Craftian general election, 1859

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1856 ← 	2 July 1859 	2 July 1859 	→ 1861
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100 seats in the Craftian National Parliament51 needed for a majority	100 seats in the Craftian National Parliament51 needed for a majority	100 seats in the Craftian National Parliament51 needed for a majority	100 seats in the Craftian National Parliament51 needed for a majority
 	 	 	
 	First party 	Second party 	Third party
 	width="25%" 	width="25%" 	width="25%"
Leader 	Tan Yan'an 	Chen Shangsun 	Lee Wing Yeung
Party 	Kuomintang 	Liberal 	Labour
Leader since 	23 June 1858 	5 January 1850 	19 September 1853
Leader's seat 	Zhenchun 	Dongliang 	Baohai
Last election 	44 seats, 47.24% 	54 seats, 50.98% 	2 seats, 1.50%
Seats won 	50 	46 	3
Seat change 	6 	8 	1
Popular vote 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Percentage 	48.77% 	48.69% 	2.02%
Swing 	1.53% 	2.29% 	0.52%
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Craftian National Parliament after the election
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Prime Minister before election 	Prime Minister before election 	Elected Prime Minister 	Elected Prime Minister
Chen ShangsunLiberal 	Chen ShangsunLiberal 	Tan Yan'anKuomintang 	Tan Yan'anKuomintang
A general election was held on Saturday, 2 July 1859 to determine the members of the 4th National Parliament of the Kingdom of Craftia. The centrist Liberal Party government, led by Prime Minister Chen Shangsun was defeated by the opposition centre-right Kuomintang, led by Opposition Leader Tan Yan'an.
==Results==
===National Parliament===
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Enrolled voters 	Enrolled voters 	TBA 	 	 	 	
Votes cast 	Votes cast 	TBA 	 	Turnout 	TBA 	TBA
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	TBA 	 	Informal 	TBA 	TBA
Summary of votes by party 	Summary of votes by party 	Summary of votes by party 	Summary of votes by party 	Summary of votes by party 	Summary of votes by party 	Summary of votes by party
Party 	Party 	Primary votes 	% 	Swing 	Seats 	Change
 	Kuomintang 	TBA 	48.77 	1.53 	50 	6
 	Liberal 	TBA 	48.69 	2.29 	46 	8
 	Labour 	TBA 	2.02 	0.52 	3 	1
 	Other 	TBA 	0.52 	0.24 	1 	1
Total 	Total 	TBA 	 	 	100