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The '''Mercury general election of 2010''' was held in June 2010 to elect the first [[Mercurian Parliament]]. Voting took place in 200 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the [[wikipedia: | {{Mercurian article}} | ||
The '''Mercury general election of 2010''' was held in June 2010 to elect the first [[Mercurian Parliament]]. Voting took place in 200 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the [[wikipedia:Instant-runoff voting|instant-runoff voting]] system. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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===Election of the President=== | |||
Only the National Party elected to nominate a candidate. | |||
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!width="180"|Political party | |||
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!width=60|Round 1 | |||
!width=100|Status | |||
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| '''[[National Party (Mercury)|National Party]]''' | |||
| '''[[Joe Foxon (politician)|Joe Foxon]]''' | |||
| '''200''' | |||
|bgcolor=#BBF3BB|'''Elected''' | |||
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{{sequence| | {{sequence| | ||
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list=[[List of | list=[[List of elections in Mercury#General elections|General elections in Mercury]]| | ||
next=[[Mercury general election, 2013|2013]] | next=[[Mercury general election, 2013|2013]] | ||
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{{Mercurian politics}} | |||
[[Category:Mercury]] [[Category:Elections]] [[Category:Mercurian general elections]] | [[Category:Mercury]] [[Category:Elections]] [[Category:Mercurian general elections]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:47, 1 December 2020
The Mercury general election of 2010 was held in June 2010 to elect the first Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in 200 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the instant-runoff voting system.
Overview
The election was the first to be held since Mercury's claim on Micras. Previously, the National Party had led an interim government. Three parties contested all 200 seats, in addition to which, a number of candidates not affiliated to any party also stood under an "Independent" label.
Parties
- National Party – led by Joe Foxon, the incumbent President. The National Party had formed a government following Mercury's claim on Micras in order to organise the elections.
- Mercurian Labour Party – led by Mary Lipton.
- Conservative Party – led by James Cardley.
Results
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| 143 | 27 | 25 |
5 |
| Government (143 seats) | Opposition (57 seats) |
| Political party | Leader | Candidates | Votes | Elected | % of votes | % of seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | Joe Foxon | 200 | 3,295,224 | 143 | 66.6 | 71.5 | |
| Mercurian Labour Party | Mary Lipton | 200 | 740,824 | 27 | 14.9 | 13.5 | |
| Conservative | James Cardley | 200 | 702,823 | 25 | 14.2 | 12.5 | |
| Independents | – | 27 | 208,730 | 5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | |
| Total | 627 | 4,947,601 | 200 | Turnout | 79.5% | ||
Seats by state
| Political party | Deacon | May | Mercury | Taylor | Tow Law | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | 6 | 39 | 49 | 28 | 20 | 143 | |
| Mercurian Labour Party | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 13 | 51 | 74 | 37 | 25 | 200 | |
Election of the President
Only the National Party elected to nominate a candidate.
| Political party | Candidate | Round 1 | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | Joe Foxon | 200 | Elected | |
| Totals | 200 | |||
| Preceded by: None |
General elections in Mercury | Followed by: 2013 |
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