2021 United States Parliamentary Election (The Parliament)

The **2021 United States Parliamentary Election** was the 56th parliamentary election in the history of the United States. The election was called after incumbent Prime Minister Elizabeth Warren's governing Liberal coalition fell apart after the Conservative Democrats and Liberal Republicans unified into the Forward Party under Andrew Yang and pulled out of the governing coalition. The election was held November 2nd, 2021, and took office three weeks later.

The Warren Government had become quite unpopular for its strict handling of COVID-19, including an initial national lockdown that was struck down by the Supreme Court in the emergency case of *Florida v. the United States*. However, Warren managed to hold onto unity in the liberal coalition due to her close relationship with Liberal Democrat leader Joe Biden, Green leader Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the then-leader of the Liberal Republicans Mitt Romney, who had for the first time backed a liberal coalition under Warren, and the then-leader of the Conservative Democrats Kurt Schrader. However, within weeks of each other Powell and Schrader announced their retirements. Andrew Yang, then a prominent anti-Warren voice in the Conservative Democrats, managed to unite the two parties into the Forward Party. Yang, promptly elected leader, announced that the party would not support the governing coalition. This triggered a general election. Prime Minister Warren scheduled the election for November 2nd, as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November was seen as the traditional date to host an election, although elections have occurred at other points.

Marco Rubio, who had lead the Conservative party in the last three elections, had retired as party leader in 2020, although he remained active within the caucus. Fellow Floridian Ron DeSantis was elected the parties leader. Other new party leaders include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, elected to lead the Green Party following the retirement of Jill Stein as party leader. With these changes, Joe Biden became the longest-serving leader in Parliament, as he became leader in 2012, before any other.

This was the first election since the 2020 census, and as such, new seats where introduced and others disbanded. Under the Reform Act of 2012, this election was conducted using Ranked-Choice Voting. All parties that where nationally recognized had the right to nominate a candidate in their district, and under the Elections and Districting Act of 1965, only parties where listed on the ballot. To qualify for the next round of Ranked Choice Voting, parties needed to win a minimum of 5% of the vote.

## Retirements

* Richard Shelby, Conservative from Alabama
* Ann Kirkpatrick, Liberal Democrat from Arizona

## Delegates Elected from Each State

### Alabama

* Robert Aderholt (CON), sitting delegate
* Mo Brooks (CON), sitting delegate
* Katie Britt (CON), Chief of Staff to retiring delegate Richard Shelby (CON)
* Doug Jones (LIB), sitting delegate
* Gary Palmer (CON), sitting delegate
* Mike Rogers (CON), sitting delegates
* Terri Sewell (LIB), sitting delegate

### Arizona

* Ruben Gallego (PRG), sitting delegate
* Paul Gosar (LBT), sitting delegate
* Raúl Grijalva (PRG), sitting delegate
* Jeff Flake (CON), sitting delegate
* Katie Hobbs (LIB), Arizona Secretary of State
* John Kyl (CON), sitting delegate
* Martha McSally (CON), sitting delegate
* Kirsten Sinema (FWD), sitting delegate
* David Schweikert (CON), sitting delegate
* Greg Stanton (LIB), sitting delegate

### Arkansas

* John Boozman (CON), sitting delegate
* Tom Cotton (CON), sitting delegate
* Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (LBT), Prison Champlain and former Missionary
* Keith Ingram (LIB), sitting delegate

### Delaware

* Joe Biden (LIB), sitting Delegate and leader of the Liberal Party

### Hawaii

* Ed Case (FWD), sitting delegate)
* Tulsi Gabbard (FWD), sitting delegate

### Maine

* Susan Collins (FWD), sitting delegate
* Angus King (FWD), sitting delegate

### Utah

* Ben McAdams (FWD), sitting delegate
* Mike Lee (CON), sitting delegate
* Mitt Romney (FWD), sitting delegate
* Chris Stewart (CON), sitting delegate

### Leadership Elections held prior to this election

Under the organizational act of 1978, all parties are required to hold elections amongst their member for party leadership between each election. In 2020, the Conservative and Green parties held elections, and therefore did not have elections triggered by this act.