Nauruan parliamentary election, 1997

Early parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 February 1997, following a series of no-confidence votes in the Presidency,.^[1] which had changed hands three times since the 1995 elections. All candidates ran as independents. Following the election Kinza Clodumar was elected President by the Parliament, which included four new members.^[1] Voter turnout was 91.8%.^[2]

The only female member in the previous Parliament, Ruby Dediya (MP for Anetan / Ewa), lost her seat in this election. The resulting Parliament was composed exclusively of men.^[3] There were to be no more women MPs until 2013.^[4]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents		100	18
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total	3,139	100	18
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Nauru Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p702 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
3. Developing a More Facilitating Environment for Women’s Political Participation in Nauru, South Pacific Forum
4. "Nauru gets second woman MP, first in nearly 30 years", Radio New Zealand International, 9 June 2013