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New Alexandrian general election, 1713
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1.XIV.1713 AN
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All 637 seats to the Federal Assembly
320 seats needed for a majority.
  First party Second party Third party
  1704-Almagro-NAX.png Julio-delgado-nax.jpg AlfonsDandela.jpg
Leader Felipe de Almagro Julio Delgado Alfons Dandela
Party Federal Humanist Party Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance Federal Consensus Party
Leader since 1703 AN 1710 AN 1710 AN
Leader's seat Alduria Alduria Santander
Last election 346, 55.7% 206, 32.8% 63, 10.0%
Seats won 389 150 21
Seat change 43 seats 56 seats 42 seats
Popular vote 48,196,361 18,677,091 2,865,840
Percentage 67.0% 26.0% 4.0%

Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Adriana Lopez-Gautier
Party People's Liberty Congress Independent
Leader since 1708 AN
Leader's seat Santander
Last election 3, 1.5% 19, 3.6%
Seats won 16 61
Seat change 13 seats 42 seats
Popular vote 2,175,808 7,545,971
Percentage 3.0% 10.5%

President of the Government before election

Felipe de Almagro (FHP)

Succeeding President of the Government

Felipe de Almagro (FHP)

The New Alexandrian general election of 1713 is the fifth general election of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie after its formation in 1685 AN. The 1713 general election was held from 1.XIV.1713 AN to 3.XIV.1713 AN, in accordance with the laws of Nouvelle Alexandrie and the Proclamation of Punta Santiago. The election resulted in a large victory of the incumbent Federal Humanist Party after its rival parties waged lackluster campaigns that caused many voters to abstain from voting or instead voting for independent candidates. The 1713 election saw 71,915,100 votes cast, a turnout rate of 44.1%. The 1713 election took the record of being the lowest turnout election in the history of Nouvelle Alexandrie, generally explained by low voter enthusiasm and voter engagement due to lack of a meaningful opposition campaigns.

The incumbent Federal Humanist Party entered the election with a large majority already and was favored early in the polls to obtain another significant majority. Under Premier Felipe de Almagro, the FHP government dealt with the Recession of 1709, the Great Vanic Revolt, high inflation, high unemployment, and several other crises during its term having won great praise from many political leaders and parties across the political spectrum. The slowness and inequality of the economic recovery was a powerful and underrated attack upon the government by many, however, but the opposition parties largely did not pursue this as a political attack in their campaigns. The U-turn by the FHP on key constitutional reforms favored by the Federal Consensus Party on permanently dissolving the Chamber of Peers hurt them with independents and liberals, but this damage was overcome by the time the election started. The election was called by writ of King Manco Cápac I, closing the 4th session of the Cortes Federales to its constitutionally mandated end after 5 AN years. Opinion polls up to polling day showed a firm lead for the FHP over the opposition parties: the Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance, the Federal Consensus Party, and the People's Liberty Congress.

The FHP won 389 seats, their highest number and proportion of seats ever. Most of its gains were made in historically SDLA areas of the Federation, such as Valencia, Islas de la Libertad, and the Wechua Nation. The SDLA won 150 seats, losing 56 seats, its lowest number and proportion of seats. The People's Liberty Congress, originally a small libertarian political party, managed to win 16 seats, gaining 13 seats, with a vigorous campaign aimed at becoming a credible national liberal alternative to the FCP. The FCP won 21 seats, losing 39 seats from its high water mark of 61 seats in the 1708 election. The SDLA and the FCP ran barebone campaigns and did not meaningfully attack the FHP or target marginal regions. In addition, their popular and well-known leaders took a very detached approach, with Julio Delgado and Alfons Dandela abstaining from speeches and campaigning.

The election results has given the incumbent FHP government another large mandate to implement its manifesto pledges and continue its program of economic recovery. The SDLA's defeat led to Julio Delgado's resignation as leader of the party. The FCP's losses were quite steep as well, but their leader Alfons Dandela held on to the leadership of the party.

Background

Electoral system

Elections in Nouvelle Alexandrie are conducted region by region through proportional representation. Voters then choose from the parties on the ballot or have the option to vote for a slate of independent candidates. Seats are apportioned to each region using the Sainte-Laguë method, a highest quotient method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. In Nouvelle Alexandrie, the thresholds for a party to get seats in a region is set to 2%. Seat apportionment to the Regions is based on the the 1708 census, held just before the 1708 general election.

If one party obtains a majority of the seats, then the party is entitled to form the government, with its leader as President of the Government. If an election results in no party having a majority, there is a hung Cortes Federales, at which time the main options are the formation of a coalition of several parties or a minority government, in accordance with the law.

Voting eligibility

To vote in the general election, one had to be:

  • legally registered to vote;
  • a citizen of the Federation (at the time of the election);
  • not legally excluded from voting as provided by New Alexandrian law.

Government figures report that 1,902,443 new voters were added to the rolls across the country in the month leading up to the general election.

Opinion Polling

Polling
Firm
MoE Date FHP SDLA MC FCP Ind. PLC
IOP ±4%
IOP ±4%
IOP ±4%

Contesting Parties

The parties that contested the New Alexandrian general election were:

Federal Humanist Party Campaign

Social Democratic & Liberal Campaign

Federal Consensus Party Campaign

People's Liberty Congress Campaign

Candidates

Most candidates are representatives of a political party, which must be registered with the Federal Elections Commission and maintain regular activity and participation in politics. Those who do not belong to one must use the label "Independent" or none.

In the 1713 AN election X,XXX candidates stood: XXX of them being independents, the rest representing one of four national political parties.

Results

The 1713 New Alexandrian general election resulted in the Federal Humanist Party, led by Felipe de Almagro, winning a majority of the seats with 389 seats and 67% of the votes. The party also saw an increase of 43 seats. The Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance, led by Julio Delgado, came in second place with 150 seats and 26% of the votes, but experienced a decrease of 56 seats. Independent candidates secured 61 seats with 10.5% of the votes, while the Federal Consensus Party, led by Alfons Dandela, won 21 seats with 4% of the votes, experiencing a decrease of 42 seats. The People's Liberty Congress, led by Adriana Lopez Gautier, won 16 seats with 3% of the votes, marking an increase of 13 seats. The total turnout for the election was 44.1%.

The election was divided among several regions, with the Federal Humanist Party securing a majority of votes and seats in most of them. The party also performed well in the Federal Capital District, winning one out of the two available seats. The Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance performed well in some regions, securing a sizable number of votes and seats, but generally came in second place to the Federal Humanist Party.

Overall, the election saw a consolidation of power for the Federal Humanist Party, which will likely have implications for policy and governance in Nouvelle Alexandrie moving forward. The Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance and the Federal Consensus Party both experienced losses in this election, while Independent candidates and the People's Liberty Congress saw gains.

National

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Political party Leader Candidates Votes Elected Gain/loss % of votes % of seats
Federal Humanist Party Felipe de Almagro 637 48,196,361 389 43 seats 67.0% 61.0%
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance Julio Delgado 637 18,677,091 150 56 seats 26.0% 23.5%
Independent No leader. 1,212 7,545,971 61 42 seats 10.5% 9.6%
Federal Consensus Party Alfons Dandela 637 2,865,840 21 42 seats 4.0% 3.2%
People's Liberty Congress Adriana Lopez Gautier 637 2,175,808 16 13 seats 3.0% 2.5%
Total 3,760 71,915,100 637 Turnout 44.1%

Regional

Alduria

Region of Alduria

Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 11,947,427 62.9% 97
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 3,836,853 20.2% 31
Independent/Unaligned 2,127,364 11.2% 17
Federal Consensus Party 664,801 3.5% 5
People's Liberty Congress 417,875 2.2% 3
Totals 18,994,320 100.0% 153

Wechua Nation

Region of the Wechua Nation
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 9,983,448 56.6% 81
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 5,229,845 29.7% 42
Independent/Unaligned 1,296,437 7.4% 10
People's Liberty Congress 617,351 3.5% 5
Federal Consensus Party 511,519 2.9% 4
Totals 17,638,600 100.% 142

Santander

Region of Santander
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 7,572,935 64.4% 60
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 2,716,379 23.1% 22
Federal Consensus Party 634,998 5.4% 5
Independent/Unaligned 376,295 3.2% 4
People's Liberty Congress 376,295 3.2% 3
Totals 11,759,216 100.0% 94

Valencia

Region of Valencia
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 1,672,325 49.9% 12
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 1,043,316 31.1% 8
Independent/Unaligned 473,015 14.1% 4
People's Liberty Congress 93,932 2.8% 1
Federal Consensus Party 70,449 2.1% 1
Totals 3,353,037 100.0% 26

Federal Capital District

Federal Capital District
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 150,271 62.4% 1
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 66,760 27.7% 1
Federal Consensus Party 10,122 4.2% 0
Independent/Unaligned 8,676 3.6% 0
People's Liberty Congress 5,061 2.1% 0
Totals 240,890 100.0% 2

Isles of Caputia

Region of the Isles of Caputia
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 5,132,975 69.8% 42
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 1,805,366 24.5% 15
Independent/Unaligned 191,200 2.6% 2
Federal Consensus Party 139,723 1.9% 0
People's Liberty Congress 88,246 1.9% 0
Totals 7,357,510 100.0% 59

North Lyrica

Region of North Lyrica
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 4,929,342 66.0% 40
Independent/Unaligned 1,001,413 13.4% 8
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 794,404 10.6% 6
People's Liberty Congress 388,608 5.2% 3
Federal Consensus Party 358,715 4.8% 3
Totals 7,472,482 100.0% 60

South Lyrica

Region of South Lyrica
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 4,898,427 54.3% 40
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 2,243,197 24.9% 18
Independent/Unaligned 1,505,683 16.7% 12
Federal Consensus Party 261,466 2.9% 2
People's Liberty Congress 108,193 1.2% 0
Totals 9,016,966 100.0% 72

New Luthoria

Region of New Luthoria
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 1,147,021 53.6% 10
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 520,011 24.3% 4
Independent/Unaligned 293,175 13.7% 2
Federal Consensus Party 160,497 7.5% 1
People's Liberty Congress 19,260 0.9% 0
Totals 2,139,964 100.0% 17

Islas de la Libertad

Region of Islas de la Libertad
Party Votes Vote % Deputies
Federal Humanist Party 762,190 51.2% 6
Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance 420,960 28.3% 3
Independent/Unaligned 190,399 12.8% 2
People's Liberty Congress 60,987 4.1% 1
Federal Consensus Party 53,550 3.6% 0
Totals 1,488,086 100.0% 12

Analysis

See also