Elections in Tseng

There are several types of elections in the Tseng Republic, which have been unified into presidential, legislative, and local elections, held every four years, typically in May, March to May, and November, respectively. The electoral system is varied; for example for presidential elections, the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system is used, while in legislative and local elections a mix of FPTP, proportional representation, and single non-transferable vote (SNTV) is used.

Generally, presidential/legislative elections are held on leap years (eg. 2016), while local elections are held on even-number common years (eg. 2018).

The Supreme Election Commission is responsible for managing elections in Tseng.

History
In colonial-era Tseng, most elections were local, since the colonial administrator (governor) was appointed by the European central governments. Some colonies had a legislative body so people could vote for members to represent them. However, only Europeans could vote.

In 1946, Tseng became independent. On July 22, 1946 the first election was held. It was an indirect presidential election, and resulted in a win for Pierre Huang-li (NPP). The first legislative election was held in December 1946, also the first direct election and the first local election was in 1947. Women could vote starting in 1948.

During the 1960s Luanzheng Era, elections were held, but they were legislative and local, and often rigged towards the president's party. The only fair election during the Luanzheng was the 1965 presidential election, which was the big landslide in Tsengian political history.

By 1972, peace and stability resumed. However, after the 1980 presidential election, there was no opposition candidate (excluding independents) on the ballots of all Tsengian states, and so the NPP ruled Tseng in a de facto one-party state. This continued until 1996, when an opposition candidate was listed on the ballot for electing a member to the National State Assembly for the Tseng City VI constituency. By 2008, Tseng had a two-party system: the right-wing NPP, and the left-wing PDP.

Presidential
Presidential elections are held to jointly elect the president and vice president by first-past-the-post. Elections:
 * 1946
 * 1950
 * 1954
 * 1958
 * 1965
 * 1972
 * 1976
 * 1980
 * 1984
 * 1988
 * 1992
 * 1996
 * 2000
 * 2004
 * 2008
 * 2012
 * 2016
 * 2020

Legislative
Legislative elections are held to elect the 159 members of the National State Assembly by parallel voting: List of elections:
 * 106 members by first-past-the-post in single-member constituencies
 * 8 by single non-transferable voting in multi-member constituencies, exclusive for persons with indigenous status
 * 45 by party-list proportional representation voting
 * 1946
 * 1950
 * 1954
 * 1958
 * 1965
 * 1972
 * 1976
 * 1980
 * 1984
 * 1988
 * 1992
 * 1996
 * 2000
 * 2004
 * 2008
 * 2012
 * 2016
 * 2020

Local
In local elections; there are elections to hold: Elections were held every 3 years until 1974.
 * Governors of states, county presidents of counties, and mayors of cities, towns, and villages
 * Councillors in state, county, and city councils
 * Representatives in county/city councils

List of elections:
 * 1947
 * 1950
 * 1953
 * 1956
 * 1959
 * 1962-63
 * 1965
 * 1968
 * 1971
 * 1974
 * 1978
 * 1982
 * 1986
 * 1990
 * 1994
 * 1998
 * 2002
 * 2006
 * 2010
 * 2014
 * 2018
 * 2022 (upcoming)