The Wolfishar general election, 1992 was the first multi-party general election in Wolfishar since 1918. It was the only election where the Reform Party won a majority.
Major party campaigns[]
Reform Party[]
The Reform Party harshly criticized the regime of the Communist Party of Wolfishar, comparing it to the totalitarianism of the Iron Curtain states. They also campaigned on an anti-tax platform. They attacked rivals New Left Party as being "puppets" of the Communist Party.
Social Liberal Party[]
The Social Liberal Party campaigned with the slogan "Sensibility in '92". They supported a social-democratic mixed economy, criticizing the radicalism of the other major parties.
New Left Party[]
The New Left Party attacked the Reform Party as propagandists and rejected links to the Communist Party. They did not mention the Social Liberal Party in their campaigns.
Communist Party[]
The Communist Party campaigned on a ferocious anti-capitalist platform. They attacked the Reform Party as being in support of a social hierachy and greed. They also attacked the Social Liberals as being too moderate.
Minor party campaigns[]
Agrarianist Party[]
The newly formed Agrarianist Party campaigned on an agrarian and social-democratic platform, and insisted themselves to be the most sensible option in the sole constituency, Farmlands, in which they ran. They promoted themselves as more left-wing than the Social Liberals but not as left-wing as the New Left and Communist parties.
Results[]
Party | Leader | Leader's seat | Candidates | Seats before | Seats after | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform Party | John Minor | Croxton | 20 | 0 | 17 | +17 |
Social Liberal Party | Charlie Kennes | Wolfshire City, Suburban | 20 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
New Left Party | Nick Kinnal | Ran in Torsdale; did not win seat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Communist Party of Wolfishar | Michael Gorbsky | Ran in Wolfshire City, Urban; lost seat | 20 | 20 | 0 | -20 |
Agrarianist Party | Andy Grains | Ran in Farmlands; did not win seat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Titles[]
- Prime Minister: John Minor, Reform
- Leader of the Opposition: Charlie Kennes, Social Liberal
- Speaker: Maine Sherly, Independent Reform
Maine Sherly was elected as a Reform Party candidate but left the party in 1993.
Elections before and after[]
- Wolfishar general election, 1990 (Communist majority)
- Wolfishar general election, 1997 (New Left majority)