1704 Free Elwynn elections

The 1704 elections in the Free Area of the Elwynnese Republic are the second scheduled elections in Free Elwynn following the cessation of hostilities of the Second Elwynnese Civil War. A Prince, a congress, and comital assemblies (replacing the former bailiwicks) are to be elected. Elections are scheduled to take place throughout the first month of 1697. There are 638,000 registered electors.

Princely elections

Candidates

• Eki Verion, incumbent princess, supported by the House of Verion and the Verionist Union
• Rost Pedressen, Candidate of the Indigenous Census, supported by the Holy Church of the Divine Icebear, the Holy Party of the Divine Icebear, and the Union of Truth and Beauty
• Marcus Alondorion, supported by the Elwynnese Workers' Party, trade union leader in Cimmeria.
• Ezabel Kaaq, supported by the Ayreonist Independence Party, psychiatrist and chairwoman of the Red Orchid Society of Free Elwynn, which helped with the influx of refugees and other displaced persons coming to Cimmeria and Raikoth.

Results

First Round

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Eki Verion	206,802	42.6%
Rost Pedressen	153.887	31.7%
Marcus Alondorion	74,759	15.4%
Ezabel Kaaq	50,002	10.3%
Total	485,449	100%

The turnout for the first round was 76%. Since none of the candidates received an outright majority, a second round between Eki Verion and Rost Pedressen was needed.

Congressional elections

The 1704 election saw the following result in the Congress:

Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats
Verionist Union
Holy Party of the Divine Icebear
Ayreonist Independence Party
Elwynnese Workers' Party
Union for Truth and Beauty
Total valid votes		100%	43