Enderronian presidential election, 2018

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2012 ← 	7 April 2018 	→ 2024 	
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Turnout 	17,695,124 (90.14%) ( 2.23pp) 	17,695,124 (90.14%) ( 2.23pp) 	17,695,124 (90.14%) ( 2.23pp)
 	 	 	
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Candidate 	James Stanhope 	Roxanne Chen 	
Party 	IndependentStanhope was elected to office as the official candidate of the Liberal Party in the 2012 election, but the president is legally prohibited by the Enderronian constitution from holding any party membership for the entire duration of their term. Thus, although not a member of a political party, he was nominated by the Liberal Party, to be its candidate in the 2012 election. (LPE)	Social Democrats 	
Running mate 	Jodie Bouchard 	Aaron Burnett 	
Popular vote 	9,656,229 	8,038,895 	
Percentage 	54.57% 	45.43% 	
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Two-party-preferred result by electorate	Two-party-preferred result by electorate 	Two-party-preferred result by electorate	Two-party-preferred result by electorate
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President before election 	President before election 	Elected President 	
James StanhopeLiberal 	James StanhopeLiberal 	James StanhopeLiberal 	
The 2018 Enderronian presidential election was held on Saturday, 7 April 2018 to elect the the President of Enderron. It was the ninth presidential election since Enderron became a republic in 1970.
Incumbent president James Stanhope was re-elected to a second and final term, winning 54.57 percent of the two-candidate-preferred vote against Roxanne Chen. Stanhope's TCP vote and first preference vote (45.22%) are the highest in Enderronian history for an incumbent president.
==Results==
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	
Party 	Party 	President 	Vice President 	Votes 	% 	
 	Independent LiberalStanhope was elected in the 2012 election as the candidate of the Liberal Party. However, sitting presidents are prohibited from holding party memberships for the duration of their term. As a result, he stood as an independent candidate, albeit with informal Liberal affiliation.	James Stanhope 	Jodie Bouchard 	8,001,735 	45.22 	
 	Social Democratic Party 	Roxanne Chen 	Aaron Burnett 	5,581,042 	31.54 	
 	Enderronian Greens 	Jay Freberg 	Claudia Mui 	2,562,254 	14.48 	
 	Enderron Democrats 	David Lamberti 	Riley Chinchilla 	905,990 	5.12 	
 	Independent 	Lynette Boggart 	Marina Hendricks 	276,044 	1.56 	
 	Libertarian Party of Enderron 	Richard Daley 	Linda Kawamoto 	196,416 	1.11 	
 	Enderronian Christian Alliance 	Craig Barlow 	Al Golder 	171,643 	0.97 	
Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote 	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	Two-party-preferred vote	
 	Independent Liberal 	James Stanhope 	Jodie Bouchard 	9,656,229 	54.57 	
 	Social Democratic Party 	Roxanne Chen 	Aaron Burnett 	8,038,895 	45.43 	
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	18,740,661 	 	
===Preference flows===
*Freberg: 70.0% to Chen, 30.0% to Stanhope
*Lamberti: 61.3% to Stanhope, 38.7% to Chen
*Boggart: 59.7% to Chen, 40.3% to Stanhope
*Daley: 55.3% to Stanhope, 44.7% to Chen
*Barlow: 61.7% to Stanhope, 38.3% to Chen
==Candidates==
Parties represented in the Enderronian Parliament, or parties or independent candidates that gained at least 5 percent of the nationwide popular vote in the previous presidential or federal election, may nominate candidates directly. Otherwise, candidates can be nominated by a petition signed by at least 1 percent of the turnout at the previous presidential election (170,111 signatures). Under these rules, the following parties and independent candidates were automatically eligible for this election:
*Liberal Party of Enderron
*Social Democratic Party
*Enderronian Greens
*Enderron National Party
*Enderron Democrats
The National Party decided not to contest this election, and instead endorsed the Liberal Party.
According to the Enderronian constitution, the president is officially non-partisan, and presidents are barred from holding political party membership for the duration of their term. However, political parties may directly nominate candidates, and a majority of presidential candidates are affiliated with a political party. The Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens all utilise primary elections to determine nominees.
===Social Democratic Party===
To enter the primary election, prospective candidates were required to gather 1,000 signatures from SDP party members. The nominee was determined by a ballot of party members held over a period of 14 days. Voting was conducted using the preferential voting system.
====Candidates====
*Aaron Burnett, MP for Sutherland, MA (2002–2014)
*Roxanne Chen, Minister for Finance (2014–2017)
*Justine Perry, Mayor of Sunnyvale (2015–2018)
*Christopher Tanaka, Governor of Cooksland Prefecture (2000–2008)
*Thomas van Veen, MP for Hamilton, CO (2002–present)
=====Withdrawn candidates=====
*Kenneth Chu, Lord Mayor of Wentworth (2010–2016) (did not qualify)
*Martin Yun Langley, 9th Vice President of Enderron (2006–2012) (withdrew)
====Results====
Candidate 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	% 	 	 	 	
 	Roxanne Chen 	40,953 	37.49 	  	 	 	 	
 	Justine Perry 	39,975 	36.59 	  	 	 	 	
 	Aaron Burnett 	17,136 	15.69 	  	 	 	 	
 	Christopher Tanaka 	8,642 	7.91 	  	 	 	 	
 	Thomas van Veen 	2,539 	2.32 	  	 	 	 	
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	Two-candidate-preferred vote
 	Roxanne Chen 	58,317 	53.38 	  	 	 	 	
 	Justine Perry 	50,298 	46.62 	  	 	 	 	
Total 	Total 	109,245 	100 	 	 	 	 	
===Liberal Party===
To enter the primary election, prospective candidates were required to gather 1,000 signatures from Liberal Party members. With no candidates nominating against incumbent President James Stanhope, a simple vote of Liberal Party members between supporting or opposing his nomination was held over a period of 14 days.
====Candidates====
*James Stanhope, President of Enderron (2012–present)
=====Withdrawn candidates=====
*Chris Huang-Masters, MP for Duyfken, SY (2006–2014) (did not qualify)
====Results====
Position	Position	Votes 	% 	%
 	Support 	62,530	77.98	 
 	Oppose 	17,657	22.02	 
Total 	Total 	80,187	100 	
===Greens===
To enter the primary election, prospective candidates were required to gather 500 signatures from Green party members. The nominee was determined by a ballot of party members held over a period of 14 days. Voting was conducted using the preferential voting system.
====Candidates====
*Jay Freberg, prefectural MP for Islington, WE (2008–2016) and vice presidential candidate (2012)
*Chelsea Kendall, animal rights activist
=====Withdrawn candidates=====
*Claudia Mui, Leader of the New Plymouth Greens (2015–present) (withdrew)
====Results====
Candidate	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	%
 	Jay Freberg 	10,214	61.19	 
 	Chelsea Kendall	6,478 	38.81	 
Total 	Total 	16,692	100 	
==References==