2030 Federal General Election

The 2030 Concadian Federal General Election was held on Thursday 2 May 2030 to elect members to the 66th Parliament of Concadia. The election had been called following the dissolution of the 65th Parliament by the President. All 550 seats in the House of Commons (lower house) and 144 seats in the House of Senators (upper house) were up for election.

The election resulted in the defeat of the George Davis Conservative government by Oliver Slaughter's Socialist Labour Party, ending 6 years of Conservative rule. The SLP won 272 seats in the House of Commons, not enough to form a majority government, but the Conservatives lost seats to other smaller parties, allowing the SLP to form a coalition government with the Green Party.

The SLP/Green coalition government won a total of 288 seats, giving the government a majority of 26 seats. An arrangement was also negotiated with the 2 Communist Party MPs who promised to support the government where they could.

The electoral system of Concadia enforces compulsory voting and uses the proportional system of mixed-member proportional for elections to the House of Commons and single-transferable vote for elections to the House of Senators. The election was administered by the Federal Bureau of Elections.

Whilst a loss was expected for the Conservatives, the scale of the loss was unexpected, with the Conservatives losing votes to smaller parties as well as the SLP. Most commentators expected the Conservatives to win enough seats to be able to form a coalition with the Liberals, with that being seen as the most likely outcome. An SLP lead government was certainly a possibility however most commentators expected it to be at least a 3 party coalition.

On election night, as the scale of the Conservative defeat became apparent, party leader and Prime Minister George Davis announced his intention to resign but remain in Parliament as a backbench MP. The announcement triggered a leadership election within the Conservative Party.