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The '''Mercury general election of 2013''' was held in June 2013 to elect the second [[Mercurian Parliament]]. Voting took place in 240 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the [[wikipedia:Instant-runoff voting|instant-runoff voting]] system. | The '''Mercury general election of 2013''' was held in June 2013 to elect the second [[Mercurian Parliament]]. Voting took place in 240 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the [[wikipedia:Instant-runoff voting|instant-runoff voting]] system. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
This was the first general election since Mercury's claims of [[Nova England]] and [[Lucerne]]. The [[National Party (Mercury)|National Party]] held a comfortable majority after the [[Mercury general election, 2010|previous election]]. Three parties contested 236 out of the 240 seats, excluding those of the [[Speaker of the Mercurian Parliament|Speaker]], [[Deputy Speaker of the Mercurian Parliament|Deputy Speaker]] and two seats in [[Lucerne]]. [[Independent England]], a party set up by [[Charles Tudor]] after the controversial blocking of [[The Name Act (2013)]] by the Mercurian Parliament, was a nationalist party seeking to gain Nova English independence. | This was the first general election since Mercury's claims of [[Nova England]] and [[Lusa|Lucerne]]. The [[National Party (Mercury)|National Party]] held a comfortable majority after the [[Mercury general election, 2010|previous election]]. Three parties contested 236 out of the 240 seats, excluding those of the [[Speaker of the Mercurian Parliament|Speaker]], [[Deputy Speaker of the Mercurian Parliament|Deputy Speaker]] and two seats in [[Lusa|Lucerne]]. [[Independent England]], a party set up by [[Charles Tudor]] after the controversial blocking of [[The Name Act (2013)]] by the Mercurian Parliament, was a nationalist party seeking to gain Nova English independence. | ||
===Nationwide parties=== | ===Nationwide parties=== | ||
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==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 1 December 2020
The Mercury general election of 2013 was held in June 2013 to elect the second Mercurian Parliament. Voting took place in 240 constituencies, each electing one representative, using the instant-runoff voting system.
Overview
This was the first general election since Mercury's claims of Nova England and Lucerne. The National Party held a comfortable majority after the previous election. Three parties contested 236 out of the 240 seats, excluding those of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and two seats in Lucerne. Independent England, a party set up by Charles Tudor after the controversial blocking of The Name Act (2013) by the Mercurian Parliament, was a nationalist party seeking to gain Nova English independence.
Nationwide parties
- National Party – led by Joe Foxon, the incumbent President. The National Party held a comfortable majority of 82 coming into the election.
- Mercurian Labour Party – led by Mary Lipton, officially the opposition party in the previous Parliament.
- Conservative Party – led by James Cardley.
Lucerne
- Faatasi le Nuu – led by Suivai Umataua, the majority party in the Fono le Lusa. The party's two representatives only vote on issues concerning Lucerne.
Nova England
- Independent England – led by Charles Tudor, came into the election with 29 seats won under the name Conservative-Royalist Party following the 2012 Nova England by-election.
Results
|
| 137 | 39 | 36 |
19 |
9 |
| Government (137 seats) | Opposition (103 seats) |
| Political party | Leader | Candidates | Votes | Elected | Gain/loss | % of votes | % of seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | Joe Foxon | 238 | 3,137,104 | 137 | −6 | 56.8 | 57.1 | |
| Conservative | James Cardley | 238 | 900,261 | 39 | +9 | 16.3 | 16.3 | |
| Mercurian Labour Party | Mary Lipton | 238 | 839,507 | 36 | +5 | 15.2 | 15.0 | |
| Independent England | Charles Tudor | 39 | 519,169 | 19 | −8 | 9.4 | 7.9 | |
| Independents | – | 40 | 127,031 | 5 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | |
| Faatasi le Nuu | Suivai Umataua | 2 | † | 2 | 0 | – | 0.8 | |
| Speaker | Alan Barlow | 1 | 17,326 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Deputy Speaker | Peter Cornell | 1 | 15,491 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 795 | 5,355,889 | 240 | Turnout | 71.6% | |||
† – Elected by Fono le Lusa
Seats by state
| Political party | Deacon | Lucerne | May | Mercury | Nova England | Nova English Korea | Taylor | Tow Law | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | 4 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 137 | |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 39 | |
| Mercurian Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 36 | |
| Independent England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Faatasi le Nuu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Speaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Deputy Speaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 51 | 73 | 29 | 10 | 37 | 25 | 240 | |
Election of the President
| Political party | Candidate | Round 1 | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | Joe Foxon | 166 | Elected | |
| Conservative | James Cardley | 72 | Defeated | |
| Totals | 238 | |||
| Preceded by: 2010 |
General elections in Mercury | Followed by: 2016 |
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