13 January 2023
Today at 7AM PLST, the polls were closed for the first ever Phillip General Election. The voter turnout was higher than expected, with 76% of the eligible population showing up to vote. Below is a timeline of the election:
3:51pm: 12% voter turnout; Reed Von was in the lead for President with 66.67% of the vote
5:49pm: 24% voter turnout; Von lost 16% of his lead but was still winning by 50%, followed up by Owen Itzen with 33.3%. Iyan Seeker and Itzen were tied for National Assembly representative of the territories
9:30pm: 36% voter turnout; Von and Jaxson Renny TIED at 33.3% each. Itzen broke the tie between him and Seeker leading with 44.4%
10:57pm: 48% voter turnout; Renny was in the lead with 41.7% of the vote, followed by Von with 25%. Itzen still in the lead for Assembly representative of the territories by 33.3%, followed by Seeker and Riley Cook with 25%
11:16pm: Cook was in the lead for National Assembly representative for Port Phillip with 50% of the vote
11:34pm: 52% voter turnout; THREE-WAY TIE between Itzen, Seeker, and Cook for Assembly seat of the territories
12:14am: 60% voter turnout; Itzen broke the tie leading with 33.3% of the vote
1:02am: 72% voter turnout; Renny barely was in the lead by a single vote at 38.9% followed by Von with 33.3%. Seeker broke out and beat Itzen and Riley for the Assembly representative of the territories with 33.3% of the vote. The election was called for Seeker.
7:00am: Election results finalized; Renny won the Presidential election with 42.1% of the vote, Seeker won the National Assembly seat of the territories by a single vote, and Cook won the National Assembly seat for Port Phillip.
Final Presidential Results: Although Renny was not able to obtain the majority of voters as was expected, he was still able to win.
Final National Assembly seat of the Territories Results: This was a close election where the top three candidates were only a vote apart from each other.
Final Port Phillip National Assembly seat Results: Cook was predicted very early to win this election.
Seeker National Assembly Controversy
In Phillip's National Assembly, there are seven seats, one for each district and one that encompasses each of the territories. Before voting for the election even began, five seats were already "confirmed", meaning that there was only one candidate running for them and they had basically won their elections. These five seats are held by Madison Marcos of Calabaza, Vice President Luke Fitzgibbins of Lukous, Cooper Norfolk of Origen, and Iyan Seeker of Tarkis and Orue. Due to the fact that Seeker claims residence in two districts, he is able to run for a seat in both. Because he also won the territories seat, he is now personally in control of 3/7 seats in the National Assembly.
Many politicians, specifically VP Fitzgibbins, have raised concerns over the power that Seeker has in the Assembly. Fitzgibbins plans to introduce legislation into the Assembly to either merge Seeker's two districts or rework how National Assembly seats are decided. An idea brought up was to create a bill that would make a representative for every five citizens of Phillip. As of right now, Seeker is able to cast three votes in the Assembly. But, he was not be able to cast three votes when voting for the Supreme Judge of the Assembly today, the winner of which was Madison Marcos of Calabaza.
Renny's first day as President
Renny's first moves as President were to appoint the Governors of the subdivisions and create six new ministries and a military. He chose most of the Governors of the subdivisions out of the people that voted for him. He said that he wanted to "gift" his supporters with something. Below is a list of the governors he appointed and the ministries he created.
Governor of the territories: Cooper Norfolk (UNQSWC)
Governor of Port Phillip: Nick Waro (Radical)
Governor of Calabaza: Owen Itzen (UNQSWC)
Governor of Tarkis: Madison Marcos (UNQSWC)
Governor of Origen: Walker Von (BBB)
Governor of Orue: Riley Cook (Cork)
Governor of Lukous: Luke Fitzgibbins (BBB)
Ministry of Fish & Wildlife
Goal: Protect the fish and wildlife of Phillip
Minister: Reed Von (BBB)
Ministry of Agriculture
Goal: Create a small agricultural economy for Phillip
Minister: Luke Fitzgibbins (BBB)
Ministry of Elections
Goal: Administer elections and make sure they are fair
Minister: Cooper Norfolk
Ministry of Transportation
Goal: Work with the military to provide vessels of transportation
Minister: Riley Cook
Ministry of Energy
Goal: Create a small energy sector of Phillip's economy
Minister: Wes Krinkus
Minister of Sports
Goal: Create a "Goofy Ahh Ball" league within Phillip
Minister: Nick DeVorb
Renny also appointed Wes Krinkus to be the head of the newly created Military. He will be the head of the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy.
Census results released
Part of the ballot for the election was a census. Citizens were asked about their race, religion, and political affiliation. Below are the results.
The most popular political party in Phillip is the Butter Butta Bentley Party with 9 members
The Church of Phillip is the most popular religion in Phillip, followed by Christianity.
Phillip is predominantly white with a small Hispanic population. Yokum is also recognized as a race by the Ministry of Elections.
The next election is scheduled to take place on the 1st of February, but members of National Assembly are pushing to extend the term length of all elected positions from one month to two months. So, the next election could occur on the 1st of March instead. Renny's Presidency is looking to be great. His current goals are to help create the country and then after his term is up he is planning on not running again.