April 2023 Cascadia general election

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April 2023 Cascadia presidential election
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March 2023 16 April 2023 May 2023
 
Completion rate
as of 05:04 GMT
Turnout 64 votes (Greentriangle.png 30.6%)
AghastBlock.png Akeboun.png {{{image3}}}
Candidate AghastBlock Akeboun
Political party
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Hometown Phoenix Jericho Ranch
Running mate Jo_Star Fr0z3nW1nt3r
Electoral vote
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Popular vote
Percentage
1st preference 25 (39.06%) 19 (29.69%)
Final count 37 (57.81%) 27 (42.19%)
Percentage
Second round
Runoff


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Electoral vote
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This map shows results by electoral division. See results below.
President before
Milgorn123
President after
AghastBlock

General elections were held on 16 April 2023 in Cascadia to elect the President of Cascadia and all fifteen seats in the House of Representatives for one-month terms, the Public Advocate for a two-month term, along with retention referendums for all judges of the Supreme Court. These are the ninth elections to be held in Cascadia.

Incumbent President Milgorn123 has announced his intention not to run for a third term in office, and since his announcement, five candidates announced their intention to run. This included perennial candidate and Social Services Secretary Akeboun, House Speaker AghastBlock, Representative Ir0n, former representative and February presidential candidate ninjaboi601, and Mayor of Hay River Ohgizmo. The election was extraordinarily competitive, having as many candidates running for President since the December 2022 election.

The House of Representatives elections were fierce as well. With the recent boom in population within the Great North, especially in cities such as Prince George, it fielded many candidates and reshaped the political makeup of the region.

Electoral system

President

The President of Cascadia was elected by Instant Runoff Voting due to more than two candidates being on the ballot. In this system, voters complete a closed ballot on google forms, numbering candidates 1, 2, 3, etc. in order of their preference. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours, however this may be a tiny bit more. Voters may mark as many or as few preferences as they wish. Each ballot is initially credited to its first-preference candidate but may be transferred on later counts to the next available preference where the first preference candidate is elected or eliminated.

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by single transferable vote (STV) from 4 constituencies with between three and five seats. In this system, voters complete a closed ballot on google forms, numbering candidates 1, 2, 3, etc. in order of their preference. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours, however this may be a tiny bit more. Voters may mark as many or as few preferences as they wish. Each ballot is initially credited to its first-preference candidate but may be transferred on later counts to the next available preference where the first preference candidate is elected or eliminated.

Electoral boundary changes

The Electoral Commission convened in early April 2023 under the provisions of Section 2, Article III of the Constitution and made recommendations on changes to constituency boundaries due to monthly changes in population, influence, and activity. The Commission report, released and ratified on 7 April 2023, recommend little changes to the map, with minor changes occurring in the boundaries between Pacific and neighboring constituencies of Central and Great North. Most changes to the map were done via changes in district magnitude, with Central losing most of its representation caused by the Tri-Cities Boom.

Presidential election

Presidential candidates

Declared candidates

Presidential candidate Political office(s) Vice presidential candidate
Akeboun.png Akeboun Secretary of Social Services (Feb 19 - Present)
Representative for Frontier (Mar 19 - Present)
Mayor of Jericho Ranch
Fr0z3nW1nt3rSkin.png Fr0z3nW1nt3r
AghastBlock.png AghastBlock 2nd Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives (Feb 19 - present)
5th Vice President of Cascadia (Jan 17 - Feb 19 2023)
Clerk of the House of Representatives (Dec 23 - Jan 15 2023)
Representative for Frontier (Dec 18 - Present)
Mayor of Phoenix
Jo Star.png Jo_Star
Ir0n .png Ir0n__ Representative for Great North (Mar 19 - Present)
Mayor of Hazelton
Akeboun.png Akeboun
Ohgizmo.png Ohgizmo Mayor of Hay River Milgorn123.png Milgorn123
Ninjaboi601.png ninjaboi601 Former Representative for Oregon (Jan 15 - Mar 19 2023)
City Councillor
Skunkboy123.png skunkboy123

Endorsements

List of Akeboun's endorsements
Representatives
  • 3llies, Representative from Frontier (Jan 15 - Present)
  • BearHugBuddha, Representative from Frontier (April 4 - Present)
List of AghastBlock's endorsements
Representatives
  • Jo_Star, Representative from Frontier (Mar 2 - Present), Public Advocate of Cascadia (Mar 19 - Present)

Individuals

  • Moxies_Hoe, Former representative and Director of the Cascadia Builders Agency co-endorsed w/ Ir0n
List of Ir0n__'s endorsements
Executive officials

Former Presidents

Campaign

Prior to the electoral campaign period, the candidates for the election were uncertain. President Milgorn123 had hinted at a potential third-term run, however eventually decided upon standing down for re-election. Sign-ups for the Presidential Election began on Saturday, April 8, 2023, and soon saw the candidacy declarations of AghastBlock, Ohgizmo, Ninjaboi301, Ir0n__, and Akeboun. Additionally, Representative and former Defense Secretary Paradox_1080 announced his candidacy, but soon withdrew from the race. Akeboun, a candidate who had previously ran in the February and March elections unsuccessfully against President Milgorn, was seen as the initial frontrunner in the race, alongside seasoned statesman and incumbent House Speaker AghastBlock. Ir0n, a Representative from the Great North who formed a town just nearly 2.5 months prior, was seen as a wild card candidate, however surprisingly received notable endorsements, such as Former President TylenolEC, and later, President Milgorn himself.

Presidential Debate

Under the organization of SayerQT and moderation of President Milgorn, a Presidential Debate was held at 4:00 PM Pacific Time on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, between Akeboun, AghastBlock, Ir0n, and Ohgizmo.

Results

Legislative election

Central (3 seats)

April 2023 election: Central
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16 April 2023
All 3 Central seats to the House of Representatives
Candidate FPv% Order
Milgorn123 3 (37.5%) ☑ 1st
Paradox_1080 3 (33.3%) ☑ 2nd
BlueBlock88 2 (29.2%) ☑ 3rd
uszn 1 (12.5%)
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Previous Representatives Elected Representatives
Paradox_1080
Setrus
Small_Cat
uszn
BlueBlock88
Milgorn123
Paradox_1080
Last election Next election
March 2023 May 2023


Candidates

Campaign

Results

For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the April 2023 Cascadia general election

Candidate R1 % R2%
Milgorn123 3 37.5 25.0 Elected
Paradox_1080 (inc.) 2 25.0 33.3 Elected
BlueBlock88 2 25.0 29.2 Elected
uszn 1 12.5 12.5 Lost
Total 8 100.0 100.0 25% to win

Frontier (4 seats)

April 2023 election: Frontier
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16 April 2023
All 4 Frontier seats to the House of Representatives
Candidate FPv% Order
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Previous Representatives Elected Representatives
3llies
AghastBlock
Akeboun
BearHugBuddha
Jo_Star
TBD
Last election Next election
March 2023 May 2023


Candidates

Campaign

Results

For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the April 2023 Cascadia general election

Great North (4 seats)

April 2023 election: Great North
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16 April 2023
All 4 Great North seats to the House of Representatives
Candidate FPv% Order
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Previous Representatives Elected Representatives
cheeseballfluffy
Ir0n__
TB7_
TBD
Last election Next election
March 2023 May 2023


Candidates

Campaign

Results

For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the April 2023 Cascadia general election

Pacific (3 seats)

April 2023 election: Pacific
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16 April 2023
All 3 Pacific seats to the House of Representatives
Candidate FPv% Order
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Previous Representatives Elected Representatives
EstiQT
Fr0z3nW1nt3r
SayerQT
TBD
Last election Next election
March 2023 May 2023


Candidates

Campaign

Results

For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the April 2023 Cascadia general election

Public advocate election

Candidates

Results

For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the April 2023 Cascadia general election

Judicial referendums

Results

For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the April 2023 Cascadia general election

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