Grand Duchy of Scheinhafen – Elections Register
2026 National Election
Polling Date: 31 August 2026
Nominations have closed for the 2026 National Election, with three candidates declared.
Declared Candidates:
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Rupert Wood (incumbent) | Young Democrats Party |
| Jim Marlow | Independent |
| Percy Wood | Young Democrats Party |
2024 Elected Council Election
The 2024 election saw Prime Minister Rupert Wood seek a second term in office. Following a first term regarded as successful, public sentiment remained strongly in his favour, and he was re-elected as Prime Minister. Jim Marlow was returned to office as Deputy Prime Minister, extending the leadership team established in 2022 for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert Wood (Young Democrats Party) | 5 | 71.4% | −3.6% |
| Jim Marlow (Independent) | 2 | 28.6% | +3.6% |
| Turnout | 7 | 100% |
2022 Elected Council Election
The 2022 election marked the transition from a government led solely by the Prime Minister to an Elected Council of two members, comprising a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister, jointly responsible for the Duchy’s policy direction over the following two-year term.
This election was also the first in the Duchy’s history in which the incumbent Prime Minister, Jim Marlow, faced an electoral challenger: Rupert Wood, leader of the newly formed Young Democrats Party.
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert Wood (Young Democrats Party) | 3 | 75.0% | New |
| Jim Marlow (Independent) | 1 | 25.0% | −41.7% |
| Turnout | 4 | 100% |
Rupert Wood’s victory made him the second Prime Minister of Scheinhafen, with outgoing Prime Minister Jim Marlow assuming the newly created office of Deputy Prime Minister as a member of the Elected Council.
2020 Prime Ministerial Election
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Marlow (Independent) | 2 | 67% | −37% |
| Reopen the Ballot | 1 | 33% | +33% |
| Turnout | 3 | 100% |
2018 Prime Ministerial Election
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Marlow (Independent) | 2 | 100% | N/A |
| Reopen the Ballot | 0 | 0% | N/A |
| Turnout | 2 | 100% |
Source: compiled from official electoral records of the Grand Duchy of Scheinhafen.