New Alexandrian general election, 1698

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New Alexandrian general election, 1698

1963 ← 15.XV.1698 AN → 1703

All 619 seats to the Federal Assembly 310 seats needed for a majority.   First party Second party Third party   Leader Gerhardt Eugen Seydlitz Robert Beaujolais Iwashiiwa Kazuemon Party Federal Humanist Party Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance Digger's Society Leader since 1697 AN 1694 AN 1693 AN Leader's seat Isles of Caputia Alduria Alduria Last election 296, 47.5% 146, 23.6% 15, 2.8% Seats won 344 234 15 Seat change ▲ 48 ▲ 88 None Popular vote 51,848,707 35,597,571 2,418,941 Percentage 56.6% 38.9% 2.6% Swing ▲ 9.1 pp ▲ 15.3 pp ▼ 0.2 pp Fourth party   Leader Rufus Wahlberg Party Freedom Party Leader since 1697 AN Leader's seat Alduria Seats won 5 Popular vote 1,694,874 Percentage 1.9%

President of the Government before election Augustus Strong (FHP) Succeeding President of the Government Gerhardt Eugen Seydlitz (FHP)

The New Alexandrian general election of 1698 is the second general election of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie after its formation in 1685 AN. The 1698 general election was held from 13.XV.1698 AN to 15.XV.1698 AN, in line with the Proclamation of Punta Santiago and the laws of Nouvelle Alexandrie. With 91,560,093 votes cast, the election had a 62.5% turnout, lower than the 1693 general election.

The election resulted in the Federal Humanist Party securing a majority in the Federal Assembly of 34 seats. The Federal Humanist Party made a net gain of 48 seats and won 56.6% of the popular vote – the highest percentage for any party since the creation of the Federation in 1675 AN.

The election took place across all ten Regions, each with its own number of seats based on population, under proportional representation.

Background

At the end of the 1693 general election, the death of Marcel de la Croix and the pronounced disruption this caused on the process of forming a government led to the Federal Humanist Party,Cambio Democrático, and the Digger's Society forming a Government of National Unity. Soon after the assassination of de la Croix and just several hours before the deadline to form a government passed, Augustus Strong, leader of the Federal Humanist Party and formateur, announced that agreement on a unity government had been reached. The deal would involve the two largest parties sharing power, with Strong and Santiago Etienne of Cambio Democrático taking turns being President and Vice-President of the Government. Both would exchange roles every AN year, with Strong beginning the rotation.

Results of 1693 elections

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	Federal Humanist Party	Augustus Strong	619	53,647,495	296		47.5%	47.8%
	Cambio Democratico	Santiago Etienne	619	29,574,595	162		26.2%	26.1%
	Progressive Federalist Party	Marcel de la Croix †	619	26,619,864	146		23.6%	23.5%
	Digger's Society	Iwashiiwa Kazuemon	619	3,115,684	15		2.8%	2.4%
Total			2,476	112,957,638	619	Turnout		74.4%

See also

• New Alexandrian general election, 1693;
• Political parties of Nouvelle Alexandrie.