Division of Xianyang

Xianyang先阳Xiānyáng 先陽Senyō Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Xianyang先阳Xiānyáng 先陽Senyō Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Xianyang先阳Xiānyáng 先陽Senyō Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Xianyang先阳Xiānyáng 先陽Senyō Craftian House of Representatives Division
Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	2060 	 	
MP 	Shanley Myong 	 	
Party 	United 	 	
Namesake 	Early Chinese name for Lantanesia 	 	
Electors 	15,661 (2070) 	 	
Demographic 	Rural 	 	
The Division of Xianyang (/ʃænˈjæŋ/ shan-yang) is a Craftian federal division covering the entirety of the Craftian Island Territories, but for electoral purposes considered part of the Bankera Capital Territory. It was created in 2060 and was first contested at the 2061 federal election, replacing the abolished Division of Donghai. It is named after an early Chinese name for the island chain Xianyang, meaning "first sun", referring to the islands' position to the east of the Craftian mainland. Despite covering the entire territory of the CIT, it only contains 15,661 electors, making it by far the least populous division in Craftia.
The sitting member, since the 2067 federal election, is Shanley Myong, a member of the National United Party.
==History==
Xianyang is the sole electorate covering all of the Craftian Island Territories, serving as a renaming of the Division of Donghai since 2060. The seat, like its predecessor, has been very safe for the United Party. In fact, the CIT has leaned strongly towards United at the federal level ever since it gained voting rights as an external territory of Craftia in 2040. In 2040, with the establishment of the CIT, legislation was passed to ensure it would retain a federal division in the Craftian House of Representatives, as its population by itself would otherwise bar it from having its own seat. Xianyang the only federal division with a 'protected' status with electoral boundaries being determined by its geography rather than population, and that requires it from being combined with another electorate.
The Craftian Conservative Party and Liberal Party of Craftia, despite running candidates in Xianyang at every federal election, have made very few inroads into the CIT as neither party has established itself in the territory, and the NUP's distant rival in this seat remains the Mojang Democratic Party. The CIT's own major parties, such as the Sylvan Party, People's Nationalist Alliance and Island Democrats, do not run in this seat and instead prefer to endorse specific candidates.
At every election since its creation, Xianyang has had the lowest turnout of all federal divisions, averaging around 50%, despite Craftia having compulsory voting and comparing with other seats, which average 90-95%.
==Members==
#	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1	width="3%"	Whangari Te Hariwara	United	2061–2067
2	 	Shanley Myong 	United	2067–
==Election results==
Craftian federal election, 2070: Xianyang	Craftian federal election, 2070: Xianyang	Craftian federal election, 2070: Xianyang	Craftian federal election, 2070: Xianyang	Craftian federal election, 2070: Xianyang	Craftian federal election, 2070: Xianyang
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	United 	Shanley Myong 	5,198 	65.34 	+2.40
 	Mojang 	Aki Tanaka 	787 	9.89 	–1.51
 	Independent 	Thomas Yingila 	526 	6.61 	+6.61
 	Conservative 	Mikel Lonsi 	399 	5.02 	–0.75
 	Greens 	Joan Karitewe 	285 	3.58 	–4.48
 	Liberal 	Antony Wang 	263 	3.30 	–0.99
 	Independent 	Ong Teng Liew 	212 	2.67 	+0.24
 	Socialist 	Jim Cairns 	166 	2.09 	–0.55
 	Independent 	Mackay Chen 	119 	1.50 	+1.50
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	7,956 	95.01 	–0.27
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	418 	4.99 	+0.27
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	8,374 	53.47 	+5.28
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	United 	Shanley Myong 	5,899 	74.15 	+1.69
 	Mojang 	Aki Tanaka 	2,057 	25.85 	–1.69
 	United hold 	United hold 	Swing 	+1.69