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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. The ruling Vanua'aku Pati won 24 seats, while the Union of Moderate Parties won 12. Walter Lini of the Vanua'aku Pati remained Prime Minister. [1] Voter turnout was 74.9%. [2]
Most members were elected through single non-transferable voting in multi-seat districts having two to five members each. One member (the member for Epi) was elected through first past the post.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Vanua'aku Pati | 24,313 | 55.05 | 24 | –1 | |
| Union of Moderate Parties | 12,647 | 28.64 | 12 | +10 | |
| Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party | 1,738 | 3.94 | 0 | New | |
| Nagriamel | 1,254 | 2.84 | 1 | New | |
| Namangi Aute | 1,159 | 2.62 | 1 | -1 | |
| Friend Melanesian Party | 1,014 | 2.30 | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 2,040 | 4.62 | 0 | –2 | |
| Total | 44,165 | 100.00 | 39 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 44,165 | 98.75 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 561 | 1.25 | |||
| Total votes | 44,726 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 59,712 | 74.90 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al., Pacific Islands Monthly | |||||
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