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Elections for the Legislative Council for the Territory of Nauru were held for the first and only time on 22 January 1966. [1]
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Elections for the Legislative Council for the Territory of Nauru were held for the first and only time on 22 January 1966. [1]
Nauru had been under Australian administration since World War II. In 1962 the United Nations General Assembly voted by 80 –0 that the island should be granted independence. [2] The United Nations Trusteeship Council subsequently requested that the Australian government set up a Legislative Council. [3] The Parliament of Australia passed the Nauru Act 1965, which established the Legislative Council for the Territory of Nauru. The new body had fifteen members, comprising nine elected members, one ex officio member (the Administrator), and five "official members" (appointed by the Governor-General of Australia on the nomination of the Administrator). [4]
The electoral system remained the same as for the Local Government Council; the fourteen districts of Nauru were grouped into eight constituencies. Seven constituencies elected one member, whilst one elected two. [5] A total of 24 candidates stood for the nine seats. [6]
Hammer DeRoburt (Boe constituency) and Roy Degoregore (Anetan and Ewa) were both elected unopposed. [7] All elected candidates had previously been members of the Local Government Council at some point. [7]
| Constituency | Elected members |
|---|---|
| Aiwo | Samuel Tsitsi |
| Anabar | James Doguape |
| Anetan | Roy Degoregore |
| Boe | Hammer DeRoburt |
| Buada | Austin Bernicke |
| Meneng | James Ategan Bop |
| Ubenide | Buraro Detudamo |
| Victor Eoaeo | |
| Yaren | Joseph Detsimea Audoa |
| Source: Viviani | |
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