February 2022 Minister of Engagement special election
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The February 2022 Minister of Engagement special election was an election held in the South Pacific from 23 February ‒ 4 March 2022 to elect a new Minister of Engagement after incumbent Purple Hyacinth had resigned.
Background
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.
Purple Hyacinth, the incumbent, was only shortly before elected in the February 2022 Cabinet election. Only five days after the certification of the election, she announced that she felt burnt out in the office and did not believe to be able to return to her duties faithfully within the term; and as such, she resigned the office on the 22nd of February, 2022.[1]
As the half-term line was still far away, a special election had to be called.
Electoral System
The office of the Minister of Engagement is a Cabinet office, all of which are to be elected using 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.
Candidates
The candidacy declarations period has not yet commenced.
Campaigns
The campaign period has not yet commenced.
Results
The results will likely be announced on the 4th of March, 2022.
References
- ↑ Purple Hyacinth (22 Feb '22): Resignation from MoE and the CG. Retrieved 22 Feb '22.