Nova England election, 2014

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The Nova England election of 2014 was held in June 2014 to elect representatives to the Nova English Witan. Voting took place in 100 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the instant-runoff voting system.

Overview

This was the first Nova England election since the controversial blocking of The Name Act (2013) by the Mercurian Parliament. Independent England held a huge majority in the Witan after the 2012 election. For the first time, the National Party, Conservatives and Mercurian Labour Party contested a Nova English election.

In a break from tradition, the three main Mercurian parties plus the People's Front stood against the incumbent Speaker and Deputy Speaker, who were chosen from Independent England representatives in the previous session of the Witan.

Nationwide parties

Nova England

Results

Political party Leader Candidates Votes Elected Gain/loss % of votes % of seats
Independent England Charles Tudor 98 484,855 45 −45 42.6 45.0
National Party Joe Foxon 100 278,848 25 +25 24.5 25.0
Mercurian Labour Party Mary Lipton 100 266,329 23 +23 23.4 23.0
People's Front Joachim Sanchez 100 40,974 3 +3 3.6 3.0
Conservative James Cardley 100 33,007 2 +2 2.9 2.0
Speaker James Windsor 1 8,195 1 0 0.7 1.0
Deputy Speaker Henry Stuart 1 7,739 1 0 0.7 1.0
Anarcho-Fascist Party Andrew Hilton 21 10,130 0 0 0.9 0.0
Independents 14 8,081 0 0 0.7 0.0
Total 535 1,138,157 100 Turnout 96.2%

Aftermath

Independent England were the largest party following the election, but suffered a loss of 45 seats, meaning they no longer held a majority in the Witan. The Mercurian parties had previously stated that none of them would make a deal with Independent England. This led to the formation of a four-party coalition of the National Party, Mercurian Labour Party, People's Front and Conservatives. Following the announcement, widespread protests were held in West Grinstead, as supporters of Independent England believed that the coalition undermined the result of the election.


Preceded by:
2012
Elections in Nova England Followed by:
2017