Sierra prefectural election, 2016

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2012 ← 	7 May 2016 	7 May 2016 	→ 2020
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All 25 seats in the Sierra Prefectural Assembly13 seats needed for a majority	All 25 seats in the Sierra Prefectural Assembly13 seats needed for a majority	All 25 seats in the Sierra Prefectural Assembly13 seats needed for a majority	All 25 seats in the Sierra Prefectural Assembly13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 	134,489 (81.53%) ( 2.41pp) 	134,489 (81.53%) ( 2.41pp) 	134,489 (81.53%) ( 2.41pp)
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Cathy Rathburn 	Terry Redford 	Chris Garcia
Party 	Social Democrats 	National 	Liberal
Leader since 	7 March 2010 	18 December 2015 	1 June 2012
Leader's seat 	Jamestown 	Everingham 	Walsh River(lost seat)
Last election 	13 seats, 36.27% 	4 seats, 13.38% 	5 seats, 24.84%
Seats won 	10 	6 	4
Seat change 	3 	2 	1
Popular vote 	44,139 	22,231 	29,830
Percentage 	32.82% 	16.53% 	22.18%
Swing 	3.45pp 	3.15pp 	2.66pp
TPP 	56.23% 	 	43.77%
TPP swing 	1.07pp 	 	1.07pp
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Winning party by electorate 	Winning party by electorate 	Winning party by electorate 	Winning party by electorate
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Premier before election 	Premier before election 	Elected Premier 	Elected Premier
Cathy RathburnSocial Democrats 	Cathy RathburnSocial Democrats 	Cathy RathburnSocial Democrats 	Cathy RathburnSocial Democrats
The 2016 Sierra prefectural election was held on Saturday 7 May 2016 to elect the 25 members of the Sierra Prefectural Assembly. The gubernatorial election was held on the same date.
The incumbent first-term Social Democratic government lost its majority, but continued in minority government with the support of independents and the Sierra Party. The Liberal Party of Sierra lost its status as official opposition to the Sierra National Party despite winning more votes. This election marked the first time in Sierran history where the Social Democrats won a second consecutive election.
==Results==
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10 	4 	1 	4 	6
Social Democrats	Oth	SP	Liberal	National
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Swing 	Seats 	+/−
 	Social Democrats 	44,139 	32.82 	3.45 	10 	3
 	Liberal 	29,830 	22.18 	2.66 	4 	1
 	National 	22,231 	16.53 	3.15 	6 	2
 	Sierra Party 	19,232 	14.30 	1.80 	1 	0
 	Democrats 	7,841 	5.83 	3.00 	0 	0
 	Greens 	5,944 	4.42 	2.81 	0 	0
 	Independent 	5,272 	3.92 	0.97 	4 	2
Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote
 	Social Democrats 	75,623 	56.23 	1.07 	10 	3
 	Liberal 	58,866 	43.77 	1.07 	4 	1
Total 	Total 	134,489 	100 	 	25 	
Independents: Chris De Bois, Mari Kawasaki, Ruth Lazaro, Steve Luther
===Seats changing hands===
Seat 	2012 election	2012 election 	2012 election 	2012 election	Swing 	2016 election	2016 election 	2016 election 	2016 election
Seat 	Party 	Party 	Member 	Margin 	Swing 	Margin 	Member 	Party 	Party
Beverley 	 	Social Democrats	Simon Gardner 	5.75 	–9.79 	4.04 	Mari Kawasaki 	Independent 	
Casino 	 	Social Democrats	Heidi Chen 	1.27 	–4.18 	2.91 	Alberto Bloenkamp 	National 	
Kramer 	 	Social Democrats	Michael Henson 	5.84 	–7.46 	1.62 	Bryce Montoya Quiroga	National 	
San Bernandino	 	National 	Frank Barrett 	1.35 	–2.22 	0.87 	Richard Lee 	Social Democrats	
Stuart 	 	Social Democrats	Lauren Grajales	8.76 	–15.24	6.48 	Steve Luther 	Independent 	
Walsh River 	 	Liberal 	Chris Garcia 	7.12 	–7.57 	0.45 	Owen Keiser 	National 	
==Pendulum==
GOVERNMENT SEATS (13)	GOVERNMENT SEATS (13)	GOVERNMENT SEATS (13)	GOVERNMENT SEATS (13)
Marginal 	Marginal 	Marginal 	Marginal
San Bernandino 	Richard Lee 	SDP 	0.87
Windsor North 	Shon Yuan 	SDP 	2.70
Mulligan 	Max Kakkenberg 	SDP 	3.39
Beverley 	Mari Kawasaki 	IND 	4.04
Fairly safe 	Fairly safe 	Fairly safe 	Fairly safe
Bella Vista 	Joseph Gao 	SDP 	6.43
Diaz Santos 	Stefan Martinez 	SP 	6.68
Salsbury 	Jennifer Chu 	SDP 	7.57
Glendale 	Mika Ozawa 	SDP 	8.12
Castaneda 	Jane Van Buitan 	SDP 	8.90
Iglesias 	Ruth Lazaro 	IND 	9.33
Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe
Delgado 	Fatimah Khondakar 	SDP 	11.50
Jamestown 	Cathy Rathburn 	SDP 	12.51
Los Prados 	Jim Stephenson 	SDP 	16.42
OPPOSITION SEATS (6)	OPPOSITION SEATS (6) 	OPPOSITION SEATS (6)	OPPOSITION SEATS (6)
Marginal 	Marginal 	Marginal 	Marginal
Walsh River 	Owen Keiser 	NAT 	0.45
Kramer 	Bryce Montoya Quiroga	NAT 	1.62
Casino 	Alberto Bloenkamp 	NAT 	2.91
Randall 	Cassandra Hurst 	NAT 	5.62
Fairly safe 	Fairly safe 	Fairly safe 	Fairly safe
Everingham 	Terry Redford 	NAT 	8.44
Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe
Western Prairies 	John-Thomas Miller 	NAT 	19.77
CROSSBENCH SEATS (6)	CROSSBENCH SEATS (6) 	CROSSBENCH SEATS (6)	CROSSBENCH SEATS (6)
Windsor South 	Gary Seldon 	LIB 	4.11
Mattison 	Kylie Langford 	LIB 	5.85
Stuart 	Steve Luther 	IND 	6.48
Dunford 	Jason Hernandez 	LIB 	7.26
Higgins 	Andrea Hagenmans 	LIB 	10.49
Greystone 	Chris De Bois 	IND 	17.39