Election (historical)

This is how the Election for the Mayor of London has developed over the years. If you have anything to fill in, please do =)

The Election of 2016 (1894)
This was the first year in which an Election for Mayor was held.

It was announced in mid-June with some nifty poster art, and was held in the two weeks from July 4th to the 18th.

Players could choose one of three candidates:
 * Sinning Jenny
 * The Bishop of Southwark
 * The Jovial Contrarian

...and one of three election careers:

The election event also included several new items/companions which could be purchased with Fate, though every player could select one such gift for free. Some gifts were available to all, and some only based on the player's choice of either candidate or election career:
 * (Bishop of Southwark supporters only)
 * (Sinning Jenny supporters only)
 * (Jovial Contrarian supporters only)
 * (Agitators only)
 * (Fixers only)
 * (Campaigners only)
 * (Fixers only)
 * (Campaigners only)

Players could use various activities throughout London (including Investigations, Flash Lays, writing Short Stories, publishing newspapers, going to Polite Parties, etc.), as well as Election specific opportunity cards to gain different election resources:

Based on your chosen election career, you could use different combinations of these resources to advance your career level (capped at 20). At the end of the Election, your election career + your Notability would be added to the tally towards your chosen candidate.

One week into the election, FBG have announced on Twitter that Jenny is in the lead. The resulting text of election investigations and Flash Lays also changed to reveal new hidden information on each of the candidates' campaigns.

At the end of the election, Sinning Jenny was announced as the winner and the new Mayor of London for one year.