2016 Tarraki General Election

A general election was held in Tarraki on December 20, 2016 to elect all 131 members of the House of Representatives by using a PR open list system with a 3% threshold. The Conservatives gained 7 seats, but not enough to beat the Social Democrats. Prime Minister Emily Thorberry was able to gain 14 seats and increase her party's presence in the House of Representatives. Layla Moran's Liberal Party lost 7 seats but remained the third largest party. But the Greens and the Socialist Party secured their 4 seats each. The Christian Party lost all of its seats.

As a result, Emily Thornberry announced that she wasn't willing to continue working with a centrist Liberal Party, and instead, formed a coalition with a progressive Green Party. Liberal Party leader Layla Moran lost her Interior Secretary portfolio and announced her resignation as party leader.

Previous election
As a result of the last parliamentary elections, Social Democrats formed a coalition with Liberal Democrats, despite losing 4 seats. In Government, the Coalition has banned fossil fuel subsidies, increased the income tax rate for the richest from 30% to 38%, introduced a Universal Basic Income scheme, outlawed spying on Tarraki citizens, increased pensions, lowered the retirement age to 61 years and launched the biggest tram expansion programme.