List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

[Hulkster'01]

For the Sake of England
1937-1945: Winston Churchill/ Franklin D. Roosevelt* (Democrat)
1936: Herbert Hoover/ Charles Curtis (Republican)
1940: Robert A. Taft/ Charles L. McNary (Republican)
1944: Thomas E. Dewey/ John W. Bricker (Republican)

1945-1946: Winston Churchill/ vacant (Democrat)

1946-1949: Winston Churchill/ Harry S. Truman (Democrat)

1949-1957: Harry S. Truman/ Alben W. Barkley (Democrat)
1948: Thomas E. Dewy/ Earl Warren (Republican) and Storm Thurmond/ Fielding L. Wright (Dixiecrat)
1952: Robert A. Taft/ Harold Stassen (Republican)

1957-1963: Dwight Eisenhower/ Richard Nixon* (Republican)
1956: Alben W. Barkley/ Adlai Stevenson (Democrat)
1960: Lyndon Johnson/ Hubert Humphrey (Democrat)

1963-1965: Dwight Eisenhower/ vacant (Republican)

1965-1973: John F. Kennedy/ Hubert Humphrey (Democrat)
1964: Barry Goldwater/ William E. Miller (Republican)
1968: Nelson Rockefeller/ Spiro Agnew (Republican) and George Wallace/ Curtis LeMay (American Independent)

1973-1977: Nelson Rockefeller/ Ronald Regan (Republican)
1972: Hubert Humphrey/ Edmund Muskie (Democrat)

1977-1985: Robert F. Kennedy/ Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
1976: Ronald Regan/ Gerald Ford (Republican)
1980: Ronald Regan/ George H.W. Bush (Republican)

1985-1993: Jimmy Carter/ Gearldine Ferraro (Democrat)
1984: John Connally/ Ben Fernandez (Republican)
1988: Bob Dole/ Jack Kemp (Republican)

1993-1996: Gearldine Ferraro*/ Jesse Jackson (Democrat)
1992: Pat Buchanan/ Alan Keyes (Republican)

1996-1997: Jesse Jackson/ vacant (Democrat)

1997-2005: Colin Powell/ Lamar Alexander (Republican)
1996: Jesse Jackson/ Al Gore (Democrat)
2000: Bill Bradley/ Bob Graham (Democrat)

2005-2009: Lamar Alexander/ Lincoln Chafee (Republican)
2004: John Kerry/ John Edwards (Democrat)

2009: Hillary Clinton*/ Joe Biden (Democrat)
2008: Lamar Alexander/ Lincoln Chafee (Republican)

2009-2013: Joe Biden/ vacant (Democrat)

2013-Incumbent: Mitt Romney/ Paul Ryan (Republican)
2012: Joe Biden/ John Wolfe Jr. (Democrat) and Garry Johnson/ Jim Gray (Libertian)
2016: Bernie Sanders/ Tim Kaine (Democrat), Garry Johnson/ Jim Gray (Libertian), and Jill Stein/ Ajamu Baraka (Green)

1. While campaigning in Dallas, Texas he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former marine who was later executed by electric chair after murder both Vice President Nixon and Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit.

2. During her visit to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Manila in 1996, her motorcade drew over a bridge and exploded. It was later revealed to be masterminded by a terrorist named Osama bin Laden

3. An unnamed man stabbed President Clinton at the Alliance of Civilizations summit in Istanbul. She died minutes after due to the amount of blood loss.

 

[V-J]

Mark Bonham-Carter was close to becoming a Conservative candidate until Suez intervened.

 

[Baconheimer]

No Watergate​

1968-1973: Richard M. Nixon / Spiro Agnew (Republican)
beat. 1968 Hubert Humphrey / Edmund Muskie (Democratic), George C. Wallace / Curtis LeMay (American Independent)
beat. 1972 George McGovern / Sargent Shriver (Democratic)
1973-1977: Richard M. Nixon / Gerald Ford (Republican)
1977-1981: Robert Taft Jr. / John Connally (Republican)
beat. 1976 Birch Bayh / Dale Bumpers (Democratic), Ronald Reagan (Independent)
1981-1985: Adlai Stevenson III / George Busbee (Democratic) *
beat 1980: Robert Taft Jr. / John Connally (Republican)
1985-1989: Adlai Stevenson III / John Glenn (Democratic)
beat 1984: John Connally / Nancy Kassebaum (Republican)
1989-1997: Paul Laxalt / Dick Lugar
beat 1988: Walter Mondale / Gary Hart (Democratic), Lowell Weicker / Josiah Auspitz (Independent)
beat 1992: Don Riegle / Victor Fazio (Democratic)
1997-2005: Tim Wirth / Bob Graham (Democratic)
beat 1996: Walter Rudman / Houston Flournoy (Republican)
beat 2000: Lamar Alexander / Dan Lungren (Republican)
2005-2009: Pierre Du Pont V / Mark Sanford (Republican)
beat 2004: Al Gore / Bob Menendez (Democratic)
2009-2013: Jim Hood / Michael McNulty (Democratic)
beat 2008: Pierre Du Pont V / Mark Sanford (Republican)
2013-Present: Mark Sanford / Richard Mourdock (Republican)
beat 2012: Jim Hood / Michael McNulty (Democratic), Dan Hamburg / Maria Allwine (Sustainability and Harmony)
beat 2016: Tim Kaine / Jane Raybould (Democratic)

* = Assassinated

 

[Comisario]

Rise of the Party-Union Room​

1918-1924: David Lloyd George (Conservative-'Coalition' Liberal coalition)
1918: Andrew Bonar Law (Conservative), Éamon de Valera (Sinn Féin), William Adamson (Labour), H.H. Asquith (Liberal)
1922: Austen Chamberlain (Conservative), Ramsay MacDonald (Labour), H.H. Asquith (Liberal)
1924-1930: Austen Chamberlain (Conservative majority)
1924: David Lloyd George (Liberal), George Lansbury (Labour), Arthur Henderson (Social Democratic)
1926: David Lloyd George (Liberal), Arthur Henderson (Social Democratic), George Lansbury (Labour)
1930-1937: Henry Page Croft (Conservative majority)
1930: Percy Harris (Liberal), Arthur Greenwood (Labour), William Jowitt (Independent Democratic Organisation)
1935: Percy Harris (Liberal), Arthur Greenwood (Labour)
1937-1940: Walter Elliot (Conservative majority)
1940-1944: Arthur Greenwood (Labour minority with Liberal confidence and supply)
1940: Walter Elliot (Conservative), Percy Harris (Liberal)
1943: Walter Elliot (Conservative), Leslie Hore-Belisha (Liberal)
1944-1952: Walter Elliot (Conservative majority)
1944: Arthur Greenwood (Labour), Leslie Hore-Belisha (Liberal)
1948: Aneurin Bevan (Labour), Leslie Hore-Belisha (Liberal)
1952-: Philip Noel-Baker (Labour majority)
1952: Walter Elliot (Conservative), Archibald Sinclair (Liberal)
1956: Ralph Assheton (Conservative), Lawrence Robson (Liberal)


1922-1928: George Lansbury (N/A)
1928-1932: Arthur Greenwood (N/A)
1932-1944: Arthur Greenwood (United Labour)
1932: Tom Johnston (Independent Labour Group)
1944-1948: Aneurin Bevan (Tribune Left)
1944: Ernest Bevin (United Labour), James Maxton (Independent Labour Group)
1948-: Philip Noel-Baker (United Labour)

 

[dw93]

The Party of Rockefeller:
​

37. Nelson Rockefeller / John Tower (Republican): 1969-1977
Def. 1968: Hubert Humphrey / John Connally (Democratic)
Def. 1972: George McGovern / Thomas Eagleton (Democratic)

38. Henry "Scoop" Jackson / Jimmy Carter (Democratic): 1977-1981
Def. 1976: Ronald Reagan / Richard Schweiker (Republican)

39. Howard Baker / John Anderson (Republican): 1981-1989
Def. 1980: "Scoop" Jackson / Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Def. 1984: Jimmy Carter / John Glenn (Democratic)

40. John Anderson / John Chafee (Republican): 1989-1993
Def. 1988: Gary Hart / Lee Hamilton (Democratic)

41. Dick Gephardt / Lawton Chiles* (Democratic): 1993-1998
Def. 1992: John Anderson / John Chafee (Republican)
Def. 1996: Lowell Weiker / Richard Lugar (Republican)
41. Dick Gephardt / Vacant (Democratic): 1998-1999
41. Dick Gephardt / Bob Graham (Democratic): 1999-2001

42. Bob Graham / Al Gore (Democratic): 2001-2005
Def. 2000: George Pataki / Fred Thompson (Republican)

43. John McCain / Rudy Giuliani (Republican): 2005-2013
Def. 2004: Bob Graham / Al Gore (Democratic)
Def. 2008: Joe Biden / Evan Bayh (Democratic)

44. Russ Feingold / Tim Kaine (Democratic): 2013-2021
Def. 2012: Rudy Giuliani / Jeb Bush (Republican)
Def. 2016: Mitt Romney / Rob Portman (Republican)

45. Charlie Baker / Jon Huntsman (Republican): 2021-Incumbent
Def. 2020: Tim Kaine / Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic)

*= Died of a Heart Attack in December 1998.

 

[Aaaaasima]

churchill no pls

I like this a lot.

 

[Japhy]

So I'm already banned and this is going to catch up with me any moment I'm sure but I just wanted to say, you guys were all the best. I'm really sorry I took away the fun for some, but I have the confidence in all of you to be great writers and I think you've all shown that. I had the best time I had on the site here with you guys. Keep on listing and writing.

 

[Aaaaasima]

So I'm already banned and this is going to catch up with me any moment I'm sure but I just wanted to say, you guys were all the best. I'm really sorry I took away the fun for some, but I have the confidence in all of you to be great writers and I think you've all shown that. I had the best time I had on the site here with you guys. Keep on listing and writing.

Thanks for making me write lists with footnotes, Japhy. I wish you luck with your future endeavors.

 

[True Grit]

2013-Present: Terry Sanford

wait what?

 

[CanadianTory]

So I'm already banned and this is going to catch up with me any moment I'm sure but I just wanted to say, you guys were all the best. I'm really sorry I took away the fun for some, but I have the confidence in all of you to be great writers and I think you've all shown that. I had the best time I had on the site here with you guys. Keep on listing and writing.

Godspeed sir. It's been an absolute pleasure. I think I speak for many when I say this forum was better with you in it.

 

[shiftygiant]

So I'm already banned and this is going to catch up with me any moment I'm sure but I just wanted to say, you guys were all the best. I'm really sorry I took away the fun for some, but I have the confidence in all of you to be great writers and I think you've all shown that. I had the best time I had on the site here with you guys. Keep on listing and writing.

Best of luck Japhy, you will honestly be missed.

 

[Cevolian]

So I'm already banned and this is going to catch up with me any moment I'm sure but I just wanted to say, you guys were all the best. I'm really sorry I took away the fun for some, but I have the confidence in all of you to be great writers and I think you've all shown that. I had the best time I had on the site here with you guys. Keep on listing and writing.

I've already spoken to Japhy personally, but I'd like to echo everything everyone else has said. Thank you for making me write footnotes and do my lists properly; you'll be sorely missed around here, and I can't see the thread being anywhere near as good without you.

 

[Baconheimer]

wait what?

Mark, Mark, Maaark. It's meant to be Mark Sanford and I slipped up. But why do both prominent Sanfords have to come from neighboring states?

 

[shiftygiant]

Shooting a Badger

1989-1996: Thomas Shields (Liberal) [1]
def. 1992 (Majority): Andrew Kerr (Unionist), Willie Ainsley (Labour)
def. 1996 (Unionist Coalition): Willie Ainsley (Labour), Andrew Kerr (Unionist)
1996-2000: James French (Liberal) [2]
2000-2006: Anice Robertson (Unionist) [3]
def. 2000 (Liberal Coalition): Robin Reeves (Labour), James French (Liberal)
def. 2004 (Liberal Coalition): Robin Reeves (Labour), Henry Ward (Liberal), Nichola Wilson (Bramble)
2006-2010: Robin Reeves (Labour) [4]
def. 2006 (Bramble Coalition): Anice Robertson (Unionist), Henry Ward (Liberal), Nichola Wilson (Bramble)
ref. 2006 EMU: 55% No, 45% Yes
ref. 2007 Withdrawal from Sudan: 50.1% Yes, 49.9% No
ref. 2008 STV: 62% No, 38% Yes
ref. 2009 Death Penalty: Retain 76%, Repeal 24%
ref. 2009 Elected Peers: 51% Yes, 49% No
2010-2015: George Summers (Liberal) [5]
def. 2010 (Unionist Coalition): Robin Reeves (Labour), Greg Jonson (Unionist)
ref. 2012 English Devolution: 54% Yes, 46% No
ref. 2012 Scottish Devolution: 87% Yes, 13% No
ref. 2012 London Devolution: 51% Yes, 49% No
ref. 2012 Welsh Devolution: 53% No, 47% Yes
ref. 2012 Ulster Devolution: 61% Yes, 39% No
ref. 2012 Manx Devolution: 94% Yes, 6% No
ref. 2013 Welsh Devolution: 51% Yes, 49% No
def. 2014 (Unionist Coalition): Mike Dawson (Labour), Greg Jonson (Unionist), Jill Herzog (Bramble)
2015-2016: Patricia Diamond (Liberal) [6]
ref. 2016 Social Credit: 57% No, 43% Yes
2016-2021: Mike Dawson (Labour) [7]
def. 2016 (Bramble Coalition, Unionist supply/confidence): Patricia Diamond (Liberal), Peter Stephens (Unionist), Jill Herzog (Bramble)
ref. 2016 Immigration Reform: 65% Yes, 35% No
ref. 2016 Heligoland Annexation: 54% Yes, 46% No
ref. 2016 Hunting Act: 50.1% Yes, 49.9% No
ref. 2020 MMP: 58% Yes, 42% No
def. 2021 (Majority): Gerald Southey (Liberal), Peter Stephens (Unionist), Jill Herzog (Bramble)
2021-2026: Samuel Kozak (Labour) [8]
2026-2027: Julian Williamson (New Democrats)
def. 2026 (Coalition with A Greater Britain, Free Liberal, and TPA): Samuel Kozak (Labour), Paul Bromley (A Greater Britain), Iain Akin (Bramble), Gerald Southey (Free Liberal), Louis Smith (Republican Alliance), Damian Harrington (Left Alternative), Patrick Malvern/ Rebecca Bush (Ecological), Collective Leadership (Tax Payer Alliance), Helen Rust (Real Ale Lovers), Greg Jonson (Continuity Unionist)
ref. 2027 Military Action Against The Russian Confederation: 65% Yes, 35% No
2027-2000: Julian Williamson (New Democrats led wartime coalition of all Parties) [9]

1 - A reform minded Ulsterman who misjudged how ready the country was for changes in the bedrock. Perceived to chose homosexuals and harlots over the good and hard working men and women, the country gave him their cries of anger at the ballot box. With Labour surging, he was able to gain a Coalition deal with the Opposition Unionists, however this did little to save him, and he was felled by his party.
2 - Though initially seen as the unifier of the Government, the former Infrastructure Minister was ultimately turned out to be a weak and feeble leader who had one arm held tight behind his back by his Coalition partners, and an almost weekly humiliation at the dispatch box. Indeed, although forgotten beyond his failure, his legacy permanently scars the country in the form of the London-Edinburgh High-Speed rail, Groomsport Bridge, numerous towers in London, and the Anglo-French Peace Tunnel.
3 - Sweeping into No. 10 with an anti-socialist coalition following a period of popularity and being seen as the 'true PM', the so called 'Metal Minister' of British politics was a Leader in every sense of the word. Some consider he decision to plunge Britain into illegal involvement in the Sudan a tragedy for herself, her party, and her country. Whatever the case, the Unionists never recovered as the election become dominated by the images of thousands of British bodies being flown home through Heathrow.
4 - An old school master and radical whose crumbling Leadership was saved by the snap-election, although Reeves is fondly remembered as a grandfather by some, the countries first Labour Prime Minister struggled to put his manifesto into law thanks to his more radical and right-wing coalition partners, the Bramble Alliance, the commencing of a recession he had the unfortunate luck to have come into office for, and the deliberate opening the pandoras box of referenda. Though much loved he couldn't step the tide, and his personal charisma didn't mean much at the ballot box. In stock footage played to near ad nauseam following his sudden death in 2018, he quipped upon leaving Downing Street that: "I may be Britain's first Socialist Premier, but I'm also the first to be voted out- and I don't think anyone can dispute that or take either away from me".
5 - Though an uncharismatic figure, indeed one simply called 'The Hideous Man', if not for a lack of a cheery disposition Summers' is largely remember for his substance, not his style, that substance of a brutal social policy, mass devolution by referenda, and unflinching belt tightening austerity. Indeed it is hard to call a Prime Minister transformative, but with a legacy that still keeps the country up at night, Summers is a man whose name remains cursed. If the country can only take solace from one thing, it was that he was taken down when it was revealed out he enjoyed sitting under his secretary's desk and speaking French between her legs. The ensuring Leadership struggle was bitter, with the Coalition nearly falling apart, but in the end Summers realised he was untenable and relented. In exchange for going quietly, he would get an Earlship, and left the country to sort out his mess.
6 - An unfortunate Junior Minister for the Foreign Office thrust into the limelight after an ill judged Leadership Bid, and a leader who has undoubtably been unfairly reviled in place of her predecessor, Diamond was nothing if not in the rough. A gambler who had once bet her house at the grand national and risked a by-election for some crockery, she rolled the dice in getting her pet project, social credit, through the gate. Sadly, the country didn't agree with what odds she picked, and to put the Government out of its misery as the anti-socialist coalition once again fragmented called a snap election that would prove devastating for her party.
7 - A charming former dancer, pipe smoker, and unreformed Marxist with a popular program rooted in Cambridge Socialism and unafraid to fight and be right, Mike Dawson was a man not to be messed with. Of singular vision, Dawson's legacy saw a constitutional reform on immigration, the bringing of British territory into the Union proper, a settlement on Hunting, and MMP. Indeed Dawson's work on education returned Britain to it's prestigious and envious place on the world stage after decades of slack, and well received reforms in the National Insurance Scheme that left him buoyant in the polls, untouchable to mere mortals, and indeed his focus on the North may have just about swung him into a clear majority. A man you'd want to go down the pub with, Dawson cut his leadership off at a happy juncture, although did so leaving Britain with...
8 - Britain's second Jewish and third Labour Prime Minister, Chancellor Kozak was not ready when Dawson announced his intention to step down. Indeed, this unpreparedness may contribute to the general malaise that formed during his tenure in No. 10, a malaise that the country has yet to shift. A man known for doing not much of anything, there is something almost offensive in how little happened during Kozak's time in office, although some miss the peace and quiet.
9 - Julian Williamson was not meant to become Prime Minister. A classicist with a stutter, no one believed that, following his ascension to Leadership following the merger of the Liberals and Unionists, he could ever get the job. The polls were against him. The system was never going to allow it. And yet after five years and no sizzle, the country wanted something exciting. Winning with a broad anti-socialist coalition, Williamson's vision for the country extends far beyond what was imagined, and indeed perhaps even he doesn't know what's going to happen. But when Russian ships attack British shipping vessels and the country votes overwhelming for war, it has voted for war...

 

[Steve Brinson]

Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives
1999-2003: Tom Craddick (Republican)
1998 [Majority, 78]: Pete Laney (Democratic) [72]
2000 [Majority, 77]: Steve Wolens (Democratic) [72], Allan Ritter (Independent) [1]
2003-2005: Sylvester Turner (Democratic)
2002 [Majority, 81]: Tom Craddick (Republican) [64], Greg Abbott (Texans Against Tort Reform) [5]
2005-2011: Elliott Naishtat (Democratic)
2004 [Majority, 89]: Delwin Jones (Republican - Conscience Faction) [42], Tom Craddick (Republican - Craddick Faction) [17], Mark Lanier (Texans Against Tort Reform) [2]
2006 [Majority, 86]: Phil King (Republican) [60], Scott McClellan (Lone Star) [7]
2008 [Majority, 83]: Lois Kolkhorst (Republican) [59], Dan Patrick (Lone Star) [4], Lou Zaeske (Constitution) [1]
2011-2011: Edmund Kuempel (Republican)
2010 [Majority, 80]: Pete Gallego (Democratic) [70]
2011-2015: Suzanna Hupp (Republican)
2012 [Majority, 89]: Trey Martinez Fischer (Democratic) [61]
2015-: Gretchen Himsl (Democratic)
2014 [Minority, 75]: Suzanna Hupp (Republican) [74], Marie Day (Independent) [1]
2016 [Majority, 79]: Christi Craddick (Republican) [71]

A bit of a Texas Demwank.

• Six seats flip to the Republicans in 1998, giving Tom Craddick a majority. He immediately makes the most of it, passing tax cut, utility deregulation, abortion restriction, and tort reform bills in his first session. While the 2000 election doesn't see much effect from the bills - or, rather, the minor backlash to the bills mostly cancels out Texas's Republican trend in a year where the Governor is running for President - the 2001 session, which sees the House dissolve into chaos over school finance and a last-ditch quorum-bust force a compromise over SCHIP - the 2002 election, happening as it is in the wake of the Enron scandal, is not a good one for Tom Craddick.
• Sylvester Turner serves one term, in which Democrats criticize him for working with Tom Craddick over some of the party left and Republicans are too busy fighting each other to criticize anyone else. He leaves at the end of it to run for Mayor of Houston.
• Elliott Naishtat serves for six years. At his high-water mark, in 2004, the Republican party is essentially split into separate factions - a more ideologically conservative but methodologically moderate "Conscience" faction and a heavily centralized faction led by "Generalissimo Craddick". During those six years, in which Texas has a Democratic Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House - Texas passes stringent environmental protection and gun control laws, lowers tuition for universities, protects civil rights for LGBT people and undocumented immigrants, and bans the death penalty. And then the Oil Glut of 2009 happens, and it all comes crashing down.
• Edmund Kuempel serves as Speaker for three months, in which the main topic is the reinstatement of the death penalty, before resigning for health reasons.
• Suzanna Hupp came to prominence opposing gun control, and SB144 - reversing the previous gun control laws, and allowing open carry - is the cause she champions to passage before the 2011 session ends. 2012 - a wave year for Texas Republicans, as Jindal/Hutchison beats Cuomo/Beebe - leads to more reversals over Naishtat's bills, from abortion to infrastructure to school finance. But 2014 sees the agonizing, wafer-thin, Democratic recovery of the House as Mary Ann Perez clinches re-election over Gilbert Pena.
• Education wonk Gretchen Himsl becomes Speaker as a compromise choice between the Andrew White and Wendy Davis wings of the Texas Democratic Party, but proves to be quite effective in her own right as prison reform and school finance bills run the gauntlet of the Texas Legislature. 2017 sees water rights and economic diversification pass, but abortion liberalization, cannabis decriminalization, and infrastructure are effectively killed by the new leader of the Republican caucus.

 

[Bolt451]

C O A L I T I O N O F C H A O S

2015-2017 Ed Miliband (Labour Minority with SNP Supply and Confidence)
Def 2015: David Cameron (Conservatives) Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) Nick Clegg (Lib Dems) Leanne Wood (PC) Nigel Farage (UKIP) Natalie Bennett (Green)

No one quite expected Ed Miliband to become Prime Minister. David Cameron and he continued to trade criticisms in the Commons and then in debates and swap places in the polls. In the end more people had faith in Ed Milibands likeable awkwardness than David Cameron’s professional veneer. This was of course helped by a surge in votes for the UK Independence Party who secured two seats for Tim Aker in Thurrock and Douglas Carswell in Clacton. However party leader Nigel Farage failed to secure a seat. The Scottish Nationalists saw a surge, securing all but four seats in the The Lib Dems also plummeted to Thirteen seats. Following the election both David Cameron and Nick Clegg resigned as leaders of their respective parties. In the end, despite claims he wouldn't, Miliband came to an agreement with the Scottish Nationalist Party over Supply and Confidence. This amounted to an open vote on Scottish Independence and certain provisions on healthcare and welfare in government budgets


As Prime Minister, Ed Miliband was almost a lame duck. Unable to get through any major legislation and he was consistently criticised both by Labour backbenchers, new Tory leader Theresa May and various newspapers. They dropped below the Tories in the polls almost instantly.

The knives came for Miliband with the victory for the No vote in the second referendum on scottish Independence in August 2017. Briefly Miliband and May were both on the same side as they campaigned for Scotland to remain. Following this, citing the governments mishandling of public sector contracts with regards to the failing business Carillion, they withdrew Supply and Confidence from the Labour government and a vote of no confidence in Ed Miliband’s government was held.


October 2017- October 2018: Theresa May (Conservative Minority with UKIP and DUP Supply and Confidence)
Def 2017 Ed Miliband (Labour) Angus Robertson (SNP) Tim farron (Liberal Democrat) Nigel Farage (UKIP) Caroline Lucas/Jon Bartley (Green)

In any other world Theresa May would’ve made 2017 her year. The October General election should’ve been hers to win. A series of awkward interviews, poor press events and her not appearing in a BBC debate combined with a very “Presidential” campaign lead her to slip in the polls. Labour benefitted in part from their relative success in the Independence referendum and a continued strength for the UK Independence party in many Tory heartlands seats. The Lib Dems also secured a couple more seats and the Greens gained a second seat when Darren Hell beat Labour’s Thangam Debbonaire by just fifty three votes in Bristol West.

In the end Theresa May fell short of government by ten seats. Forming a supply and confidence agreement with both the four UKIP MPs and the eight DUP MPs on the provision that an in-out referendum on EU membership was held the following March.

The referendum lead to a 51.5 to 48.5 win for Remain with the remain campaign being headed up by Theresa May and the freshly Elected Mary Creagh. Following this UKIP withdrew from the government and the Tories and the DUP limped on before finally facing a vote of no confidence in October 2018 upon its failure to pass an autumn budget including promised funding for Northern Ireland.


November 2018 Mary Creagh (Labour)
Def Nov 2018: Theresa May (Conservatives) Angus Robertson (SNP) Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) Tim Aker (UKIP) Caroline Lucas/Jon Bartley (Green)

While Labour secured a majority of 10 seats their position remained fairly frail with significant back bench rebellion on their attitude towards austerity. The Greens returned to a single seat (Fortress Brighton Pavillions) and despite the rebranding of UKIP as a more Libertarian Party they only managed to secure Thurrock and only by a slim majority. Both remain second place parties in several constituencies though. The split of the vote remains chaotic with the Greens, Lib Dems and UKIP all significantly under represented compared to their share of votes will we see yet another referendum on voting reform?

 

[skaven]

I like this, although I'm not entirely sure what Cooper did differently to OTL to be able to manoeuvrer into the top job.

 

[Bolt451]

I like this, although I'm not entirely sure what Cooper did differently to OTL to be able to manoeuvrer into the top job.

Burnham had already sodded off to Manchester and I could bring myself to pick Owen "Sex Guru" Smith

Chuka Umunna maybe?

Y'know what, fuck it. I'll edit my original post. Pretty sure I've made Cooper Future TL PM (or at least Leader of Labour) more than once

 

[Mumby]

1936: It All Goes Wrong
Based on some ideas I've had for changes to HOI4 so the US can change to Fascist or Communist through National Focuses

Chapter 1: The Right Turn

Presidents of the United States (1st Republic)

1933-1937: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1932 (with John Nance Garner) def. Herbert Hoover (Republican)
1937-1941: John Nance Garner (Democratic)
1936 (vacant) def. Alf Landon (Republican), William Borah (Union)

Directors of General Affairs

1937-1939: Smedley Butler (Nonpartisan, backed by the American Legion)
1939-1941: Hugh S. Johnson (Democratic, backed by the American Legion)

Presidents of the United States (2nd Republic)

1941-1944: Hugh S. Johnson (Legion of Democracy)
1940 (with Alvin M. Owsley) def. unopposed
1944-1949: Alvin M. Owsley (Legion of Democracy)
1944 (with Douglas MacArthur) def. unopposed

Chapter 2: The Left Turn

Presidents of the United States

1933-1937: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1932 (with John Nance Garner) def. Herbert Hoover (Republican)
1937-1941: John Nance Garner (Democratic)
1936 (vacant) def. Alf Landon (Republican), William Borah (Union)

Directors of General Affairs

1937-1939: Smedley Butler (Nonpartisan, backed by the American Legion)
1939-1940: Smedley Butler (United Workers', backed by the National Expeditionary Corps)
1940-1941: James W. Ford (United Workers', backed by the National Expeditionary Corps)

General Secretaries of the American Workers' Federation

1941-1949: James W. Ford (United Workers')
1941 (Popular Front majority) def. unopposed
1945 (Popular Front majority) def. unopposed

 

[Utgard96]

(Legion of Democracy)

unopposed

ayyyyyyyyyyy lmao