Australian federal election, April 2020

The April 2020 Australian federal election was the 16th election in Australia since late 2017, and was held to decide the makeup of the nation's 16th Parliament. It was won by the National Party, under leader Riley8583, in Coalition with the Liberal Party (under TheAudibleAsh), who defeated the incumbent Social Democratic Government headed by Prime Minister NGSpy.

Background
Between the previous election in January and this election, a lot occured across the course of Australian politics. Not restricted to policy in Parliament, there were many events that occured in terms of by-elections, member resignations and party mergers.

Brisbane By-Election
One of two by-elections that occurred on the 9th of February, 2020, the Brisbane By-Election was called following the resignation of sitting MP porridge.

At the end of the campaign, the seat was picked by Independent Socialist candidate BabyYodaVevo, who won against a field including Winston-Wilhelmus, MattMonti and Plupsnup, amongst others.

Denison By-Election
The other by-election that occurred on the 9th of February, 2020, the Denison By-Election was called following the resignation of sitting Labor MP dyljam, who also resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Labor Party alongside

Interestingly, despite resigning his seat to cause the election, dyljam came back to re-contest the seat as an Independent Candidate. However, he would ultimately end up losing the election to Liberal Candidate Superpacman04.

Mayo By-Election
The third, and indeed last, by-election of both February and the parliamentary term as a whole, the Mayo By-Election was held on the 18th of February, 2020. It was caused by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP Lieseltaa.

The election was eventually won by Liberal Candidate and Former PM BloodyChrome, beating out perennial SDP Candidate Matt Monti. The election also marked the first contest for future Deputy Prime Minister Explosivo2002, and the last electoral contest of the Labor and Liberty Reform Parties.

Formation of the Socialist Party
Following his loss in the Mayo By-Election, SDP Member MattMonti announced that he was stepping away from the party. However, he didnt stay an indepdnent for long, as only a few short days passed before he released a statement announcing the reformation of the Socialist Party under his leadership.

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Resignation of advancedgaming12
On the 12th of March, following his nomination as Justice of the High Court of Australia, advancedgaming12 resigned his posistion as Deputy Prime Minister alongside his Senate seat, Ministerial portfolios and the Labor leadership. Eventually, following an announcment on the 13th of March, all of his posistions were handed over to his Deputy Explosivo2002, with the Deputy Prime Ministership and Ministerial portfolios being confirmed by the President in one of their Gazettes later that month. Explosivo2002 would be the last new parliamentarian to enter the parliament during the 15th term.

The Left Mergers
Immediatley following the assumption of the Labor leadership by Explosivo2002, rumors started to appear in the media of meetings between

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The Disappearance of the Member for Brisbane
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