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The 2018 Federal Assembly elections were held across Omigodtheykilledkenny on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 as part of the Kennyite midterm elections. These were actually classified as "emergency" elections, as Kennyite leaders were caught up in a never-ending Grey's Anatomy marathon and completely forgot to hold the elections when they were supposed be held, over a year earlier, in September 2017. All 635 Assembly seats were up for election, as were some Federal Senate seats.
The Conservatives picked up four Assembly seats, for a total of 321, a 7-seat majority. Conservative leader Josh Hawkins is positioned to become the next, and at 35 the youngest ever, Assembly Speaker. Liberals were expected to pick up at least a dozen seats, but ended up losing two, an embarrassment for longtime party leader Jim Hankley.
Given that Conservatives already have a functional majority in the Assembly, Hawkins could have become speaker even earlier. However, when the current Congress convened, two Conservatives died literally on their way through the door, one from a swarm of angry bees that were attracted to some honey-covered biscuits he was eating, and another from being nagged to death by his same-sex partner. So, without a clear majority, both party leaders agreed to leave the speakership vacant until one party gained enough seats to take control. Neither did, and for over three years control of the chamber was determined by who got to the speaker's chair first every morning.
The only remarkable thing about these congressional elections was just how hated many of the candidates were, even a large number of the people who won. "These were the best people we could get on such short notice!" whined Hawkins to a reporter. "Remember, these were emergency elections!" A disgruntled voter then suddenly crashed a chair over his head. Turnout plunged to just 36% of eligible voters, the lowest turnout figure for a midterm election since 1802, when all voters made a mutual pledge not to vote, forcing the government to continue on with the current Congress.
Federal Senate elections
In the other chamber, 34 seats were up for election. Liberals picked up three but did not actually gain control of any state delegation, meaning Conservatives would maintain control of the upper house.
See also
Source
- Kennyites flunk their midterms - NationStates Dispatch