Craftian federal election, 2061

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2058 ← 	17 September 2061 	17 September 2061 	→ 2064
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145 seats in the Craftian House of Representatives73 needed for a majority	145 seats in the Craftian House of Representatives73 needed for a majority	145 seats in the Craftian House of Representatives73 needed for a majority 	145 seats in the Craftian House of Representatives73 needed for a majority
 	 	 	
 	First party 	Second party 	Third party
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Zahab Wibowus 	Reagen Queanbeyan 	Margaret Strong
Party 	United 	Conservative 	Liberal
Leader since 	7 August 2058 	30 January 2059 	27 January 2059
Leader's seat 	Bonnells, JS(lost seat) 	Redleaf, AD 	Longshan, KT
Last election 	65 seats, 44.57% 	46 seats, 31.26% 	18 seats, 11.82%
Seats won 	70 	40 	21
Seat change 	5 	6 	3
Popular vote 	5,451,239 	3,127,496 	1,549,930
Percentage 	47.34% 	27.16% 	13.46%
Swing 	2.77% 	4.10% 	1.64%
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 	Fourth party 	Fifth party 	Sixth party
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Dave Hen-Ji 	Cameron Pereira 	Josephine Tang
Party 	Reform 	Mojang 	Liberal Democrat
Leader since 	22 February 2060 	5 August 2058 	21 September 2055
Leader's seat 	Flinders, JS 	Guanglan, LM 	List (lost seat)
Last election 	5 seats, 3.16% 	5 seats, 2.77% 	3 seats, 1.93%
Seats won 	7 	7 	0
Seat change 	2 	2 	3
Popular vote 	553,857 	438,725 	131,272
Percentage 	3.98% 	3.81% 	1.32%
Swing 	0.82% 	1.04% 	0.69%
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Craftian House of Representatives after the election 	Craftian House of Representatives after the election 	Craftian House of Representatives after the election 	Craftian House of Representatives after the election
Political groups 	Political groups 	Government (70): United (70)Supported by (7): Mojang (7)Opposition (68): Conservative (40) Liberal (21) Reform (7)	Government (70): United (70)Supported by (7): Mojang (7)Opposition (68): Conservative (40) Liberal (21) Reform (7)
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Prime Minister before election 	Prime Minister before election 	Elected Prime Minister 	Elected Prime Minister
Zahab WibowusUnited 	Zahab WibowusUnited 	Isaac GrayUnited 	Isaac GrayUnited
A federal election was held on Saturday, 17 September 2061 for members of the 26th Parliament of Craftia. The incumbent first-term centre-left National United Party government, led by Prime Minister Zahab Wibowus, defeated the opposition centre-right Craftian Conservative Party, led by Opposition Leader Reagen Queanbeyan, with an increased plurality (falling only 3 seats short of a majority), and formed a minority government with the support of the Mojang Democratic Party.
Unusually for a first-term government, there was a small swing towards the United Party, although Prime Minister Zahab Wibowus narrowly lost his own seat in one of the biggest political upsets in recent history. He decided to retire due to his age, and chose not to re-enter the House of Representatives via a by-election, and Deputy Prime Minister Isaac Gray was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Craftia instead.
For the first time since 2028, there were less than six parties represented in the House of Representatives, due to both the Liberal Democrats and the Greens losing all of their electorate seats and falling short of the 2% threshold to win list seats.
==Results==
===National results===
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70 	21 	14 	40
United	Liberal	Other	Conservative
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats 	Seats	Seats	Change
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Electorate	List 	Total	Change
 	National United Party 	5,451,239 	47.34 	  	2.77 	59 	11 	70 	5
 	Craftian Conservative Party	3,127,496 	27.16 	  	4.10 	32 	8 	40 	6
 	Liberal Party of Craftia 	1,549,930 	13.46 	  	1.64 	6 	15 	21 	3
 	Craftian Reform Party 	458,300 	3.98 	  	0.82 	2 	5 	7 	2
 	Mojang Democratic Party 	438,725 	3.81 	  	1.04 	1 	6 	7 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Liberal Democrats 	151,999 	1.32 	  	0.69 	0 	0 	0 	3
 	Craftian Greens 	131,272 	1.14 	  	0.79 	0 	0 	0 	3
 	Republican Party of Craftia	64,484 	0.56 	  	0.33 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	Other 	141,635 	1.23 	  	0.36 	0 	0 	0 	0
Total	Total 	11,515,081	 	 	 	100 	45 	145 	
==Opinion polling==
Several research and polling firms conduct polls in relation to voting intentions in the lead-up to the next election. Some of the firms also ask voters whether they are satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the leaders of the three main parties, as well as who would be the best Prime Minister.
===Graphical summary===