===== AH.com Elections, 2008 =====

The 2008 elections were fought on the most conventional grounds yet.  In comparison to the previous [[offtopic:AH.com elections, 2007#2007]] and [[offtopic:AH.com elections, 2006#2006 elections]], this campaign was more tightly organized, especially in the case of the [[Evil Party]].  It was noted for the practical consolidation into a two-party system of [[AH.com politics]].

The results are categorized by the tremendous gains of the Evil Party (four seats) and a smaller gain for the [[Yorkshire Socialist Party]] (one seat) at the expense of the defunct [[Keep Everything The Way It Was Before Party]] and [[PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPParty]].  The [[Evil Party]] became the first majority party in AH.com history.

==== Campaigning and Overview ====

The campaign season began on May 25, 2008 when [[EvolvedLupine]] announced that he intended to run for [[ahcom parliament|Parliament]] as a [[Yorkshire Socialist Party]] candidate.

In the lead up to the election, it was also seen as being a showdown between parties favoring major action against [[n00bs|Noobs]] and those who did not seem to care.  In actuality, though, most of the influential members of the [[Noob Movement]] had abandoned their individual party bids and joined either [[evil party|Evil]] or [[Yorkshire Socialist Party|YSP]] by election day.

A [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=95689&highlight=constitutional+party|political survey]]
conducted by the [[AH.com Newspaper]] in June suggested a slight swing to the left, predicting [[Yorkshire Socialist Party|YSP]] would win 6 seats, [[evil party|Evil]] would win 5, the [[Federalist Federation of Federalists]] would win 2, and one seat apiece would by won by the [[Keep Everything The Way It Was Before Party]] and [[Constitutional Monarchy Party]].  The polls also predicted that [[Acting President]] [[Sargon]] of the [[Evil Party]] would win with 40.8% of the vote.

==== Candidates for President ====

Registration for presidential candidates opened on July 31, 2008 and closed on August 1.  Only three parties registered candidates while a fourth, the [[Apathy Party]], ran a candidate but did not register him.

[[Acting President ]] and party co-chair [[Sargon]] for the [[EVIL Party]].

Former [[2006 cabinet|Secretary of State]], current [[ahcom vp|Vice President]], and party chairman [[Thande]] for the [[Yorkshire Socialist Party]].

[[EvolvedLupine]] also registered as a [[yorkshire socialist party|YSP]] candidate, despite [[Thande]] having already received the nomination.

[[demonkangaroo]] for the [[Representatives of Space-Filling and Other Boring Places Party]].

[[Dan1988]] as an independent.

[[HUCK]] as a write-in candidate for the [[Apathy Party]].

==== Parties for Parliament ====

Registration for political parties standing in the parliamentary elections opened on July 31, 2008 and closed on August 1.  Six parties registered to participate.

[[EVIL Party]]

[[OK Party]]

[[Apathy Party]]

[[Constitutional Monarchy Party]]

[[Yorkshire Socialist Party]]

[[Federalist Federation of Federalists]]


==== Presidential Election Results ====

^ Parties ^ Candidates ^ Percentage Vote ^ Swing ^
| [[evil party|E]] | [[Sargon]] | 60.29% | +20.67% |
| [[Representatives of Space-Filling and Other Boring Places Party|RSFOBPP]] | [[demonkangaroo]] | 1.47% | N/A |
| [[yorkshire socialist party|YSP]] | [[EvolvedLupine]] | 1.47% | N/A |
| [[yorkshire socialist party|YSP]] | [[Thande]] | 27.94% | +7.19% |
| Independent | [[Dan1988]] | 4.41% | N/A |

**Sargon of the Evil Party was duly elected President of AH.com. Turnout was 68, up 22% from 2007.**

==== Parliamentary Election Results ====

^ Parties ^ Parliamentary Seats ^ Percentage Vote ^ Swing ^
| [[constitutional monarchy party|AHCMP]] | 0 | 4.21% | N/A |
| [[apathy party|AP]] | 0 | 6.32% | N/A |
| [[evil party|E]] | 9 | 48.42% | +24.10% |
| [[federalist federation of federalists|FFF]] | 2 | 9.47% | +1.36 |
| [[ok party|OKP]] | 0 | 6.32% | N/A |
| [[yorkshire socialist party|YSP]] | 4 | 25.26% | +9.04% |

**Turnout was 95, up 22% from 2007.**

==== AH.com Parliament, 2008 ====

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==== See Also ====

[[AH.com Politics]]