Mercury legislative elections, 1739

The Mercury legislative elections of 1739 were held in III.1739 to elect the twelfth Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in all twenty states, each electing a number of representatives, using the Sainte-Laguë system.

Overview

President Gabrielle Fisher stood down as leader of the National Democratic Party for this election, having served as President for six years. She was replaced by Lewis Mills as leader, who was contesting his first election as leader.

Nationwide parties

• National Democratic Party – led by Lewis Mills.
• Mercurian Labour Party – led by Julian Stewart, contesting his second election as leader.
• Conservative Party – led by Alexander McDonald.

Result

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198

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52

143

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Mercurian Labour Party	Julian Stewart	400		198	+78
	National Democratic Party	Lewis Mills	400		143	−78
	Conservative	Alexander McDonald	400		52	−1
	Others	–	165		7	+1
Total			1,365		400	Turnout		59.8%

Election of the President

The Presidential election was held following the legislative elections, between the leaders of all parties that attained over 10% of the available seats in Parliament. Eight Conservatives declined to vote in the second round.

	Political party	Candidate	Round 1	Round 2	Status
	Mercurian Labour Party	Julian Stewart	198	232	Elected
	National Democratic Party	Lewis Mills	143	159	Defeated
	Conservative	Alexander McDonald	52	–	Defeated
Totals			399	391

Senate results

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23

12

15

	MLP		CON		NDP

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Mercurian Labour Party	Julian Stewart	50		23	+8		46.0%
	National Democratic Party	Lewis Mills	50		15	−12		30.0%
	Conservative	Alexander McDonald	50		12		+4		24.0%
	Others	–	36		0	–		0.0%
Total			186		50	Turnout		59.8%

Preceded by: 1736

Legislative elections in Mercury

Followed by: 1742