1850 Galcean Federal Election

1850 Galcean federal election
Federal elections were held in Galcea on July 15, 1850 to elect all 501 members to the Galcean Chamber of Senators.

William Henry Rose was re-elected to a hopeful term. The charming leader, while unpopular in his own party, was personally popular with the people. Rose would oversee a recovering economy, though still poor. He continued his Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Big Business ways. He became increasingly unpopular in the Liberal Party, and many leaders in the party sought ways to boot him out. One of those leaders who sought to remove Rose was Samuel B. Kennedy. Kennedy was a man known for his dry sense of humor, though was a master in political maneuvering. He pushed Rose to attempt to pass through parliament a amendment that would expand a Prime Ministers term to 4 years. While the idea was popular among Progressives, it was deeply unpopular among Conservatives and Moderate Liberals. When the amendment failed to pass, Kennedy flipped on Rose calling him a failed prime minister and using this unpopular proposed amendment as proof that Rose was a radical, and unfit for office. Roses own cabinet voted against him in a vote of 7-4 and he was forced to resign. Rose would later call Kennedy one of the most corrupt and immoral men he knew.

With Kennedy in power., the Liberals took a more moderate approach. They ditched Roses Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Big Business stance. They also attempted to repeal the income tax, which failed. Kennedy would face allegations of corruption his entire term, which greatly hurt him. He also faced worries that the Progressive wing of the Liberal party would bolt and form a new party, which he spent little time attempting to stop.

Results
The Conservatives were able to defeat the Liberals and win a majority of 15 seats. two more independents won seats, both who were socialists.