Mercury legislative elections, 1727

The Mercury legislative elections of 1727 were held in III.1727 to elect the eighth 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 second election as the 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 second general election as leader.
• Conservative Party – led by Marcus Price.

Result

The incumbent Mercurian Labour Party won a third term in government, however, they still continued to lose ground to the National Democratic Party, who managed to attain over 100 seats in this election.

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Government (227 seats)

Opposition (173 seats)

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	400		227	−40
	National Party	Ferran Soltero	400		105	+36
	Conservative	Marcus Price	400		62	+3
	Others	–	181		6	+1
Total					400	Turnout		75.9%

Election of the President

	Political party	Candidate	Round 1	Status
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	228	Elected
	National Democratic Party	Ferran Soltero	108	Defeated
	Conservative	Marcus Price	63	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		26	−4		52.0
	National Democratic Party	Ferran Soltero	50		18	+5		36.0
	Conservative	Marcus Price	50		6	−1		12.0
	Others	–	9		0	0		0.0
Total			159		50	Turnout		75.9%

Preceded by: 1724

Legislative elections in Mercury

Followed by: 1730