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{{Infobox election
| election_name     = July 2022 Minister of Culture special election
| country           = [[The South Pacific]]
| flag_year         = 
| flag_image        = File:The flag of The South Pacific.png
| type              = presidential
| vote_type         = Assembly
| previous_election = April 2022 Cabinet election#Minister of Culture
| previous_year     = April 2022
| election_date     = 30 July ‒ 08 August 2022
| elected_members   = 
| next_election     = October/November 2022 Cabinet election#Minister of Culture
| next_year         = No
| opinion_polls     = 
| registered        = 66 [[legislators of the South Pacific]]
| turnout           = TBD
| image_upright     = 

| image1            = File:HawaiiFlagRedesign.png
| image1_upright    = 0.3
| colour1           = ddc
| candidate1        = [[The Lile Ulie Islands]]
| party1            = [[Vermont Progressive Party | Progressive]]
| popular_vote1     = Majority
| percentage1       = Majority

| title             = Minister
| before_election   = [[Rosaferri]]
| after_election    = TBD
}}

The '''July 2022 Minister of Culture special election''' was a special election held in [[the South Pacific]] since 30 July 2022 to elect a new [[Minister of Culture]] after incumbent [[Rosaferri]] has left without a trace. A recently unprecedented five candidates put their names forward, namely Rosaferri's predecessor [[Murelia]], [[The Lile Ulie Islands]], [[Sandaoguo]], [[Comfed]], and [[ProfessorHenn]]. The election has concluded with [[The Lile Ulie Islands]] winning the vote.

== Background ==

[[Cabinet of the South Pacific|Cabinet]] positions usually are elected concurrently every four months. However, should an incumbent resign and more than half of the term remain, a special election for the post must be held.

[[Rosaferri]], the incumbent, was only shortly before elected in the [[June 2022 Cabinet election]]. On 18 July, she left the South Pacific's Discord server without notice and moved her nation (''Eggraria'') to [[Balder]]. Attempts by [[Prime Minister of the South Pacific|Prime Minister]] [[Jay Coop]] remained unsuccessful, so a proposal to relieve Rosaferri of her duties was introduced to the Assembly on late 19 July.<ref>Jay Coop (19 Jul '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10642.html Recall of the Minister of Culture]. ''Assembly of the South Pacific''. Retrieved 3 Aug '22.</ref> It was motioned and seconded on 22 July, and passed with a resounding 96.9% majority on 30 July.<ref>CoA The Haughtherlands (30 Jul '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10667-post-234201.html#pid234201 Final Result of A2207.02]. ''Assembly of the South Pacific''. Retrieved 3 Aug '22.</ref>

As the half-term line was still far away, a special election had to be called.

== Electoral System ==

The office of the [[Minister of Culture]] is a Cabinet office, all of which are to be elected using [[wikipedia:Instant-Runoff voting|Instant-Runoff voting]]. A voter ranks as many of the standing candidates as they wish in descending order of preference; the worst-performing candidates are eliminated from the tally one after the other and the votes for them re-distributed according to the voters' preferences until a candidate has attained an absolute majority of votes. Should the option to Re-Open Nominations win, the election reverts to the candidacy declarations phase.

Candidacy declarations would last for four days, running concurrently with the campaigning period, which however would last for another two days. Thereafter, the Assembly would vote for three days.

== Campaign ==

Candidacy declarations opened on 30 July, with campaigning set to conclude on 3 August.<ref name="schedule">EC Kris Kringle (30 Jul '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10682.html Declarations of Candidacy]. Retrieved 3 Aug '22.</ref>

=== Candidates ===

While only one nomination ([[Moon]]) was made (and left unanswered), five candidates, a number unprecedented in recent races, declared their candidacy themselves, namely [[Comfed]], [[Murelia]], [[ProfessorHenn]], [[Sandaoguo]], and [[The Lile Ulie Islands]].<ref name="schedule" />

{{Election table campaigns
| {{Election candidate introduction
| name = [[Comfed]]
| flag = File:Nova_comfed_779684.png
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific|Legislator of the South Pacific]]
| assumed_primary = April 2022
| other_offices = 
| campaign = I will Destroy the Ministry of Culture<ref name="comfed-campaign">Comfed (1 Aug '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10691.html I will Destroy the Ministry of Culture]. Retrieved 3 Aug '22.</ref>}}
| {{Election candidate introduction
| name = [[Murelia]]
| flag = File:Murelia_404236.png
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific|Legislator of the South Pacific]]
| assumed_primary = July 2021
| other_offices = Senior Staff in the [[Ministry of Culture]]<br>Ambassador to [[Spiritus]] and [[the East Pacific]]
| campaign = For Construction of Culture<ref name="murelia-campaign">Murelia (30 Jul '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10684.html MoCelia: For Construction of Culture]. Retrieved 3 Aug '22.</ref>}}
| {{Election candidate introduction
| name = [[ProfessorHenn]]
| flag = File:Sporaltryus_771864.jpg
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific|Legislator of the South Pacific]]
| assumed_primary = July 2022
| other_offices = 
| campaign = Keep Things Running<ref name="henn-campaign">ProfessorHenn (3 Aug '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10701.html Keep Things Running: ProfessorHenn for Minister of Culture]. Retrieved 3 Aug '22.</ref>}}
| {{Election candidate introduction
| name = [[Sandaoguo]]
| flag = File:Sandaoguo_573178.png
| primary_office = [[Council on Regional Security]] Member
| assumed_primary = December 2016
| other_offices = Advisor to the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
| campaign = }}
| {{Election candidate introduction
| name = [[The Lile Ulie Islands]]
| flag = File:Lile_ulie_islands_344516.png
| primary_office = [[Legislators of the South Pacific|Legislator of the South Pacific]]
| assumed_primary = May 2022
| other_offices = Ambassador to [[Lazarus]]
| campaign = The Lile Ulie Islands for Minister of Culture<ref name="lui-campaign">The Lile Ulie Islands (30 Jul '22): [https://tspforums.xyz/thread-10683.html The Lile Ulie Islands for Minister of Culture]. Retrieved 3 Aug '22.</ref>}}
}}

=== Comfed ===

=== Murelia ===

=== ProfessorHenn ===

=== Sandaoguo ===

Sandaoguo has not posted a campaign yet.

=== The Lile Ulie Islands ===

== Results ==

The results are scheduled to be announced on 8 August 2022.<ref name="schedule" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Elections|Special (Culture) 2022/07]]