resign if the law made it through parliament, and that he would not form a new coalition with any party that voted in favour of the electoral law, instead preferring new elections. The electoral law managed to pass with 134 votes in favour and 129 votes opposed, leading to the resignation of the government and the calling of new elections.

=Primaries=

The UCR
The UCR went into the Election with sitting Prime minister Wilson but when he deciding not to run again a primary was called. The UCR primaries went between the continuity candidate Montgomery Whitehall and Social Christian candidate Lysanne Giordano. During the UCR leadership debate in April 2015 Whitehall stressed a willingness to joining the Saralpian Union and opposition to gay marriage while Giordano was more calling for an end to austerity measures, investing in the country, and working with unions. The Primary process of the UCR favored the continuity candidates traditionally because of the large voting powers the sitting PM’s held.

The Primary was won by Whitehall while in the FPTP districts the Social Christian wing made large gains.

LRP candidates and results

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=FULL RESULTS=