View source for April 2024 Osolian general election

{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Osolia
| previous_election = [[February 2024 Osolian general election|February 2024]]
| next_election = ''[[June 2024 Osolian general election|June 2024]]''
| seats_for_election = 14 votes cast for Chief
| turnout = 70% {{increase}}
| election_date = 15 April 2024

| leader1 = '''[[TheRandomMelon]]'''
| party1 = '''Independent'''
| color1 = #96b844
| seats1 = 8
| last_election1 = 8
| percentage1 = '''57.1'''

| leader2 = [[Hydrogen]]
| party2 = Independent
| color2 = #34baeb
| last_election2 = 3
| seats2 = 3
| percentage2 = 21.4

| leader3 = [[CalvinX]]
| party3 = Independent
| color3 = #AA2929
| last_election3 = 3
| seats3 = 3
| percentage3 = 21.4

| map = Parliamentary_representation_first_votes_april2024.svg
| map_caption = Share of votes in first round represented with a 10x multiplier.

| title = [[Chief of Osolia|Chief]]
| before_election = [[TheRandomMelon]]
| before_party = Independent
| after_election = [[TheRandomMelon]]
| after_party = Independent
}}

General elections were held in [[Osolia]] on April 15th 2024. These were the first contested elections, where both the incumbent Speaker and Chief faced against other candidates.

Candidacy submissions opened on the 11th of April and lasted until the 14th of April. Polling stayed open for 41 hours.

== Electoral system ==
During a general election, Osolians vote for the [[Chief of Osolia|Chief]], who leads the executive, and the [[Speaker of Osolia|Speaker]], who leads the legislature.

Elections in Osolia employ [[wikipedia:Instant_runoff_voting|instant-runoff voting]]. Voters rank the candidates for each position in order of preference. During counting, the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated in several rounds until someone achieves a majority of the electorate.

== Candidacy ==
Incumbent Speaker [[tz_scion]] declared candidacy for the position of Speaker on April 11th. Incumbent [[Chief]] [[TheRandomMelon|Michael Webb]] declared candidacy for the position of Chief one day later.

[[Hydrogen]] was the first to contest Michael's position as Chief and declared candidacy for Chief 13 hours later. [[CalvinX]] also declared candidacy for Chief just an hour later.

Lastly, [[Yin]] declared candidacy for the position of Speaker, contesting Scion for the first time.

== Results for Chief ==
Incumbent Michael Webb won a majority of the vote with 57% in the first round. 

Calvin and Hydrogen both had 3 first-choice votes, leading to both receiving 21.4% of the vote.

{{Election results
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 | background = #f8f9fa
 | n1 =  8 | p1 = Michael Webb | c1=#96b844
 | n2 = 3 | p2 = Hydrogen | c2=#34baeb
 | n3 =  3 | p3 = CalvinX | c3=#AA2929
}}
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|party2=Hydrogen|votes2=3|color2=#34baeb
|party3=CalvinX|votes3=3|color3=#AA2929
|total_sc=+0
|electorate=20
|source=Office of the Speaker of the Assembly
}}

== Results for Speaker ==
Incumbent tz_scion defeated Yin with a 78.6% majority from the first round (11 first-choice votes), thereby securing a 3rd term.

{{Election results
|image={{Parliament diagram
 | background = #f8f9fa
 | n1 =  11 | p1 = tz_scion | c1=#AA4A4A
 | n2 = 3 | p2 = Yin | c2=#5330AA
}}
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|party2=Yin|votes2=3|color2=#5330AA
|total_sc=+0
|electorate=20
|source=Office of the Speaker of the Assembly
}}
[[Category:Osolia]]
[[Category:Osolian elections]]