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2016 Oscrelian federal election Registered 54,183,482 0.002% Turnout 40,511,657 (74.8%) 0.3%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Ernest Harvey
Lauren Ryder
Casey Brooks
Party
DUP
SDO
NLP
Leader since
March 6, 2008
August 14, 2016
April 16, 2012
Last election
336
251
119
Seats won
327
257
118
Seat change
9
6
1
Popular vote
14,946,824
11,742,783
5,397,405
Percentage
36.9%
29.0%
13.3%
Swing
0.9%
0.7%
0.2%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Lance Gregory
Paul Little
Ashley Henry
Party
ONF
GPO
OPP
Leader since
May 10, 2012
August 23, 2008
July 10, 2016
Last election
66
58
29
Seats won
76
58
26
Seat change
10
0
3
Popular vote
3,469,834
2,651,324
1,203,426
Percentage
8.6%
6.5%
3.0%
Swing
1.1%
0.1%
0.3%
Seventh party
Leader
Giorgi Lomidze
Party
BIP
Leader since
March 13, 2004
Last election
27
Seats won
24
Seat change
3
Popular vote
1,100,061
Percentage
2.7%
Swing
0.4%
Chancellor before election
Ernest Harvey
DUP
Elected Chancellor
Ernest Harvey
DUP
In 2016, federal elections were held to elect the 38th Assembly . This election once again saw the victory of Ernest Harvey's coalition. However, the new, ambitious leader of the SDO, Lauren Ryder, had the SDO leave the DUP-NLP coalition, severely weakening Harvey's coalition government.