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Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 6 March 2001. [1] As there were no political parties, all 18 candidates ran as independents. Four candidates were elected unopposed. [1]
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 6 March 2001. [1] As there were no political parties, all 18 candidates ran as independents. Four candidates were elected unopposed. [1]
At the time of the election, Congress consisted of 14 members, of which 10 were elected for two-year terms and four elected for four-year terms. The 2001 elections were for the ten two-year seats. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Independents | 100 | 10 | |
| Total | 100 | 10 | |
| Source: Adam Carr | |||
| State | Seat | Elected member | Notes | |
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| Chuuk | District 1 | Henry Asugar | ||
| District 2 | Roosevelt Kansou | Unopposed | ||
| District 3 | Jack Fritz | |||
| District 4 | John Petewon | |||
| District 5 | Simeon Innocenti | Unopposed | ||
| Kosrae | – | Claude Phillip | Unopposed | |
| Pohnpei | District 1 | Dohsis Halbert | ||
| District 2 | Wagner Lawrence | |||
| District 3 | Peter M. Christian | |||
| Yap | – | Isaac Figir | Unopposed | |
| Source: Adam Carr | ||||
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