March Congressional Elections Analysis

Day 1,589, 17:02 • Published in Ireland Ireland • by Engineer0


Well, this is my first article in erepublik, so please excuse any noobish mistakes I make. I've read some examples of these types of articles, and have used them as my model.


There was a slight decrease in the total number of votes in this congressional elections versus the last (225 vs. 230). However, there was a big consolidation in the overall number of candidates this election, with 67 candidates this election, versus 86 total last election cycle. While there was a larger number of parties in eIreland this election, only one of these new parties, Irish Socialist Party, gained seats this term.

The following is the number of candidates each party is sending to the Dail.

Irish Progressive Party (IrPro)--14
Independent Labour Party (IndLab)--12
Irish Independence Party (IrInd)--3
Irish Socialist Party (IrSoc)--3
Irish Union Party (IrUni)--2


These elections featured a political consolidation, with the top 2 parties gaining representation to the loss of the smaller parties. IPP stayed even with 14 seats but gained representation because of the 1 seat contraction that were up for election. ILP gained 1 seat. The IIP lost 2 seats, while the IUP lost 3. The newcomers, ISP, edged in 2 seats.

The following is the total number of votes received

IrPro--82 votes
IndLab--64 votes
IrInd--34 votes
IrSoc--23 votes
IrUni--22 votes

The ideal here is to have the lowest vote/candidate elected ratio, because then the votes will be spread around, giving a better chance of election of candidates. The lowest vote/candidate elected ratio goes to the Independent Labour Party, with 5.33 votes/candidate elected. The highest went to the Irish Independence Party, with 11.33 votes/candidate elected.

The following is the number of candidates ran/number of candidates elected

IrPro--24/14
IndLab--20/12
IrInd--9/3
IrSoc--7/3
IrUni--7/2

The Independent Labor Party dominated this metric, electing 60% of their candidates, while the Irish Union Party elected 29% of their candidates.



Regional voting patterns were mixed, because regional voting is non-existent is erepublik. However, North West of England, Shannon, and Wexford each only sent delegates from two parties, while Dublin and Mayo sent delegates from four different parties.


The following is party members/number of votes

IndLab--105/64
IrPro--102/82
IrInd--87/34
IrSoc--35/23
IrUni--32/22

The Irish Progressive Party did the best in this metric, gaining votes equal to 80% of their party population. The Irish Independence Party fared the worst, gaining votes equal to 39% of their party population.


It would be hard to pick a winner between the parties, it would be a toss up between the Irish Progressive Party and the Independent Labour Party. The Progressive Party drummed up support, dominated total vote counts, and got the most candidates elected. But Independent Labour distributed votes smartly, showing deft organization and efficiency in planning.

Hope this analysis proved interesting!

As Always

E0