Good evening everyone,

As announced previously, the seat belonging to u/model-willem shall be sent to a by-election. Please read this announcement carefully.

By-Election Details

A by-election will be held to elect one Member of Parliament for the South East List. The by-election will be conducted using the alternative vote (aka instant runoff/single transferable vote) system of voting. Campaigning will occur as normal, but the preference flows will be determined by the Quadrumvirate.

Parties may either stand a candidate or endorse another candidate. All endorsements must be submitted by the candidate submission deadline.

Timeline for the By-Election

Tuesday 2 April, 22.00 GMT: Candidate submission deadline. Candidates and endorsements must be modmailed to r/MHoCQuad.

Thursday 4 April: Campaigning in the by-election opens.

Sunday 7 April, 22.00 GMT: Campaigning in the by-election ends.

Tuesday 9-Wednesday 10 April: Results are announced.

Post Limits & Tags

Like in the recent General Election, candidates will each have three posts to make throughout the election campaign. Campaign posts should be prefixed with #SE24, for example:

• SE24 Candidate talks to local boat in Dover

• SE24 model-willem dances on a main square in Winchester

There will additionally be a debate for candidates to answer questions and debate the other candidates. There will be no visit campaign posts.

Best of luck to everyone, and remember to have fun! Please reach out if you have any questions.

u/model-willem

Commons Speaker