Craftian presidential election, 2071

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2067 ← 	12 April 2071 	→ 2075
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Nominee 	Melati Tjandra 	Jacqui Rao
Party 	United 	Conservative
Home state 	Jebsten 	Lumina
Running mate 	Kerri Lin 	Bradden Kingsley
Popular vote 	7,813,978 	7,567,869
Percentage 	50.80% 	49.20%
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Two-party-preferred results by federal division Melati Tjandra Jacqui Rao----	Two-party-preferred results by federal division Melati Tjandra Jacqui Rao----	Two-party-preferred results by federal division Melati Tjandra Jacqui Rao----
President before election 	President before election 	Elected President
Jacqui RaoConservative 	Jacqui RaoConservative 	Melati TjandraUnited
The Craftian presidential election of 2071 was the 22nd presidential election. It was held on Sunday, 12 April 2071. United nominee Melati Tjandra narrowly defeated incumbent president and Conservative nominee Jacqui Rao after preferences.
Rao, who had become Acting President upon the resignation of Jon Takashi 1 month before the 2067 presidential election, had served one full term as president and was eligible for re-election. She was narrowly defeated by Tjandra despite leading by 5.53% in the primary vote. This is the largest gap in the primary vote of the two leading candidates in which the candidate who gained a plurality lost the two-party-preferred vote. This is also the third presidential election where the two leading candidates were both women, after 2027 and 2063.
==Results==
Party (endorsements) 	Party (endorsements) 	Candidate 	Candidate 	Votes 	Percentage 	Percentage
Party (endorsements) 	Party (endorsements) 	President 	Vice President 	Votes 	Percentage 	Percentage
 	Conservative (Republican)	Jacqui Rao 	Bradden Kingsley 	5,002,177 	32.52 	 
 	United (Liberal, Mojang) 	Melati Tjandra 	Kerri Lin 	4,151,561 	26.99 	 
 	Liberal Democrats 	James Hancock 	Carly Toreno 	2,990,231 	19.44 	 
 	Independent 	Nathan Keigh 	James Loong 	1,347,450 	8.76 	 
 	Greens 	Kelly Woodward 	Jon Boon Chew 	1,045,966 	6.80 	 
 	Independent (Reform) 	Jo Ige 	Mart Singh 	478,375 	3.11 	 
 	Independent 	Sarah Cox 	Daniel Libby 	186,120 	1.21 	 
 	Independent 	Ralph Trader 	Amelia Heng 	179,968 	1.17 	 
Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote 	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote
 	United (Liberal, Mojang) 	Melati Tjandra 	Kerri Lin 	7,813,978 	50.80 	 
 	Conservative (Republican)	Jacqui Rao 	Bradden Kingsley 	7,567,869 	49.20 	 
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	15,381,847 	 	
===Preference flows===
*Hancock: 53.09% to Tjandra, 46.91% to Rao
*Keigh: 59.13% to Tjandra, 40.87% to Rao
*Woodward: 87.50% to Tjandra, 12.50% to Rao
*Ige: 57.23% to Rao, 42.77% to Tjandra
*Cox: 65.29% to Rao, 34.71% to Tjandra
*Trader: 52.14% to Tjandra, 47.86% to Rao
*Total: 58.80% to Tjandra, 41.20% to Rao
==Candidates==
According to the Popular Election of the President Act 1993, parties represented with at least one seat in the Parliament of Craftia, or parties or independent candidates that gained at least 5% of the popular vote in the previous presidential election, may nominate candidates directly. Parties that endorsed other parties in the previous presidential election do not automatically qualify. Otherwise, candidates can be nominated via petition signed by at least 1% of the turnout at the previous election. Under these rules, the following parties and independent candidates were automatically eligible for this election:
*Craftian Conservative Party
*Independent candidate James Hancock
*Liberal Party of Craftia
*Craftian Greens
*Independent candidate Sarah Cox
*National United Party
*Craftian Reform Party
*Mojang Democratic Party
===National United Party===
Candidates were determined by an open primary, with the nominee for the election being elected by United Party members over a period of 14 days, followed by a ballot of the parliamentary United caucus. Voting was conducted using the preferential voting system. The two voting blocs were weighted equally in determining the winner.
====Candidates====
*Melati Tjandra, former Senator for Jebsten (2061–2067)
*Mike Jefferson, former Minister for Finance (2061–2064)
*Samantha Woodhouse, former MP for Clarendon (2052–2068)
*Stephen Layes, former Mayor of Yoollagarra (2066–2070)
====Results====
Candidate 	Candidate 	Caucus 	Caucus 	Rank-and-file 	Rank-and-file 	Weighted total % 	Weighted total %
Candidate 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	Votes 	% 	Weighted total % 	Weighted total %
 	Melati Tjandra 	39 	44.83 	35,172 	39.72 	  	42.28
 	Mike Jefferson 	28 	32.18 	25,051 	28.29 	  	30.23
 	Samantha Woodhouse 	17 	19.54 	23,324 	26.34 	  	22.94
 	Stephen Layes 	3 	3.45 	5,003 	5.65 	  	4.55
Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote
 	Melati Tjandra 	48 	55.17 	52,563 	59.36 	  	57.27
 	Mike Jefferson 	39 	44.83 	35,987 	40.64 	  	42.73
Total 	Total 	87 	 	88,550 	 	 	
===Craftian Conservative Party===
With no candidates nominating against incumbent President Jacqui Rao, a simple vote between supporting or opposing her nomination was held by Conservative Party members over a period of 14 days, followed by a ballot of the parliamentary Conservative caucus. The two voting blocs were weighted equally in determining the result.
====Candidates====
*Jacqui Rao, President of Craftia (2067–2071)
====Results====
Option	Option 	Caucus	Caucus	Rank-and-file	Rank-and-file	Weighted total %	Weighted total %
Option	Option 	Votes 	% 	Votes 	% 	Weighted total %	Weighted total %
 	Support	65 	94.20 	47,116 	67.98 	  	81.09
 	Oppose 	4 	5.80 	22,192 	32.02 	  	18.91
Total 	Total 	69 	 	69,308 	 	 	
==Opinion polling==
Several research and polling firms conduct polls in relation to voting intentions in the lead-up to the election (from the official start of the campaign period on 1 February onwards).
===Graphical summary===
Polls2071PresidentTPP1.png|Two-party-preferred polling (Rao and Tjandra)
Polls2071PresidentTPP2.png|Two-party-preferred polling (Rao and Hancock)
===Poll results===
Date 	Primary vote	Primary vote	Primary vote	Primary vote	Primary vote	Primary vote	Primary vote	Primary vote	Primary vote		TPP vote	TPP vote	TPP vote	TPP vote	TPP vote
Date 	Con 	Nat 	LDP 	Keigh 	Grn 	Ige 	Cox 	Trader 	Lead 		Con 	Nat 	 	Con 	LDP
Date 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Lead 		 	 	 	 	
Election 	32.52 	26.99 	19.44 	8.76 	6.80 	3.11 	1.21 	1.17 	5.53 		49.20 	50.80 	 	– 	–
11 Apr 2071	33 	26 	20 	8 	6 	3 	1 	1 	7 		50 	50 	 	48 	52
10 Apr 2071	34 	25 	19 	8 	7 	2 	1 	2 	9 		50 	50 	 	49 	51
9 Apr 2071 	35 	24 	19 	8 	7 	3 	2 	1 	11 		52 	48 	 	51 	49
8 Apr 2071 	34 	24 	21 	9 	7 	3 	1 	1 	10 		52 	48 	 	49 	51
7 Apr 2071 	33 	25 	20 	8 	6 	2 	1 	0 	8 		49 	51 	 	47 	53
6 Apr 2071 	34 	24 	19 	7 	7 	2 	1 	0 	10 		49 	51 	 	47 	53
5 Apr 2071 	34 	23 	20 	6 	8 	2 	2 	0 	9 		50 	50 	 	47 	53
4 Apr 2071 	35 	23 	21 	7 	7 	3 	2 	1 	12 		53 	47 	 	50 	50
3 Apr 2071 	35 	22 	21 	6 	8 	2 	1 	2 	13 		52 	48 	 	48 	52
2 Apr 2071 	36 	20 	20 	7 	8 	2 	2 	1 	16 		53 	47 	 	49 	51
1 Apr 2071 	35 	21 	21 	8 	9 	1 	2 	1 	14 		52 	48 	 	49 	51
31 Mar 2071	36 	20 	21 	6 	7 	2 	1 	0 	15 		51 	49 	 	48 	52
30 Mar 2071	36 	20 	22 	7 	8 	1 	2 	1 	14 		53 	47 	 	49 	51
29 Mar 2071	37 	21 	21 	7 	7 	1 	3 	0 	16 		54 	46 	 	50 	50
28 Mar 2071	38 	22 	20 	8 	6 	2 	3 	0 	16 		55 	45 	 	52 	48
27 Mar 2071	37 	21 	22 	9 	8 	1 	2 	0 	15 		54 	46 	 	50 	50
26 Mar 2071	39 	20 	21 	8 	7 	1 	2 	0 	18 		55 	45 	 	51 	49
25 Mar 2071	38 	19 	19 	9 	7 	1 	3 	0 	19 		55 	45 	 	51 	49
24 Mar 2071	39 	19 	18 	10 	8 	2 	2 	1 	20 		56 	44 	 	53 	47
23 Mar 2071	38 	18 	19 	10 	8 	1 	3 	2 	19 		56 	44 	 	53 	47
22 Mar 2071	37 	19 	19 	11 	7 	1 	2 	1 	18 		54 	46 	 	51 	49
21 Mar 2071	36 	21 	18 	12 	6 	2 	3 	1 	15 		55 	45 	 	52 	48
20 Mar 2071	36 	20 	18 	11 	7 	2 	3 	2 	16 		55 	45 	 	52 	48
19 Mar 2071	35 	19 	19 	14 	7 	1 	3 	1 	16 		54 	46 	 	51 	49
18 Mar 2071	36 	20 	18 	15 	6 	2 	3 	0 	16 		55 	45 	 	53 	47
17 Mar 2071	36 	20 	19 	14 	7 	1 	2 	0 	16 		54 	46 	 	51 	49
16 Mar 2071	37 	19 	18 	15 	7 	1 	2 	1 	18 		56 	44 	 	52 	48
15 Mar 2071	35 	19 	18 	14 	8 	2 	2 	1 	16 		54 	46 	 	51 	49
14 Mar 2071	36 	18 	20 	14 	6 	1 	1 	0 	16 		54 	46 	 	49 	51
13 Mar 2071	35 	19 	21 	13 	7 	2 	3 	0 	14 		55 	45 	 	51 	49
12 Mar 2071	34 	18 	22 	12 	7 	3 	4 	0 	12 		55 	45 	 	50 	50
11 Mar 2071	34 	17 	22 	13 	6 	1 	3 	1 	12 		54 	46 	 	49 	51
10 Mar 2071	35 	19 	23 	12 	7 	1 	2 	0 	12 		54 	46 	 	49 	51
9 Mar 2071 	34 	20 	22 	12 	9 	1 	2 	0 	12 		53 	47 	 	48 	52
8 Mar 2071 	34 	19 	21 	13 	8 	1 	3 	0 	13 		53 	47 	 	49 	51
7 Mar 2071 	31 	20 	20 	12 	9 	2 	2 	1 	11 		50 	50 	 	47 	53
6 Mar 2071 	32 	21 	21 	11 	8 	2 	2 	1 	11 		51 	49 	 	47 	53
5 Mar 2071 	33 	22 	21 	12 	9 	1 	2 	0 	11 		51 	49 	 	48 	52
4 Mar 2071 	32 	21 	20 	14 	8 	2 	1 	1 	11 		51 	49 	 	48 	52
3 Mar 2071 	31 	22 	20 	13 	8 	2 	2 	1 	9 		50 	50 	 	47 	53
2 Mar 2071 	31 	23 	20 	13 	10 	1 	2 	0 	8 		50 	50 	 	47 	53
1 Mar 2071 	28 	24 	21 	12 	9 	1 	3 	1 	4 		48 	52 	 	45 	55
28 Feb 2071	29 	23 	20 	11 	10 	2 	2 	2 	5 		48 	52 	 	46 	54
27 Feb 2071	29 	24 	19 	12 	10 	3 	3 	0 	5 		49 	51 	 	47 	53
26 Feb 2071	29 	25 	20 	13 	9 	2 	2 	0 	4 		48 	52 	 	46 	54
25 Feb 2071	28 	24 	20 	13 	10 	2 	3 	0 	4 		48 	52 	 	 	
24 Feb 2071	28 	24 	19 	12 	10 	2 	5 	0 	4 		49 	51 	 	 	
23 Feb 2071	27 	25 	20 	11 	11 	2 	3 	0 	2 		46 	54 	 	 	
22 Feb 2071	26 	26 	19 	12 	10 	3 	4 	0 	Tie 		47 	53 	 	 	
21 Feb 2071	27 	25 	19 	12 	9 	2 	4 	1 	2 		47 	53 	 	 	
20 Feb 2071	27 	25 	18 	11 	9 	3 	3 	0 	2 		46 	54 	 	 	
19 Feb 2071	28 	24 	19 	12 	8 	3 	5 	1 	4 		49 	51 	 	 	
18 Feb 2071	29 	23 	18 	12 	8 	4 	5 	0 	6 		50 	50 	 	 	
17 Feb 2071	28 	22 	18 	13 	9 	5 	3 	2 	6 		50 	50 	 	 	
16 Feb 2071	28 	22 	18 	12 	8 	6 	5 	1 	6 		51 	49 	 	 	
15 Feb 2071	27 	21 	17 	12 	7 	5 	6 	2 	6 		50 	50 	 	 	
14 Feb 2071	26 	20 	15 	11 	6 	4 	7 	2 	6 		48 	52 	 	 	
13 Feb 2071	27 	21 	16 	12 	7 	5 	8 	1 	6 		51 	49 	 	 	
12 Feb 2071	28 	20 	16 	11 	7 	4 	8 	1 	8 		51 	49 	 	 	
11 Feb 2071	27 	20 	15 	9 	8 	4 	9 	1 	7 		49 	51 	 	 	
10 Feb 2071	28 	19 	14 	10 	7 	6 	8 	2 	9 		51 	49 	 	 	
9 Feb 2071 	30 	20 	13 	11 	6 	5 	8 	2 	10 		52 	48 	 	 	
8 Feb 2071 	29 	21 	12 	11 	6 	5 	9 	2 	8 		52 	48 	 	 	
7 Feb 2071 	28 	21 	11 	11 	7 	4 	8 	3 	7 		49 	51 	 	 	
6 Feb 2071 	28 	20 	10 	12 	6 	5 	9 	3 	8 		51 	49 	 	 	
5 Feb 2071 	27 	21 	10 	11 	5 	5 	8 	3 	6 		48 	52 	 	 	
4 Feb 2071 	28 	21 	10 	10 	6 	6 	9 	2 	7 		50 	50 	 	 	
3 Feb 2071 	29 	22 	11 	9 	6 	5 	10 	3 	7 		51 	49 	 	 	
2 Feb 2071 	28 	23 	12 	10 	5 	4 	9 	1 	5 		49 	51 	 	 	
1 Feb 2071 	29 	23 	11 	10 	6 	5 	10 	2 	6 		51 	49 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==How-to-vote cards==
Candidate volunteers distribute how-to-vote cards to voters at polling booths which show the candidate's suggested preference allocation. Candidates and parties which suggested preferences are shown in each column of the table below.
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 	Trader 	Rao 	Hancock 	Cox 	Tjandra 	Woodward 	Keigh 	Ige
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Trader 	1 	4 	7 	5 	7 	6 	6 	7
Rao 	2 	1 	4 	2 	6 	7 	5 	2
Hancock 	3 	5 	1 	3 	4 	4 	2 	3
Cox 	4 	7 	8 	1 	8 	8 	8 	8
Tjandra 	5 	6 	3 	7 	1 	2 	3 	4
Woodward 	6 	8 	6 	8 	3 	1 	4 	6
Keigh 	7 	3 	5 	6 	2 	3 	1 	5
Ige 	8 	2 	2 	4 	5 	5 	7 	1