13-04-2025, 10:49 PM
LIVE HBC ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL BROADCAST
Tuesday, 28 April, 5634 | Hosted by Vanessa Taylor
"Tonight, Hutori has spoken. And across the provinces, a nation divided by ideology, economy, and identity now turns to one question: who will lead us forward?"
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Vanessa Taylor:
"Good evening, I’m Vanessa Taylor—and this is your 5634 HBC Election Night Special. Tonight, we are witnessing what may be the most consequential election in a generation. Prime Minister Michael Kensington’s Liberal Party, once dominant, is now fighting for survival against the historic rise of Rosalyn Woodbury’s Conservatives—and a resurgent National Labour Party under Rachel McKenna."
"With 340 seats in the House of Commons and 171 needed for a majority, the path to government is steep, but not impossible. So let’s not waste a moment—let’s head to the Isle of Sutton where our first projections are coming in."
ISLE OF SUTTON – 15 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Two years ago this was a progressive stronghold, with the Republicans locked out, and the Conservatives only holding three seats. While the island is still a bastion for the left leaning parties, there has been some movement."
Vanessa:" All three major opposition parties picked up a seat at the expense of Kensington's Liberals. I know this was not the result he was hoping for, already start a net seat loss of three. But the night is young—and so much of the country still remains."
ROCCATO – 30 SEATS
Vanessa:
"At the provinicial level, like on the Isle of Sutton, Roccato is a reliably progressive province; Roccato holds the sole Labour Premier in the country, supported by the Greens, and the Liberals actually form the official opposition. The story is changing tonight; Rachel McKenna started her campaign here, but spent most of it in seat rich Kenai and Falristan. The same was said Michael Kensington who made only one stop in Kincardine throughout the entire campaign, taking the strength of the Liberal brand for granted. Jason LeClerc and Rosalyn Woodbury meanwhile were here consistently and some early returns looks like that paid off."
Significant movement on the ground as Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives picked up five seats across the province, including four from the Liberals and one of the Republicans seats out of Langdon East. The Greens meanwhile were able to take Kincardine West, straight from Rachel McKenna's backyard. McKenna was comfortably returned to her seat in Kincardine Centre, but I doubt she'll be taking this province for granted again. The Liberals meanwhile lost a net of five seats from across the province, in another hard blow to the governing party. Mariah Kincaid, one of the Republican firebrands and a potential successor to Warren Douglas was one of the two surviving Republicans in the province.
Total Seats
Before we get into the seat rich east and south of the nation, we are already seeing a changing narrative from two years ago. Rachel McKenna's National Labour Party is exactly where it left off at, but the Liberals have lost over half of the seats they had up to this point in the night, mostly at the cost to the Conservatives and the Greens. We'll turn now to Kenai.
KENAI – 70 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Kenai is traditionally a Liberal stronghold. One of the most reliably red provinces in the country, and home of the Republican movement, this is where, if Prime Minister Kensington expects to hold onto power, this is where his comeback would need to come from. Prime Minister Kensington might as well have lived here, he spent three of the five weeks of the campaign here. Internally we know that the Prime Minister wasn't a fan of this, feeling it was showing weakness. Rosalyn Woodbury, Warren Douglas and Rachel McKenna all knew this to; they spent almost as much time here as Prime Minister Kensington. We've heard of a lot of rumblings from inside the Republican camp, Warren Douglas and his advisors have been terrified of losing here, and were prepared to make their last stand. Results are beginning to roll in."
Vanessa:
"The results we are seeing can not be understated on how bad this is for the Liberals. Conservatives are picking up seats they haven't been competitive in for years, including in the St. Adrian and St. Anslem suburbs. The night isn't much better for the Republicans, with their strongholds in Wrightstown and Port Prosperity wavering, currently down in there. We are hearing murmurs that the Prime Minister is in a fight for his political life... against a little-known Conservative newcomer, a 29-year-old business analyst from Churchill named Vanessa Taylor—no relation, I assure you. He's currently down in St. Adrian Laval which hasn't elected anyone but a Liberal since the 5592 election."
Total Seats:
We are about to turn to the single most important province in the country, but these results are absolutely staggering. The Conservatives have a firm and real lead, up 20 seats from where they were 2 years ago with both the Greens and National Labour also seeing some gains. But the Liberals stronghold in Kenai has been broken wide open, and split all over the province. We can report that Warren Douglas will keep his seat in Prosperity Oceanview, but he has lost three seats, putting them down from 2 years ago.
ADELIA – 113 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Adelia has been the centre of Hutorian conservatism for generations, and always where the Conservatives make up any ground they didn't get in Hutori's first three provinces. Rosalyn Woodbury isn't just a household name here, she's an entire entity. The provincial Conservative Party of Adelia reportedly emptied out their staff offices at Williams Park to give her additional volunteers and they were everywhere. Prime Minister Kensington spent the second most amount of time here as did Rachel McKenna. This is where the election will be make or break; unless the Prime Minister can pull a rabbit out of his hat, it's likely this will be a Conservative victory tonight."
Vanessa:
Wow... just.. wow. Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives have captured seventy three out of Adelia's total one hundred thirteen seats. There hasn't been this kind of result since Robert Calloways' original election in 5612. Woodbury's Conservatives have dominated every single region of the province outside of reliably progressive Axminister and the suburbs of Bekenial. Whatever ground the Liberals had gained two years ago, was entirely wiped out, and lost to the Conservatives, with the National Labour Party flipped several key Axminister seats, and taking Bekenial Centre, the home of Defense Minister Christopher Reinhardt.
Total Seats
HBC is finally ready to make it's first official projection of the night. Whatever else happens, with minimum projected seats, National Labour or the Liberals can't catch Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives at this point so we are projecting a Conservative Government will take power in Bekenial at the end of the night. Whether it's a majority or a very large minority has yet to be seen.
? PROJECTED GOVERNMENT: CONSERVATIVES WIN ELECTION
The race is now for the face of the Official Opposition. Coming Lagard is a battelground for the progressives, and the strong province for the Greens, and Rachel McKenna spent no small amount of time there, and Falristan is the last remaining bastion of Liberal support in the country. The Liberals could still potentially form the Official Opposition but it will be an uphill battle.
LAGARD – 43 SEATS
Vanessa (dramatically):
"Lagard is an interesting province. It's one of the few battlegrounds in the country where Jason LeClerc's Greens are as much a force as the Liberals, Conservatives and National Labour This makes Lagard one of the few provinces where it's a true four way race for influence. Rosalyn Woodbury, who is an alumni of the University of Constantine, and good friends with Princess Charlotte, the Grand Duchess of Lagard, spent a full week of the campaign here, and her outreach work prior to being an MP is known across the province. Woodbury is hoping this work will put her over the top, while McKenna and LeClerc hope to deny her power here."
Vanessa:
"These results can not be understated. Woodbury's Conservatives have picked up 8 additional seats, almost all at the expense of the Liberals, taking seven of the flips and one of the Republicans. The momentum is squarely in Conservative hands. National Labour picked up the last outstanding Liberal seat, though it was an extremely close race between National Labour and the Greens, whom I know LeClerc wanted additional seat. Still the Greens have held all their seats they already held and now have the second largest caucus from Lagard."
Total Seats
We are on the cusp of going into Falristan. With these results in we can make our second projection of the night; Rachel McKenna and the National Labour Party will form the Official Opposition to Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives in the upcoming 74th Parliament. The Conservative margins are still extremely tight, and it's still on the fence whether or not the Conservatives will enjoy a majority mandate, or a large minority. We are now turning to the final province.
FALRISTAN – 59 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Falristan ends the night with its own heartbreak for the Liberals. They’ve lost their last true stronghold. The Conservatives have broken through all over the night, more then doubling their seat count and ensuring that the Conservatives will form a majority government in Bekenial. The National Labour Party ate into the Liberals all over the map, taking most of Tremaine, and the Greens took Corktown, picking up a surprise 4 seats out of no where, ensuring they will be going into the next Parliament with an even larger caucus then before. The sole Republican, who represent St. John East, near the Kenai border, has survived, both narrowly against a powerful Conservative machine."
? FINAL HOUSE OF COMMONS SEAT COUNT – 5634 GENERAL ELECTION
Party | Seats | Change
Vanessa Taylor:
"Tonight, a new chapter begins. Rosalyn Woodbury, daughter of a duke, former Conservative Leader of the Opposition, and now, at 34, she becomes the youngest Prime Minister in our history. We'll take you live to her speech at her campaign headquarters in Groomsbridge shortly. But for now—from everyone here at HBC, thank you for joining us. Goodnight, Hutori."
Tuesday, 28 April, 5634 | Hosted by Vanessa Taylor
"Tonight, Hutori has spoken. And across the provinces, a nation divided by ideology, economy, and identity now turns to one question: who will lead us forward?"
Vanessa Taylor:
"Good evening, I’m Vanessa Taylor—and this is your 5634 HBC Election Night Special. Tonight, we are witnessing what may be the most consequential election in a generation. Prime Minister Michael Kensington’s Liberal Party, once dominant, is now fighting for survival against the historic rise of Rosalyn Woodbury’s Conservatives—and a resurgent National Labour Party under Rachel McKenna."
"With 340 seats in the House of Commons and 171 needed for a majority, the path to government is steep, but not impossible. So let’s not waste a moment—let’s head to the Isle of Sutton where our first projections are coming in."
ISLE OF SUTTON – 15 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Two years ago this was a progressive stronghold, with the Republicans locked out, and the Conservatives only holding three seats. While the island is still a bastion for the left leaning parties, there has been some movement."
- National Labour – 5 (+1)
- Conservative Party - 4 (+1)
- Green Party – 4 (+1)
- Liberal Party – 2 (–3)
- Republican Party – 0
Vanessa:" All three major opposition parties picked up a seat at the expense of Kensington's Liberals. I know this was not the result he was hoping for, already start a net seat loss of three. But the night is young—and so much of the country still remains."
ROCCATO – 30 SEATS
Vanessa:
"At the provinicial level, like on the Isle of Sutton, Roccato is a reliably progressive province; Roccato holds the sole Labour Premier in the country, supported by the Greens, and the Liberals actually form the official opposition. The story is changing tonight; Rachel McKenna started her campaign here, but spent most of it in seat rich Kenai and Falristan. The same was said Michael Kensington who made only one stop in Kincardine throughout the entire campaign, taking the strength of the Liberal brand for granted. Jason LeClerc and Rosalyn Woodbury meanwhile were here consistently and some early returns looks like that paid off."
- Conservative – 10 (+5)
- National Labour – 10 (–1)
- Green – 5 (+2)
- Liberal – 3 (–5)
- Republican – 2 (–1)
Significant movement on the ground as Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives picked up five seats across the province, including four from the Liberals and one of the Republicans seats out of Langdon East. The Greens meanwhile were able to take Kincardine West, straight from Rachel McKenna's backyard. McKenna was comfortably returned to her seat in Kincardine Centre, but I doubt she'll be taking this province for granted again. The Liberals meanwhile lost a net of five seats from across the province, in another hard blow to the governing party. Mariah Kincaid, one of the Republican firebrands and a potential successor to Warren Douglas was one of the two surviving Republicans in the province.
Total Seats
- National Labour Party - 15 Seats (N/C)
- Conservative Party - 14 Seats (+6)
- Green Party - 9 Seats (+3)
- Liberal Party - 5 Seats (-8)
- Republican Party - 2 Seats (-1)
Before we get into the seat rich east and south of the nation, we are already seeing a changing narrative from two years ago. Rachel McKenna's National Labour Party is exactly where it left off at, but the Liberals have lost over half of the seats they had up to this point in the night, mostly at the cost to the Conservatives and the Greens. We'll turn now to Kenai.
KENAI – 70 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Kenai is traditionally a Liberal stronghold. One of the most reliably red provinces in the country, and home of the Republican movement, this is where, if Prime Minister Kensington expects to hold onto power, this is where his comeback would need to come from. Prime Minister Kensington might as well have lived here, he spent three of the five weeks of the campaign here. Internally we know that the Prime Minister wasn't a fan of this, feeling it was showing weakness. Rosalyn Woodbury, Warren Douglas and Rachel McKenna all knew this to; they spent almost as much time here as Prime Minister Kensington. We've heard of a lot of rumblings from inside the Republican camp, Warren Douglas and his advisors have been terrified of losing here, and were prepared to make their last stand. Results are beginning to roll in."
- Conservative – 32 (+14)
- National Labour – 16 (+5)
- Liberal – 11 (–14)
- Republican – 8 (–3)
- Green – 3 (–2)
Vanessa:
"The results we are seeing can not be understated on how bad this is for the Liberals. Conservatives are picking up seats they haven't been competitive in for years, including in the St. Adrian and St. Anslem suburbs. The night isn't much better for the Republicans, with their strongholds in Wrightstown and Port Prosperity wavering, currently down in there. We are hearing murmurs that the Prime Minister is in a fight for his political life... against a little-known Conservative newcomer, a 29-year-old business analyst from Churchill named Vanessa Taylor—no relation, I assure you. He's currently down in St. Adrian Laval which hasn't elected anyone but a Liberal since the 5592 election."
Total Seats:
- Conservative Party - 46 Seats (+20)
- National Labour - 31 Seats (+4)
- Liberal Party - 16 Seats (-28)
- Green Party - 12 Seats (+1)
- Republican Party - 10 Seats (-4)
We are about to turn to the single most important province in the country, but these results are absolutely staggering. The Conservatives have a firm and real lead, up 20 seats from where they were 2 years ago with both the Greens and National Labour also seeing some gains. But the Liberals stronghold in Kenai has been broken wide open, and split all over the province. We can report that Warren Douglas will keep his seat in Prosperity Oceanview, but he has lost three seats, putting them down from 2 years ago.
ADELIA – 113 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Adelia has been the centre of Hutorian conservatism for generations, and always where the Conservatives make up any ground they didn't get in Hutori's first three provinces. Rosalyn Woodbury isn't just a household name here, she's an entire entity. The provincial Conservative Party of Adelia reportedly emptied out their staff offices at Williams Park to give her additional volunteers and they were everywhere. Prime Minister Kensington spent the second most amount of time here as did Rachel McKenna. This is where the election will be make or break; unless the Prime Minister can pull a rabbit out of his hat, it's likely this will be a Conservative victory tonight."
- Conservative – 73 (+23)
- National Labour – 19 (+6)
- Liberal – 11 (–27)
- Green – 6 (–1)
- Republican – 4 (–1)
Vanessa:
Wow... just.. wow. Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives have captured seventy three out of Adelia's total one hundred thirteen seats. There hasn't been this kind of result since Robert Calloways' original election in 5612. Woodbury's Conservatives have dominated every single region of the province outside of reliably progressive Axminister and the suburbs of Bekenial. Whatever ground the Liberals had gained two years ago, was entirely wiped out, and lost to the Conservatives, with the National Labour Party flipped several key Axminister seats, and taking Bekenial Centre, the home of Defense Minister Christopher Reinhardt.
Total Seats
- Conservative - 119 Seats (+43)
- National Labour - 50 Seats (+10)
- Liberal - 27 Seats (-55)
- Green - 18 Seats (N/C)
- Republican - 14 Seats (-5)
HBC is finally ready to make it's first official projection of the night. Whatever else happens, with minimum projected seats, National Labour or the Liberals can't catch Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives at this point so we are projecting a Conservative Government will take power in Bekenial at the end of the night. Whether it's a majority or a very large minority has yet to be seen.
? PROJECTED GOVERNMENT: CONSERVATIVES WIN ELECTION
The race is now for the face of the Official Opposition. Coming Lagard is a battelground for the progressives, and the strong province for the Greens, and Rachel McKenna spent no small amount of time there, and Falristan is the last remaining bastion of Liberal support in the country. The Liberals could still potentially form the Official Opposition but it will be an uphill battle.
LAGARD – 43 SEATS
Vanessa (dramatically):
"Lagard is an interesting province. It's one of the few battlegrounds in the country where Jason LeClerc's Greens are as much a force as the Liberals, Conservatives and National Labour This makes Lagard one of the few provinces where it's a true four way race for influence. Rosalyn Woodbury, who is an alumni of the University of Constantine, and good friends with Princess Charlotte, the Grand Duchess of Lagard, spent a full week of the campaign here, and her outreach work prior to being an MP is known across the province. Woodbury is hoping this work will put her over the top, while McKenna and LeClerc hope to deny her power here."
- Conservative – 20 (+8)
- National Labour – 9 (+1)
- Green – 10 (–)
- Liberal – 3 (–8)
- Republican – 1 (–1)
Vanessa:
"These results can not be understated. Woodbury's Conservatives have picked up 8 additional seats, almost all at the expense of the Liberals, taking seven of the flips and one of the Republicans. The momentum is squarely in Conservative hands. National Labour picked up the last outstanding Liberal seat, though it was an extremely close race between National Labour and the Greens, whom I know LeClerc wanted additional seat. Still the Greens have held all their seats they already held and now have the second largest caucus from Lagard."
Total Seats
- Conservative: 139 (+51)
- National Labour - 59 Seats (+11)
- Liberal 30 (-63)
- Green 29 (N/C)
- Republican - 15 (-6)
We are on the cusp of going into Falristan. With these results in we can make our second projection of the night; Rachel McKenna and the National Labour Party will form the Official Opposition to Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives in the upcoming 74th Parliament. The Conservative margins are still extremely tight, and it's still on the fence whether or not the Conservatives will enjoy a majority mandate, or a large minority. We are now turning to the final province.
FALRISTAN – 59 SEATS
- Conservative – 25 (+15)
- National Labour – 18 (+4)
- Liberal – 10 (–24)
- Green – 5 (+4)
- Republican – 1 (–)
Vanessa:
"Falristan ends the night with its own heartbreak for the Liberals. They’ve lost their last true stronghold. The Conservatives have broken through all over the night, more then doubling their seat count and ensuring that the Conservatives will form a majority government in Bekenial. The National Labour Party ate into the Liberals all over the map, taking most of Tremaine, and the Greens took Corktown, picking up a surprise 4 seats out of no where, ensuring they will be going into the next Parliament with an even larger caucus then before. The sole Republican, who represent St. John East, near the Kenai border, has survived, both narrowly against a powerful Conservative machine."
? FINAL HOUSE OF COMMONS SEAT COUNT – 5634 GENERAL ELECTION
Party | Seats | Change
- Conservative Party |174 | +66 - MAJORITY
- National Labour | 77 | +17
- Liberal Party | 40 | –81
- Green Party | 33 | +4
- Republican Party | 16 | –6
Vanessa Taylor:
"Tonight, a new chapter begins. Rosalyn Woodbury, daughter of a duke, former Conservative Leader of the Opposition, and now, at 34, she becomes the youngest Prime Minister in our history. We'll take you live to her speech at her campaign headquarters in Groomsbridge shortly. But for now—from everyone here at HBC, thank you for joining us. Goodnight, Hutori."