Elections

This page will detail all elections that have been conducted in Nordheim since independence from Germany to the present.

1919 Elections
The elections of 1919 were contested by three parties. The Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim), the Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Nordheims (Independent Social Democratic Party of Nordheim), and the Sozialdemokratische Partei Nordheims (Social Democratic Party of Nordheim). Dietrich Kammer, the former chairman of Königsstadt (Volksstadt) People's Council, ran as the leader of the KPN. Erwin Hund, the chairman of a steel mill labor union in Königsstadt ran as the leader of USPN. Hermann Meyer, the deposed Minister President of the Nordheim People's State ran for the SPN ticket.

The election saw a high turnout of 89%, and the election results clearly favored the KPN, who took 78.8% of the vote, resulting in 394 seats. The USPN came second with 74 seats, and the SPN last with 32 seats. The Volksstadt People's Council Chairman was Otto Ziegler, and the Chairman of the National People's Council was [insert name here].

1923 Elections
The elections of 1923 were contested by two parties. The Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim), and the Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Nordheims (Independent Social Democratic Party of Nordheim). Dietrich Kammer, the current Premier, ran as the leader of the KPN. Erwin Hund, the chairman of a steel mill labor union in Königsstadt ran as the leader of USPN.

The election saw a 13% drop in turnout, resulting in 76%. The KPN once again won the vote, expanding their majority to 412 seats, a pickup of 18. The USPN came second again with 88 seats, picking up 14 seats. The SPN had been banned and suppressed since the 1919 election, and so they did not contest. The Volksstadt People's Council Chairman was Otto Ziegler, and the Chairman of the National People's Council was [insert name here]. This was the last election until after World War 2 in which the KPN would be challenged electorally.

1927 Elections
The elections of 1927 were contested by a single party, the Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim). Dietrich Kammer, the current Premier, ran as the leader of the KPN.

The election saw a massive 45% drop in turnout, resulting in 31%. The KPN ran as the only party on the ballot, and as such, picked up all 500 seats in the legislature. The Volksstadt People's Council Chairman was [insert name here], and the Chairman of the National People's Council was [insert name here].

This election marked the first time the KPN ran unopposed, and would continue until the war.

1931 Elections
The elections of 1931 were contested by a single party, the Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim). Dietrich Kammer, the current Premier, ran as the leader of the KPN.

The election saw a small uptick in turnout to 32%. The KPN ran as the only party on the ballot, and as such, picked up all 500 seats in the legislature. The Volksstadt People's Council Chairman was [insert name here], and the Chairman of the National People's Council was [insert name here].

This election marked the last in which Dietrich Kammer would be elected before his death in 1933.

1933 Special Elections
The elections of 1933 were contested by a single party, the Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim). Armin Koller, the current Premier, ran as the leader of the KPN.

The election saw a downturn of voter turnout to 19%. The KPN ran as the only party on the ballot, and as such, picked up all 500 seats in the legislature. The Volksstadt People's Council Chairman was [insert name here], and the Chairman of the National People's Council was [insert name here].

This election was the first and only special election in the country, as the death of the Premier in office called for new elections.

1937 Special Elections
The elections of 1937 were contested by a single party, the Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim). The KPN had two people running for the position of Premier within their party, Armin Koller and Werner Steinbühl. Werner Steinbühl ended up winning the internal power struggle, and was eventually made Premier.

The election saw an uptick in voter turnout to 29%. The KPN ran as the only party on the ballot, and as such, picked up all 500 seats in the legislature. The Volksstadt People's Council Chairman was [insert name here], and the Chairman of the National People's Council was [insert name here].

This election was the last in the Nordheim Soviet Republic, and also the first in which there was internal strife regarding the election of a Premier within the KPN.

Republic of Nordheim (1948-1973)
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2009 Elections
The elections of 2009 were a pivotal for the country of Nordheim. These were the last elections in which other parties besides the Communist Party were allowed to contest. Despite this, the KPN continued to hold a majority in the People's Assembly. This was due to a number of factors. Firstly, the Social Democratic Party of Nordheim merged into the Communist Party only a couple decades beforehand, creating a mega-party, although it diluted the ideological zeal of the Communists. The Communists believed this would allow them to maintain a large presence in the legislature - which it did. However, the majority was not as large as some would have hoped, as two splinter parties, the Workers & Farmers Party, and the Union Workers Party split from the Social Democrats, instead of merging with the Communists. The Workers & Farmers Party had a larger focus on green issues, such as climate change. Their bloc also consisted of a lot of fishers, who were also concerned with climate change and how it affects sealife, in which their livelihoods depended on. The Union Workers Party was started at first by old-guard union officials that hailed from the days of when Nordheim was still a democracy. They did not want to see a leftist takeover of their labor unions. The UWP was largely a center-left party. The second reason that the communists were able to have such a large majority was due to voter suppression, which manifested itself as a convoluted series of policies making it difficult or even near impossible for other voters to participate in the system. Communist party voters were bussed to the polls, and given lenient access to polling stations, while other party voters were scrutinized thoroughly, which took often multiple hours to let a single voter through to the polls.

Besides the WFP and the UWP, the two other parties were the All Union Party and the Anti Communist League. The All Union Party was a centrist-liberal party which sought to play a unifying role in politics between the left parties and the Anti Communist League. They had sought to do this for decades, but when the KPN became essentially untouchable electorally, their influence dropped massively. The Anti Communist League was a loose bloc of anyone on the right side of the political spectrum. The league's main goal was the banning of communism, beyond that their policies depended on which brand of conservative you were, but in general they also wanted to rollback many of the economic and societal reforms that were imposed by the communists. At the conclusion of the elections, the KPN retained a majority in the People's Assembly. Internal party politics ensued in that chamber, as well as in the People's Committee of the Communist Party. In the end, Johanna Posen was selected to be Premier, which signaled a drastic change in policy for the KPN. Heinrich Kohl, a younger and more radical figure in the party, narrowly won the Chairman election to the National People's Council. From here, all other parties besides the KPN were banned.

To the right are some diagrams that illustrate the final make-up of the People's Assembly and the National People's Council before the outlawing of other parties.

Red = Communist Party of Nordheim

Green = Workers & Farmers Party

Brown = Union Workers Party

Yellow = All Union Party

Blue = Anti Communist League

2017 Elections
The elections of 2017 were contested by a single party, the Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim). They won 100% of the seats in the People's Assembly, and Johanna Posen remained Premier. The National People's Council once again selected Heinrich Kohl to be Chairman.

2019 European Elections
100% of the votes went to the Kommunistische Partei Nordheims (Communist Party of Nordheim). All MEPs for Nordheim are from this party. The Communist Party of Nordheim is apart of the GUE/NGL.