2014 Notoshan parliamentary election

2014 Notoshan parliamentary election
				 	 	
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; width:100%;"	2010 ←	8 March 2014All 125 seats in the State Assembly(63 seats for a majority)	→ 2018
A parliamentary election was held in Notosha on 8 March 2014 to elect all members of the State Assembly. The election was constitutionally mandated to fall on this date, as the constitution states that all parliamentary elections must fall on the second Saturday of March, four years apart. 
==Date==
The election was set to occur on 8 March 2014, as denoted by the constitution, which states that all parliamentary elections must fall on the second Saturday of March, four years apart. This also effectively bans snap elections from occurring. This was the first election to be held under the constitutional elections date clause, as the first elections of an independent Notosha were held in September 2010.
==Electoral system==
The 125 members of the State Assembly are elected at-large, with Notosha having no individual constituencies. Prior to the election, each political party creates an electoral list of 125 candidates. During the election, each voter casts their vote for one of the party lists. The system uses open lists, meaning voters can cross out names from the list if they choose. Seats are then allocated using the d'Hondt method, with a 2% electoral threshold. Each political party belongs to a coalition which selects a prime ministerial candidate, who most often is the leader of the coalition. The prime ministerial candidate is not a member of the electoral list, and will only be elected if their coalition secures a majority.
Only Notoshan citizens who will be at least 18 years old six months following the date of the election may vote, while only Notoshan citizens who are at least 18 years old and have resided in Notosha continuously for a period of five years may stand as a candidate. Voting-eligible citizens who are residing abroad may not vote, as Notosha does not have a system for mail-in voting.
==Contesting coalitions==
The following parties were represented in parliament following the 2010 election.
Coalition	Coalition 	Prime ministerialcandidate	Party	Party 	Ideology 	Leader 	2010 result	2010 result
 	Democratic Notosha 	Shpezar Zogu 	 	Democratic Party 	Liberal conservatism 	Sadik Ajeti 	 	
 	Democratic Notosha 	Shpezar Zogu 	 	Notosha Alliance 	National conservatism	Ajan Corbajram 	 	
 	Democratic Notosha 	Shpezar Zogu 	 	Liberal Party 	Classical liberalism 	Lavdërime Demaci 	 	
 	Democratic Notosha 	Shpezar Zogu 	 	All-Notosha Movement 	Social conservatism 	Mirtona Dhamo 	 	
 	New Notosha Alliance	Balush Gjintelma 	 	Social Democratic Party 	Social democracy 	Syçel Daci 	 	
 	New Notosha Alliance	Balush Gjintelma 	 	Onwards Forwards 	Social liberalism 	Begator Gozhita 	 	
 	New Notosha Alliance	Balush Gjintelma 	 	Worker and Unionist Party	Democratic socialism 	Shakir Lamaj 	 	
 	New Notosha Alliance	Balush Gjintelma 	 	Renew Notosha 	Social liberalism 	Thanusha Mëshkalla	 	
The following party was not represented in parliament, but received seats in the 2014 election:
*Feminist Initiative (Feminism; New Notosha Alliance)
==Results==
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Coalition/Party 	Coalition/Party 	Coalition/Party 	Results	Results	Results	+/–
Coalition/Party 	Coalition/Party 	Coalition/Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats 	+/–
 	 	New Notosha Alliance 	310,666	55.7% 	70 	
 	 	Onwards Forwards 	96,538 	17.3% 	22 	
 	 	Social Democratic Party 	88,345 	15.8% 	20 	
 	 	Worker and Unionist Party	67,912 	12.2% 	15 	
 	 	Renew Notosha 	40,778 	7.3% 	9 	
 	 	Feminist Initiative 	17,093 	3.1% 	4 	
 	 	Democratic Notosha 	244,908	44.0% 	55 	
 	 	Democratic Party 	89,103 	16.0% 	20 	
 	 	Notosha Alliance 	63,492 	11.4% 	14 	
 	 	Liberal Party 	62,403 	11.2% 	14 	
 	 	All-Notosha Movement 	29,910 	5.4% 	7 	
 	 	Others/uncommitted 	3,015 	0.3% 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total 	Total 	Total 	558,589	100% 	125 	0
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout	 	54.9% 	— 	—
==Aftermath== 
Notosha parliamentary
Election parliamentary
Parliamentary 2014