Southern Territories by-election, 2015

The Southern Territories by-election of 2015 was held in January 2015 to elect the North Antarctic and Qavaqaqqaqqanitqeqertaquit representatives to the Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in 240 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the instant-runoff voting system.

Overview

This was the first election in North Antarctica and Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq since they were incorporated into Mercury. In North Antarctica, the Mercurian parties contested all , whereas in Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq, only Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaquit parties contested.

National parties

• National Party – led by Joe Foxon, the incumbent President of Mercury. The National Party was the majority party in the Mercurian Parliament.
• Mercurian Labour Party – led by Mary Lipton, officially the opposition party in Parliament.
• Conservative Party – led by James Cardley.

North Antarctic parties

• Livingston Democrats – led by William Robertsen
• People's Front – led by Joachim Sanchez, formerly the Communist Party.

Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaquit parties

• Ataatsit Pissiippaa – led by Inuaq Suersaq
• Qeqertaq Ilagiit – led by Peder Jensen

Results

North Antarctica

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	% of votes	% of seats
	Livingston Democrats	William Robertsen	57	544,231	23	37.5	40.3
	People's Front	Joachim Sanchez	57	407,810	17	28.1	29.8
	National Party	Joe Foxon	57	206,082	9	14.2	15.8
	Conservative	James Cardley	57	168,349	6	11.6	10.5
	Independents	–	6	59,503	2	4.1	3.5
	Mercurian Labour Party	Mary Lipton	57	65,308	0	4.5	0.0
Total			291	1,451,283	57	Turnout	74.2%

Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	% of votes	% of seats
	Ataatsit Pissiippaa	Inuaq Suersaq	3	8,854	2	65.1	66.6
	Qeqertaq Ilagiit	Peder Jensen	3	4,746	1	34.9	33.3
Total			6	13,600	3	Turnout	71.5%

Preceded by: Lucerne 2012

By-elections in Mercury

Followed by: 2020