Progressive Labour Party Primaries, 557AER

The 557 Progressive Primaries were held in precursor to the 557 election which is the first Federal Election in over thirty years to be held with a Government having served a full four year term. The incumbent nominee Anthony Blair, who had led the party to their best ever result just four years previously, had seen his internal and national approval ratings crash following the Haalsian Referendum scandal. Over seven candidates announced their intention to seek the nomination, the largest number in the party's history, and 5 of them won delegates for the national convention. 
The sheer number of candidates led to a divided field with no one candidate able to win a plurality, this necessitated a run off ballot to be conducted in a open voting ballot. Under this system the number of candidates was whittled down to just two; Jacques Durand and Anthony Blair, who both contested the final ballot. Jacques Durand was declared the winner following this ballot with over 60% of delegates, the largest level of support for a candidate in the party's history. 
This was seen as controversial as Durand is chairman of the Union wing of the Party and is decidedly more left wing than his predecessor and this is expected to affect the party going into the upcoming election.
== The Primaries ==
===Reellam State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Anthony Blair 	27% 	1,143 	50
 	Ronnie Sang 	24% 	1,016 	0
 	Tim Farron 	14% 	593 	0
 	Peter Mandleson 	10% 	424 	0
 	William H. Taft 	9% 	386 	0
 	Jacques Durand 	9% 	380 	0
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	7% 	296 	0
===Farrulli State Primary===
Notes: Farron suspends his campaign after this primary claiming that lack of finance forced him to withdraw.
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Jacques Durand 	29% 	2,418 	110
 	Peter Mandleson 	25% 	2,085 	0
 	William H. Taft 	19% 	1,585 	0
 	Ronnie Sang 	13% 	1,084 	0
 	Anthony Blair 	11% 	834 	0
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	3% 	250 	0
 	Tim Farron 	1% 	83 	0
===Entloland State Primary===
Notes: Mandleson suspends his campaign after this primary citing family issues for his exit despite favourable showings in his home state.
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Jacques Durand 	27% 	3,302 	120
 	Peter Mandleson 	25% 	3,058 	0
 	Ronnie Sang 	21% 	2,568 	0
 	William H. Taft 	14% 	1,712 	0
 	Anthony Blair 	9% 	1,101 	0
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	4% 	489 	0
===Delnour State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	William H. Taft 	30% 	2,005 	60
 	Anthony Blair 	28% 	1,871 	0
 	Ronnie Sang 	21% 	1,403 	0
 	Jacques Durand 	16% 	1,069 	0
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	5% 	334 	0
===Darpartyro State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Ronnie Sang 	32% 	5,623 	120
 	Jacques Durand 	30% 	5,272 	0
 	Anthony Blair 	27% 	4,744 	0
 	William H. Taft 	7% 	1,230 	0
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	4% 	703 	0
===Territorial Caucuses===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	William H. Taft 	45% 	3,401 	25
 	Jacques Durand 	21% 	1,587 	0
 	Ronnie Sang 	18% 	1,361 	0
 	Anthony Blair 	13% 	983 	0
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	3% 	227 	0
===Melmorri State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Anthony Blair 	40% 	5,459 	120
 	Jacques Durand 	30% 	4,095 	0
 	Ronnie Sang 	22% 	3,003 	0
 	William H. Taft 	5% 	682 	0
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	3% 	409 	0
===Veldunium State Primary===
Notes: Schmidt suspends her campaign after this primary, citing lack of support to continue on outside of her home state.
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	35% 	6,495 	102
 	Ronnie Sang 	32% 	5,939 	93
 	Jacques Durand 	24% 	4,454 	70
 	Anthony Blair 	6% 	1,113 	17
 	William H. Taft 	3% 	556 	8
===Tapanuo State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	William H. Taft	31% 	1,777 	40
 	Anthony Blair 	29% 	1,662 	38
 	Jacques Durand 	27% 	1,578 	35
 	Ronnie Sang 	13% 	745 	17
===Hastiga State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Jacques Durand 	33% 	5,535 	109
 	Ronnie Sang 	30% 	5,032 	99
 	Anthony Blair 	26% 	4,361 	86
 	William H. Taft	11% 	1,845 	36
===Balbarno State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Ronnie Sang 	35% 	3,228 	49
 	Anthony Blair 	25% 	2,306 	35
 	Jacques Durand 	23% 	2,121 	32
 	William H. Taft	17% 	1,568 	24
===Tarbanos State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	William H. Taft	33% 	2,472 	49
 	Anthony Blair 	31% 	2,322 	47
 	Ronnie Sang 	29% 	2,173 	44
 	Jacques Durand 	7% 	524 	10
===Jalbetrer State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Ronnie Sang 	40% 	5,524 	112
 	Anthony Blair 	21% 	1,325 	59
 	Jacques Durand 	20% 	1,262 	56
 	William H. Taft	19% 	1,199 	53
===Verzoonium State Primary===
Notes: Taft suspends his campaign after this primary, claiming to have fulfilled his personal goal to win his home state.
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	William H. Taft	47% 	2,874 	146
 	Anthony Blair 	26% 	1,590 	81
 	Ronnie Sang 	17% 	1,039 	53
 	Jacques Durand 	10% 	611 	30
===Delooiium State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Ronnie Sang 	41% 	1,895 	62
 	Anthony Blair 	37% 	1,710 	56
 	Jacques Durand	22% 	1,017 	32
===Cartria State Primary===
Colour	Candidate 	Percentage	Total Vote	Delegates Won
 	Jacques Durand	40% 	4,078 	140
 	Ronnie Sang 	35% 	3,568 	123
 	Anthony Blair 	25% 	2,549 	87
==The Convention==
===Round #1:===
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772	744	676	441	102
Candidate	Candidate 	# of Delegates	% of Delegates	Winner
 	Ronnie Sang 	772 	28.23% 	Sang
 	Jacques Durand 	744 	27.2% 	Sang
 	Anthony Blair 	676 	24.72% 	Sang
 	William H. Taft 	441 	16.12% 	Sang
 	Helle Thorning-Schmidt	102 	3.73% 	Sang
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===Round #2:===
↓
1,671	1,064
Candidate	Candidate 	# of Delegates	% of Delegates	Winner
 	Jacques Durand	1,671 	61.1% 	Durand
 	Anthony Blair 	1,064 	38.9% 	Durand
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