Mercury legislative elections, 1736

The Mercury legislative elections of 1736 were held in III.1736 to elect the eleventh Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in all twenty states, each electing a number of representatives, using the Sainte-Laguë system.

Overview

President Gabrielle Fisher led the National Democratic Party into her first election as leader of the governing party, having won a landslide in the previous election.

Nationwide parties

• National Democratic Party – led by incumbent President Gabrielle Fisher, contesting her third general election as leader.
• Mercurian Labour Party – led by Julian Stewart, contesting his first election as leader.
• Conservative Party – led by Beatrice Barker.

Result

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221

6

53

120

Government (221 seats)

Opposition (179 seats)

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	National Democratic Party	Gabrielle Fisher	400		221	−24
	Mercurian Labour Party	Julian Stewart	400		120	+21
	Conservative	Beatrice Barker	400		53	+2
	Others	–	124		6	+1
Total			1,324		400	Turnout		63.4%

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. Beatrice Barker declined to stand for election. Gabrielle Fisher was elected in a single round.

	Political party	Candidate	Round 1	Status
	National Democratic Party	Gabrielle Fisher	279	Elected
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	120	Defeated
Totals			399

Senate results

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27

8

15

	NDP		CON		MLP

	Political party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	Elected	Gain/loss	% of votes	% of seats
	National Democratic Party	Gabrielle Fisher	50		27	−4		54.0%
	Mercurian Labour Party	Caroline Griffiths	50		15	+5		30.0%
	Conservative	Austin Evans	50		8	−1		16.0%
	Others	–	33		0	–		0.0%
Total			183		50	Turnout		63.4%

Preceded by: 1733

Legislative elections in Mercury

Followed by: 1739