Tuvaluan general election, 1989

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General elections were held in Tuvalu on 27 September 1989.^[1] As there were no political parties, all candidates for the 12 seats ran as independents. Bikenibeu Paeniu was elected Prime Minister following the elections and formed a five-member cabinet composed largely of opponents of the previous Prime Minister, Tomasi Puapua.^[2]

Results

Party	%	Seats
Independents	100	12
Invalid/blank votes	-	-
Total	100	12
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p829 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
↑ "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1989. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

Elections and referendums in Tuvalu

General elections	1964* 1967* 1971* 1974* 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 (Sep) 1993 (Nov) 1998 2002 2006 2010 2015

Referendums	1974 1986 2008

* As part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands See also: List of by-elections

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