07-05-2025, 04:00 AM
LIVE HBC ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL BROADCAST
Tuesday, 28 April, 5638 | Hosted by Vanessa Taylor (Backdated)
"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 5638 HBC Election Night Special.
This election is the first major test of the Woodbury Government since it's historic election four years ago. Woodbury's Conservatives have been riding high on the polls throughout most of her first term. The only wrench thrown into it was the Second Kundrati War that was declared in 5637. Prime Minister Woodbury formed a national unity cabinet with all Opposition parties, though Marie Kincaid refused to join it and the Republicans served as a de-facto Official Opposition for the remainder of the session.
Joining Woodbury had the hip has seemingly anchored the Opposition who remained mostly stagnant in the polls, though the Republicans, outside of Republican and former Leader, Warren Douglas did join the Wartime Cabinet.
Prime Minister Woodbury is hoping to retain and expand her majority, while the opposition is hoping to capitalize on perceived government weakness.
We begin in the far north as the polls have closed and we'll be reporting on the results from the Isle of Sutton.
ISLE OF SUTTON – 16 SEATS
Vanessa:
"The Isle of Sutton has now been for multiple election cycles in a row a progressive stronghold and one oft the areas in the nation where the Greens are extremely competitive. Going into that National Labour, the Green and the Liberals collectively had 11 of Sutton's 15 seats up for grabs."
Vanessa:" There has been some significant movement here as the Conservatives and Green both picked up seats at the expense of the Liberals and the National Labour Party. National Labour lost one in the all important Sutton Centre, to the Greens, while the Conservatives stole Sutton Far North from the Liberals, a seat they've held since 5620. The Green were also able to flip another National Labour, this one at the town of Altar, the site of the former Commonwealth Bridge. We not go across the Macon Strait to Roccato."
ROCCATO – 31 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 in the province. Four years ago, the Conservative made key breakthrough, and tied National Labour in the province. All party leaders spent a significant mount of time on the ground in Roccato, with Liberal Leader Jack Delamont attempting to rebuild what used to be a reliable Liberal province, Rachel McKenna trying to expand her base, and Rosalyn Woodbury trying to move the dial.
The Conservative momentum is continuing in Roccato, as Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives have taken three additional seats, one from the Liberals and two from the Republicans, knocking them out of their sole foothold in the province. The National Labour Party is also continuing to lose ground, this time to the Greens, who increasingly became the "true opposition" the governing Conservatives going into the next session. Analysts have wondered if appointing Jason LeClerc Deputy Prime Minister was a political coup for Woodbury has raised LeClerc's star and forced the progressive parties to fight amongst themselves.
Total Seats
Already some major changes from four years ago. The National Labour Party, which actually held the seat lead at this point, is down to third in the seat count, while the Conservatives are building momentum, having picked up four seats. The Liberals appear to be continuing their downward slide, while the Republicans still have failed to elected a single member of Parliament. The Green are by far making the most gains thus far, having massively increased their vote share and in the double digits for the seat count. We'll turn now to Kenai.
KENAI – 72 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Kenai, Hutori's second most populous province used to be the anchor on which the Liberal Party of Hutori was able to make or break election. Since the tragic fall of Prime Minister Michael Kensington when the Conservatives stormed forward, and took almost half of the seats. While still a left leaning province overall, vote splits on the left have allowed the Conservatives to dominate over most of the past four years. Conservative Leader Rosalyn Woodbury made four seperate trips to the province to hold onto her new stronghold. Liberal Leader Jack Delamont, also spent an enormous amount of time, to try and hold what they had and try to rebuild the former bastion. Outside of minor incursions to Adelia, Republican Leader Marie Kincaid spent the vast majority of her time here to staunch the bleeding. We'll see how the cards fall."
Vanessa:
"It look likes the Liberal bleeding has slowed, with only St. Adrian University Way flipping, this time with the Greens, where the Greens have been making inroads across Hutori. The National Labour took three losses, around St. Anslem, giving further weight and lead to the rising Green tide. While the Liberals and National Labour are still in the double digits and have made up some of the ground the lost in Roccato and the Isle of Sutton, the Greens are clearing making gains tonight. The other story of the night is the loss of four Republican seats across the province, including two in their fortress of Port Prosperity, all captured by Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives. An interesting aspect to those seats loss, they were all Kincaid insurgents who helped replaced former leader Warren Douglas, who won his own seat in Port Prosperity Oceanview, by double digits.
Total Seats:
The Conservatives are continuing the trend, alright above fifty seats, and double their nearest challengers from the National Labour Party, who are still on track to form the Official Opposition. The Republicans have finally made it on the board, though they are less then half of where they were in the 5634 election cycle. The Liberals have slowed their downward trends, but Liberal Leader Jack Delamont can not be happy, nor can National Labour Leader Rachel McKenna, who is on her fourth national election campaign and was likely banking on making significant gains. The Greens, under Jason LeClerc was likely celebrating hard, having already nearly doubled their seat count. We now go into Hutori's largest province in Adelia.
ADELIA – 115 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Adelia remains the province that makes or breaks entire election campaigns. One hundred thirteen seats, a full third of the seats in the House of Commons. While reliably conservative at the provincial level, the Liberals have been known to make breakthroughs here, and Adelia is the second strong province for the Republicans; Marie Kincaid herself represent Axminister Delta. If Woodbury's Conservatives can hold everything they have earned, they will have likely earned their second mandate, if they falter, this is the province the Opposition parties are hoping to make gains."
Vanessa:
Conservative dominance of the province is continuing without any issue, as the Conservatives have captured an additional three seats, expanding their already massive lead in the province, to seventy six of Adelia's one hundred thirteen seats. National Labour has slipped further, losing a seat to the Greens, Liberals and Conservatives. The Liberal gain was offset by one of their losses to the Conservatives, but breaking even if giving the Liberals their first minor victory of the night, while the Greens continue their surprising advance, taking Bekenial Riverside, in a surprise upset over the National Labour Party. One of Axminister's Republicans fell to the Conservatives, though Republican Leader Marie Kincaid was comfortably re-elected.
Total Seats
HBC is finally ready to make it's first official projection of the night. Whatever else happens, there are no seats that can possibly catch Rosalyn Woodbury and the Conservatives, so HBC is projecting they will win a second mandate. While still too early to predict a majority on a minority, we do know that Rosalyn Woodbury will be returning to 24 Orange Avenue.
PROJECTED GOVERNMENT: CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT
The race continues now for the battle for Ross House and the Official Opposition. The National Labour Party is still well positioned to hold it's position as Hutori's second largest political party. Before we turn to Lagard we notice that the Greens have bypassed the Liberals for the first time in the seat count, their strength continuing forward going into their strongest province. The Republicans have also lost almost all of their gains from four years ago and may potentially lose Official Party Status in the House of Commons.
LAGARD – 45 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Lagard , up to tonight, was the only four way battleground in Hutori, where the Greens, National Labour, Liberals and Conservatives were all able to face off against each other, more or less as equals. The provincial government in Constantine, the hometown of Green Leader Jason LeClerc, is a Green one, and Rosalyn Woodbury's connections to Princess Charlotte, the Grand Duchess of Lagard are well known. The Liberals, who were push almost into extinction here effectively abandoned the province, while the sole remaining Republican was essentially left to fend for themselves in one of the most well known controversies of the campaign, with Marie Kincaid not spending a single second in Hutori's mountainous province.
Vanessa:
"While there weren't major seat movements, the movement that did occur was significant. The Republicans have been removed entirely from the board by the Conservatives, while they also pick up a seat from the Liberals in Woodhurst and a seat from National Labour in Dalry. The Greens have completed their sweep of Constantine's inner city, taking out the National Labour's last remaining seat. The bleeding wasn't as fatal for National Labour as they worried it would be, but you can tell there is a lot of concern within the McKenna camp, she is bleeding almost as bad as Michael Kensington did before his fall. The Liberals are still in play, but Jack Delamont did not spend a lot of time here, likely seeing the writing on the wall."
Total Seats
We are on the cusp of going into Falristan. With these results in we can make our second projection of the night; Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives will enjoy a second majority mandate. They held twenty seven seats at dissolution, and HBC is predicting them unlikely to lose over half of that. Rachel McKenna and the National Labour Party will also likely reform the Official Opposition in the upcoming 75th Parliament.
FALRISTAN – 61 SEATS
Vanessa:
Falristan used to be one of the two anchors of Liberal strength. Jack Delamont, the Liberal Leader, is from here and spent almost as much time here as he did the rest of the country. If the Liberals are hoping to not lose their place to the Greens, this is where they will need to make up all of their lost ground. Woodbury's Conservatives could afford to lose fifteen of their twenty seven seats and would still retain their majority. Analysts are expecting that the Greens highwater mark was in Lagard, but there hasn't been a province where they haven't made some form of breakthrough. The fight will be for Carter City and Tremaine and we'll see how this ends.
Vanessa:
"The bleeding to National Labour wasn't able to be staunched, losing an additional three seats across the province. The Greens made a surprise breakthrough, capturing the town of Corktown, while the Conservatives picked up another two seats around Carter City. The Liberals weren't able to make any significant headway, but were able to gain a seat back from National Labour to give Jack Delamont something to smile about. The Republicans also lost their last seat outside of Kenai and Adelia, and finalized their stance as a party without Official Party Status in the House of Commons."
FINAL HOUSE OF COMMONS SEAT COUNT – 5638 GENERAL ELECTION
Party | Seats | Change
Vanessa Taylor:
Some interesting changes in the coming 75th Parliament. The Conservatives have retained and expanded their large majority, National Labour retains it's position as Leader of the Official Opposition for at least one more term, and the Greens leapfrog ahead of the Liberals, while the Republicans have been reduced to a rump party. Stay tuned for post election coverage, exclusively here, on HBC.
Tuesday, 28 April, 5638 | Hosted by Vanessa Taylor (Backdated)
"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?"
Conservative Leader Rosalyn Woodbury celebrating her re-election in Acton Groomsbridge
Vanessa Taylor:
"Good evening, I’m Vanessa Taylor—and this is your 5638 HBC Election Night Special.
This election is the first major test of the Woodbury Government since it's historic election four years ago. Woodbury's Conservatives have been riding high on the polls throughout most of her first term. The only wrench thrown into it was the Second Kundrati War that was declared in 5637. Prime Minister Woodbury formed a national unity cabinet with all Opposition parties, though Marie Kincaid refused to join it and the Republicans served as a de-facto Official Opposition for the remainder of the session.
Joining Woodbury had the hip has seemingly anchored the Opposition who remained mostly stagnant in the polls, though the Republicans, outside of Republican and former Leader, Warren Douglas did join the Wartime Cabinet.
Prime Minister Woodbury is hoping to retain and expand her majority, while the opposition is hoping to capitalize on perceived government weakness.
We begin in the far north as the polls have closed and we'll be reporting on the results from the Isle of Sutton.
ISLE OF SUTTON – 16 SEATS
Vanessa:
"The Isle of Sutton has now been for multiple election cycles in a row a progressive stronghold and one oft the areas in the nation where the Greens are extremely competitive. Going into that National Labour, the Green and the Liberals collectively had 11 of Sutton's 15 seats up for grabs."
- Green Party – 6 (+2)
- Conservative Party - 5 (+1)
- National Labour – 3 (-2)
- Liberal Party – 2 (-1)
- Republican Party – 0
Vanessa:" There has been some significant movement here as the Conservatives and Green both picked up seats at the expense of the Liberals and the National Labour Party. National Labour lost one in the all important Sutton Centre, to the Greens, while the Conservatives stole Sutton Far North from the Liberals, a seat they've held since 5620. The Green were also able to flip another National Labour, this one at the town of Altar, the site of the former Commonwealth Bridge. We not go across the Macon Strait to Roccato."
ROCCATO – 31 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 in the province. Four years ago, the Conservative made key breakthrough, and tied National Labour in the province. All party leaders spent a significant mount of time on the ground in Roccato, with Liberal Leader Jack Delamont attempting to rebuild what used to be a reliable Liberal province, Rachel McKenna trying to expand her base, and Rosalyn Woodbury trying to move the dial.
- Conservative – 14 (+4)
- National Labour – 8 (-2)
- Green – 7 (+2)
- Liberal – 2 (-1)
- Republican – 0 (-2)
The Conservative momentum is continuing in Roccato, as Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives have taken three additional seats, one from the Liberals and two from the Republicans, knocking them out of their sole foothold in the province. The National Labour Party is also continuing to lose ground, this time to the Greens, who increasingly became the "true opposition" the governing Conservatives going into the next session. Analysts have wondered if appointing Jason LeClerc Deputy Prime Minister was a political coup for Woodbury has raised LeClerc's star and forced the progressive parties to fight amongst themselves.
Total Seats
- Conservative Party - 19 Seats (+5)
- Green Party - 13 Seats (+4)
- National Labour Party - 11 Seats (-4)
- Liberal Party - 4 Seats (-2)
- Republican Party - 0 Seats (-2)
Already some major changes from four years ago. The National Labour Party, which actually held the seat lead at this point, is down to third in the seat count, while the Conservatives are building momentum, having picked up four seats. The Liberals appear to be continuing their downward slide, while the Republicans still have failed to elected a single member of Parliament. The Green are by far making the most gains thus far, having massively increased their vote share and in the double digits for the seat count. We'll turn now to Kenai.
KENAI – 72 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Kenai, Hutori's second most populous province used to be the anchor on which the Liberal Party of Hutori was able to make or break election. Since the tragic fall of Prime Minister Michael Kensington when the Conservatives stormed forward, and took almost half of the seats. While still a left leaning province overall, vote splits on the left have allowed the Conservatives to dominate over most of the past four years. Conservative Leader Rosalyn Woodbury made four seperate trips to the province to hold onto her new stronghold. Liberal Leader Jack Delamont, also spent an enormous amount of time, to try and hold what they had and try to rebuild the former bastion. Outside of minor incursions to Adelia, Republican Leader Marie Kincaid spent the vast majority of her time here to staunch the bleeding. We'll see how the cards fall."
- Conservative – 38 (+4)
- National Labour – 13 (-3)
- Liberal – 10 (-1)
- Green – 6 (+4)
- Republican – 4 (-4)
Vanessa:
"It look likes the Liberal bleeding has slowed, with only St. Adrian University Way flipping, this time with the Greens, where the Greens have been making inroads across Hutori. The National Labour took three losses, around St. Anslem, giving further weight and lead to the rising Green tide. While the Liberals and National Labour are still in the double digits and have made up some of the ground the lost in Roccato and the Isle of Sutton, the Greens are clearing making gains tonight. The other story of the night is the loss of four Republican seats across the province, including two in their fortress of Port Prosperity, all captured by Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives. An interesting aspect to those seats loss, they were all Kincaid insurgents who helped replaced former leader Warren Douglas, who won his own seat in Port Prosperity Oceanview, by double digits.
Total Seats:
- Conservative Party - 56 Seats (+8)
- National Labour - 24 Seats (-7)
- Green Party - 19 Seats (+8)
- Liberal Party - 14 Seats (-3)
- Republican Party - 4 Seats (-6)
The Conservatives are continuing the trend, alright above fifty seats, and double their nearest challengers from the National Labour Party, who are still on track to form the Official Opposition. The Republicans have finally made it on the board, though they are less then half of where they were in the 5634 election cycle. The Liberals have slowed their downward trends, but Liberal Leader Jack Delamont can not be happy, nor can National Labour Leader Rachel McKenna, who is on her fourth national election campaign and was likely banking on making significant gains. The Greens, under Jason LeClerc was likely celebrating hard, having already nearly doubled their seat count. We now go into Hutori's largest province in Adelia.
ADELIA – 115 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Adelia remains the province that makes or breaks entire election campaigns. One hundred thirteen seats, a full third of the seats in the House of Commons. While reliably conservative at the provincial level, the Liberals have been known to make breakthroughs here, and Adelia is the second strong province for the Republicans; Marie Kincaid herself represent Axminister Delta. If Woodbury's Conservatives can hold everything they have earned, they will have likely earned their second mandate, if they falter, this is the province the Opposition parties are hoping to make gains."
- Conservative – 78 (+3)
- National Labour – 17 (-3)
- Liberal – 11
- Green – 7 (+1)
- Republican – 3 (-1)
Vanessa:
Conservative dominance of the province is continuing without any issue, as the Conservatives have captured an additional three seats, expanding their already massive lead in the province, to seventy six of Adelia's one hundred thirteen seats. National Labour has slipped further, losing a seat to the Greens, Liberals and Conservatives. The Liberal gain was offset by one of their losses to the Conservatives, but breaking even if giving the Liberals their first minor victory of the night, while the Greens continue their surprising advance, taking Bekenial Riverside, in a surprise upset over the National Labour Party. One of Axminister's Republicans fell to the Conservatives, though Republican Leader Marie Kincaid was comfortably re-elected.
Total Seats
- Conservative - 134 Seats (+11)
- National Labour - 41 Seats (-9)
- Green - 26 Seats (+8)
- Liberal - 25 Seats (-3)
- Republican - 7 Seats (-7)
HBC is finally ready to make it's first official projection of the night. Whatever else happens, there are no seats that can possibly catch Rosalyn Woodbury and the Conservatives, so HBC is projecting they will win a second mandate. While still too early to predict a majority on a minority, we do know that Rosalyn Woodbury will be returning to 24 Orange Avenue.
PROJECTED GOVERNMENT: CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT
The race continues now for the battle for Ross House and the Official Opposition. The National Labour Party is still well positioned to hold it's position as Hutori's second largest political party. Before we turn to Lagard we notice that the Greens have bypassed the Liberals for the first time in the seat count, their strength continuing forward going into their strongest province. The Republicans have also lost almost all of their gains from four years ago and may potentially lose Official Party Status in the House of Commons.
LAGARD – 45 SEATS
Vanessa:
"Lagard , up to tonight, was the only four way battleground in Hutori, where the Greens, National Labour, Liberals and Conservatives were all able to face off against each other, more or less as equals. The provincial government in Constantine, the hometown of Green Leader Jason LeClerc, is a Green one, and Rosalyn Woodbury's connections to Princess Charlotte, the Grand Duchess of Lagard are well known. The Liberals, who were push almost into extinction here effectively abandoned the province, while the sole remaining Republican was essentially left to fend for themselves in one of the most well known controversies of the campaign, with Marie Kincaid not spending a single second in Hutori's mountainous province.
- Conservative – 25 (+3)
- Green – 11 (+1)
- National Labour – 7 (-2)
- Liberal – 2 (-1)
- Republican – 0 (-1)
Vanessa:
"While there weren't major seat movements, the movement that did occur was significant. The Republicans have been removed entirely from the board by the Conservatives, while they also pick up a seat from the Liberals in Woodhurst and a seat from National Labour in Dalry. The Greens have completed their sweep of Constantine's inner city, taking out the National Labour's last remaining seat. The bleeding wasn't as fatal for National Labour as they worried it would be, but you can tell there is a lot of concern within the McKenna camp, she is bleeding almost as bad as Michael Kensington did before his fall. The Liberals are still in play, but Jack Delamont did not spend a lot of time here, likely seeing the writing on the wall."
Total Seats
- Conservative: 159 (+14)
- National Labour - 48 Seats (-11)
- Green 37 (+11)
- Liberal 27 (-4)
- Republican - 7 (-8)
We are on the cusp of going into Falristan. With these results in we can make our second projection of the night; Rosalyn Woodbury's Conservatives will enjoy a second majority mandate. They held twenty seven seats at dissolution, and HBC is predicting them unlikely to lose over half of that. Rachel McKenna and the National Labour Party will also likely reform the Official Opposition in the upcoming 75th Parliament.
FALRISTAN – 61 SEATS
Vanessa:
Falristan used to be one of the two anchors of Liberal strength. Jack Delamont, the Liberal Leader, is from here and spent almost as much time here as he did the rest of the country. If the Liberals are hoping to not lose their place to the Greens, this is where they will need to make up all of their lost ground. Woodbury's Conservatives could afford to lose fifteen of their twenty seven seats and would still retain their majority. Analysts are expecting that the Greens highwater mark was in Lagard, but there hasn't been a province where they haven't made some form of breakthrough. The fight will be for Carter City and Tremaine and we'll see how this ends.
- Conservative – 29 (+2)
- National Labour – 15 (-3)
- Liberal – 11 (+1)
- Green – 6 (+1)
- Republican – 0 (-1)
Vanessa:
"The bleeding to National Labour wasn't able to be staunched, losing an additional three seats across the province. The Greens made a surprise breakthrough, capturing the town of Corktown, while the Conservatives picked up another two seats around Carter City. The Liberals weren't able to make any significant headway, but were able to gain a seat back from National Labour to give Jack Delamont something to smile about. The Republicans also lost their last seat outside of Kenai and Adelia, and finalized their stance as a party without Official Party Status in the House of Commons."
FINAL HOUSE OF COMMONS SEAT COUNT – 5638 GENERAL ELECTION
Party | Seats | Change
- Conservative Party |188 |+16
- National Labour | 63 | -14
- Green Party | 43 | +12
- Liberal Party | 39 | -1
- Republican Party | 7 | -9
Vanessa Taylor:
Some interesting changes in the coming 75th Parliament. The Conservatives have retained and expanded their large majority, National Labour retains it's position as Leader of the Official Opposition for at least one more term, and the Greens leapfrog ahead of the Liberals, while the Republicans have been reduced to a rump party. Stay tuned for post election coverage, exclusively here, on HBC.