Vanuatuan general election, 1983

Vanuatu

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Vanuatu
Constitution Malvatu Mauri (National Council of Chiefs) President Baldwin Lonsdale Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Cabinet Parliament Political parties Recent elections General: 2008 2012 2016 Administrative divisions Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs
Other countries Atlas Politics portal

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 Pati	24,313	55.1	24	–2
Union of Moderate Parties	12,647	28.6	12	+7
Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party	1,738	3.9	0	New
Nagriamel	1,254	2.8	0	New
Namangi Aute	1,159	2.6	2	0
Fren Melanesian Party	1,014	2.3	1	New
Independents	2,040	4.6	0	–2
Invalid/blank votes	561	–	–	–
Total	44,726	100	39	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ 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
↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

Elections in Vanuatu

General elections	1957 1963 1969 1975 1977 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1998 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.