1983 Vanuatuan general election

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1983 Vanuatuan general election
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  1979 2 November 1983 1987  

All 39 seats in Parliament
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.90%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Vanua'aku Pati Walter Lini 55.0524−1
UMP Serge Vohor 28.6412+7
Nagriamel Jimmy Stevens 2.841New
Namangi Aute Serge Vohor 2.621−1
Friend Melanesian Serge Vohor 2.301New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Walter Lini
Vanua'aku
Walter Lini
Vanua'aku

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]

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Electoral system

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.

Results

Vanuatuan Parliament 1983.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Vanua'aku Pati 24,31355.0524–1
Union of Moderate Parties 12,64728.6412+10
Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party1,7383.940New
Nagriamel 1,2542.841New
Namangi Aute 1,1592.621-1
Friend Melanesian Party 1,0142.301New
Independents2,0404.620–2
Total44,165100.00390
Valid votes44,16598.75
Invalid/blank votes5611.25
Total votes44,726100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,71274.90
Source: Nohlen et al., Pacific Islands Monthly

See also

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. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 ISBN   0-19-924959-8