Mercury legislative elections, 1721

The Mercury legislative elections of 1721 were held in III.1721 to elect the sixth Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in all twenty states, each electing a number of representatives, using the Sainte-Laguë system.

Overview

This was the first set of elections held in Mercury since the Florian invasion of Ostland, for which the incumbent National Party government was heavily criticised due to its inaction against Floria.

Nationwide parties

• National Party – led by incumbent President Nick Perry, who had been in office since 2019. The National Party were the largest party coming into the election.
• Mercurian Labour Party – led by Caroline Griffiths, officially the opposition party in the previous Parliament.
• Conservative Party – led by Melissa Barnes.

Result

The National Party was defeated by the Mercurian Labour Party, as voters rejected Nick Perry's reluctance to act against the Florian invasion. Labour's Caroline Griffiths led her party to a landslide victory,

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Government (273 seats)

Opposition (127 seats)

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	400		273	+151
	National Party	Nick Perry	400		62	−153
	Conservative	Melissa Barnes	400		60	+5
	Others	–	172		5	−3
Total					400	Turnout		81.2%

Election of the President

	Political party	Candidate	Round 1	Status
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	277	Elected
	National Democratic Party	Nick Perry	62	Defeated
	Conservative	Melissa Barnes	60	Defeated
Totals			400

Senate results

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	MLP		CON		NAT

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	50		32	+18		64.0
	National Democratic Party	Nick Perry	50		11	−15		22.0
	Conservative	Melissa Barnes	50		7	−3		14.0
	Others	–	7		0	0		0.0
	Independent England	Angela Pike	2		0	0		0.0
Total			159		50	Turnout		81.2%

Preceded by: 1718

General elections in Mercury

Followed by: 1724