Palauan presidential election, 1985

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Presidential elections were held in Palau on 28 August 1985 to elect a President and Vice-President, following the assassination of Haruo Remeliik on 30 June.^[1] Lazarus Salii won the election for President, defeating interim President Alfonso Oiterong, whilst Thomas Remengesau, Sr. was elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 79.1%.

Results

President

Candidate	Votes	%
Lazarus Salii	4,077	53.9
Alfonso Oiterong	3,484	46.1
Invalid/blank votes	137	-
Total	7,698	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Vice-President

Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas Remengesau, Sr.	1,968	26.0
Tosiwo Namamura	1,353	17.9
Kazuo Asanuma	1,168	15.4
Joshua Koshiba	1,152	15.2
Sadang Silmai	901	11.9
Haruo Willter	756	10.0
John Tarkong	275	3.6
Invalid/blank votes	125	-
Total	7,698	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p754 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

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