Mercury legislative elections, 1733

The Mercury legislative elections of 1733 were held in III.1733 to elect the tenth Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in all twenty states, each electing a number of representatives, using the Sainte-Laguë system.

Overview

President Caroline Griffiths led the Mercurian Labour Party into their fourth election as the governing party, with the party having formed a minority government during the previous Parliament.

Nationwide parties

• Mercurian Labour Party – led by incumbent President Caroline Griffiths, who had been in office since 1721.
• National Democratic Party – led by Gabrielle Fisher, contesting her second general election as leader.
• Conservative Party – led by Austin Evans.

Result

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245

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51

99

Government (245 seats)

Opposition (155 seats)

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	National Democratic Party	Gabrielle Fisher	400		245	+102
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	400		99	−97
	Conservative	Austin Evans	400		51	−3
	Others	–	109		5	−2
Total			1,309		400	Turnout		68.6%

Election of the President

The Presidential election was held following the legislative elections, between the leaders of all parties that attained over 10% of the available seats in Parliament. Gabrielle Fisher was elected in a single round.

	Political party	Candidate	Round 1	Status
	National Democratic Party	Gabrielle Fisher	249	Elected
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	99	Defeated
	Conservative	Austin Evans	51	Defeated
Totals			399

Senate results

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31

9

10

	NDP		CON		MLP

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	National Democratic Party	Gabrielle Fisher	50		31	+10		62.0%
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	50		10	−12		20.0%
	Conservative	Austin Evans	50		9	+2		18.0%
	Others	–	28		0	–		0.0%
Total			178		50	Turnout		68.6%

Preceded by: 1730

Legislative elections in Mercury

Followed by: 1736