268 Commonwealth General Election

The 268 Commonwealth General Election was held on December 1st, 268, and was the first general election held for the National Parliament of the Imperial Commonwealth after the Commonwealth's formation the year prior. 
The election was a landslide victory for the Conservative Party, which at the beginning of the election cycle would have been a surprise; however, with the prospect of war with the Gretian-Tyretian Empire, the death of former Kordynian Prime Minister Arthur George, failings by former Kordynian Prime Minister Elwyn Pryde, and several other factors, the Conservative Party was able to secure a major victory. Henry Samson, leader of the Conservative Party and son of former Kordynian Prime Minister Teilo Samson, was chosen as the Commonwealth's first Prime Minister following this election. 
The House of Nobles, the legislative upper house of the Commonwealth, also saw changes following the election. The Conservatives won in three out of the four Imperial Duchies, territories that are controlled directly by Empress Charlotte and as such are treated differently for upper house appointments. By winning in these three territories, the Conservatives were able to gain six seats total, while the Social Democrats lost four of them. 
Party 	Leader 	Leader's Seat	Seats	Seat Change	Percentage of Popular Vote	Percentage of Seats
Conservative Party 	Henry Samson 	BR-1 	221 	36.9% 	61.9% 	
Social Democrat Party 	Edwyn Corfield 	CA-19 	90 	31.3% 	25.2% 	
Liberal Party 	Cennydd Pritchett	CW-5 	24 	14.1% 	6.7% 	
Commonwealth Populist Party 	Alwyn Belling 	LY-3 	12 	10.9% 	3.4% 	
Auchinmorean Nationalist Party	Calum Moireach 	BT-2 	10 	6.8% 	2.8%