Vanuatuan general election, 1983

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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 2 November 1983, the first since independence from France and the United Kingdom (which had governed it as a Condominium) in 1980. Ni-Vanuatu voters were invited to elect the 39 members of the national Parliament.

The Vanua'aku Pati, which had been governing since independence, obtained 24 seats, while the Union of Moderate Parties obtained 12. Walter Lini of the Vanua'aku Pati remained Prime Minister.[1] Voter turnout was 74.9%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Vanua'aku Pati24,31355.124–2
Union of Moderate Parties12,64728.612+7
Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party1,7383.90New
Nagriamel1,2542.80New
Namangi Aute1,1592.620
Fren Melanesian Party1,0142.31New
Independents2,0404.60–2
Invalid/blank votes561
Total44,726100390
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8248-2048-7, p.24
  2. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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