Reshan parliamentary election, 2017

A parliamentary election was held in Resha on 22 May 2017. The center-left coalition obtained 91 seats, while the center-right coalition obtained 45 seats, and the Liberal Party obtained 14 seats.

Elections in Resha are always held on the fourth Monday of May every four years. In 2017, the election was held on 22 May. An early voting period was held from 1 May 2017 to 21 May. It was also possible to vote as early as 1 March 2017 by contacting one's local municipal government and gaining approval.

The election was the third for incumbent Prime Minister of Resha Stefania Chulgrol, whose party was defeated in the 2005 election, but regained control after winning the 2009 and 2013 elections. After they did not receive a majority in the 2005 election, the party formed a coalition with the Peace Party, Green Party, and Christian Democrats.

The election ended with a victory for the incumbent center-left coalition, with three of the four parties in the coalition ending up as one of the top five vote-getters.

System
The election used party-list proportional representation in eighteen multi-member constituencies, one for each of the counties of Resha.

The number of members to be returned from each constituency varies between 1 and 25. To determine the apportionment of the 150 seats amongst the 18 counties, a proportion is made using the population of each county and the population of the nation in proportion with the amount of seats in the Assembaskgrot.

Parliamentary parties

 * Social Democratic Party (Reshaskdemokratisksosjaler)
 * Conservative Party (Nishaskonservitask)
 * Liberal Party (Reshasknishaskliberer)
 * Green Party (Halv)
 * Peace Party (Pasha)
 * Christian Democrats (Demokratiskristjaner)
 * United West Resha (Reshask Vesterskunitesk)

Extra-parliamentary parties

 * Socialist Party
 * Communist Party
 * Pirate Party
 * Red Party
 * Christian Unity Party
 * Republican Party
 * Agrarian-Farmer's Union Party
 * People's Party
 * Coastal Party
 * Libertarian Party
 * The Democrats
 * Seafarer's Party
 * Working Families Party
 * Feminist Action Party
 * Low Taxes Party