Mercury legislative elections, 1724

The Mercury legislative elections of 1724 were held in III.1724 to elect the seventh Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in all twenty states, each electing a number of representatives, using the Sainte-Laguë system.

Overview

President Caroline Griffiths led the Mercurian Labour Party into their first election as a single governing party.

Nationwide parties

• Mercurian Labour Party – led by incumbent President Caroline Griffiths, who had been in office since 1721.
• National Democratic Party – led by Ferran Soltero, contesting his first general election as leader.
• Conservative Party – led by Marcus Price.

Result

The incumbent Mercurian Labour Party won the election with a slightly-reduced majority, mainly due to minor National Democratic gains in Castilona.

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Government (267 seats)

Opposition (133 seats)

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	400		267	−6
	National Party	Nick Perry	400		69	+7
	Conservative	Melissa Barnes	400		59	−1
	Others	–	209		5	–
Total					400	Turnout		76.5%

Election of the President

	Political party	Candidate	Round 1	Status
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	270	Elected
	National Democratic Party	Ferran Soltero	70	Defeated
	Conservative	Marcus Price	59	Defeated
Totals			399

Senate results

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	MLP		CON		NDP

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	50		30	−2		60.0
	National Democratic Party	Nick Perry	50		13	+2		26.0
	Conservative	Melissa Barnes	50		7	–		14.0
	Others	–	9		0	0		0.0
Total			159		50	Turnout		76.5%

Preceded by: 1721

Legislative elections in Mercury

Followed by: 1727