New Alexandrian general election, 1713

New Alexandrian general election, 1713

1703 ← 1.XIV.1713 AN → 1718

All 637 seats to the Federal Assembly 320 seats needed for a majority.   First party Second party Third party   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   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:

• the incumbent Federal Humanist Party;
• the Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance of Nouvelle Alexandrie;
• the Federal Consensus Party (previously the Moderate Caucus (Nouvelle Alexandrie);
• the People's Liberty Congress.

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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389

150

21

16

61

	FHP(389)		SDLA(150)		FCP(21)		PLC(16)		Ind. (61)

	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

See also

• New Alexandrian general election, 1708;
• Political parties of Nouvelle Alexandrie.