Westhaven Prefecture

Westhaven PrefecturePrefectuur Westhaven西港州 Xīgǎng Zhōu西港州 Nishikō Shū 	Westhaven PrefecturePrefectuur Westhaven西港州 Xīgǎng Zhōu西港州 Nishikō Shū
Prefecture 	Prefecture
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Flag 	Flag
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Nicknames: The Sunshine State 	Nicknames: The Sunshine State
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Country 	Enderron
Entered federation 	19 July 1765 (5th)
Capital 	Port William
Largest city 	Sunnyvale
Official languages 	EnglishDutch
Ethnic groups 	79.3% European16.1% Asian3.2% Pacific peoples1.4% Other
Religion 	50.3% Christianity43.0% No Religion3.7% Buddhism0.9% Shinto2.1% Other
Demonym 	Westhavian
Government 	
- Governor 	Matt McGowan (LP)
- Lieutenant-Governor 	Jonah Tomsen (LP)
- Premier 	Adrian Steele (SDP)
- Deputy Premier 	Julian Ibbott (SDP)
- Speaker 	Terrence Rieger (SDP)
Legislature 	Prefectural Assembly
Federal representation 	
- Parliamentary seats 	/
- Parliamentary delegation 	
*6 Liberal
*5 Social Democrats
*1 National
Formation 	Formation
- Established 	16 September 1946
Area 	17,046 km² (3rd)
Population (2018) 	
- Total 	2,368,596 (6th)
- Density 	139.0/km² (10th)
GDP (2017–18) 	
- Total 	$61.972 billion (7th)
- Per capita 	$26,164 (13th)
Time zone(s) 	EST (UTC+9)EDT (UTC+10)
Highest point 	TBA
Abbreviation 	WS
Westhaven Prefecture (Dutch for "west harbour", abbreviated as WS) is a coastal prefecture in southern Enderron. It is bordered by Cooksland Prefecture to the north, New Surrey Prefecture to the northeast and Lawrencia Prefecture to the east. Its capital city is Port William, while its largest city is Sunnyvale.
Westhaven is an irregularly shaped prefecture with a long coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Historically, it was the prefecture with the largest Dutch Enderronian population percentage-wise; at its peak in 1947 more than 27 percent of its population identified as being of Dutch heritage. Although a significant number have since moved to other prefectures since Enderronian independence, Westhaven still has the largest Dutch community in terms of raw numbers, and remains a centre of Dutch Enderronian culture. Its influence can be seen in modern Westhavian society, particularly through its prefectural flag, cuisine and cultural events, and the Dutch language continues to be spoken by a significant minority of residents.
Westhaven's economy is largely powered by maritime industries: commercial fishing, offshore wind power, hydroelectricity and maritime transport are its largest contributors. The Port of Port William and Port of Sunnyvale are among Enderron's busiest seaports. Further inland, agriculture and solar power are major economic forces. Westhaven also formerly had a large manufacturing industry, which significantly declined in the late 20th century. The prefecture has a growing tourism industry, particularly in the south, due to its warm tropical climate, abundance of natural resources, and growing entertainment sector.
==History==
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==Government==
Westhaven has a semi-presidential political system, with the Governor of Westhaven Prefecture (currently Matt McGowan of the Liberal Party of Enderron) as the head of state, and the Premier of Westhaven Prefecture (currently Adrian Steele of the Social Democratic Party of Enderron) as the head of government. Its unicameral parliament consists of the 45-member Westhaven Prefectural Assembly, with elections held every four years, using full preferential voting.
===Federal representation===
Westhaven elects 12 Members of Parliament to the Enderronian Parliament.
Name 	Party	Seat 	Term
Tom Callahan 	 	Jenkins 	2014–
Ziggy Duggan 	 	Port William	2010–
Ian Gillard 	 	Kennedy 	2002–
Daniel Hartin 	 	Cowper 	2010–
Ivan Hawthorn 	 	Sunnyvale 	2018–
David Henneman 	 	Nord 	2006–
Brian Keogh 	 	Roscoe 	2014–
Nicole Meaney 	 	Hamilton 	2014–
Tyson Parker 	 	Middle Range	2010–
Justine Perry 	 	Southend 	2018–
Jodie Scanlon 	 	Fuller 	2017–
Michael Turnbull	 	Orange 	2002–
===Political culture===
Westhaven is traditionally regarded as a relatively conservative prefecture, and is largely dominated by the centre-right Liberal Party, particularly in the city of Sunnyvale, the provincial hinterlands of southern Westhaven, and the outer suburbs of Port William. Prior to the 1970s, Westhaven leaned towards the centre-left Social Democrats, particularly in the urban areas, but internal migration, gentrification in the cities and the decline of manufacturing has caused a shift in favour of the conservative side of politics. The Social Democratic Party remains the dominant force in most of Port William and the regional city of Warburton on the Westhaven–New Surrey border. The Enderron National Party is popular in the rural interior of the prefecture.