2009 Vanuatuan by-elections

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Four by-elections to the Parliament of Vanuatu were held in 2009 to fill seven vacant seats.

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Efate

The by-election was held in the constituency of Efate on 6 August 2009, after a Supreme Court ruling removed four MPs from Parliament because they had either used inducements to win their seats, or had won due to electoral irregularities. [1]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Pakoa Kaltonga Vanua'aku Pati 1,51514.86
Steven Kalsakau Union of Moderate Parties 1,0159.96
Alfred Rolland Carlot Vanuatu Republican Party 9869.67
Joshua Kalsakau Vanuatu Labour Party 9429.24
Jimmy Luna TasongIndependent9259.07
Barak Sopé Melanesian Progressive Party 8278.11
Kalmele Matai Vanua'aku Pati 7427.28
Roro SamboAlliance6366.24
William Malas National Community Association 5945.83
Andrew SamuelTraditional Kavening Authority4504.41
Ephraim Kalsakau Independent4104.02
Harry Man KalsongVanuatu Democratic Protection Party2882.83
Eric Pakoa MarkiwolaIndependent2362.32
Lilly LuiIndependent1791.76
Warewo Rave Chilia National United Party 1381.35
Joel KaltangAlliance1351.32
Jean Pierre SerelIndependent1171.15
Hendon KalsakauIndependent590.58
Total10,194100.00
Valid votes10,19498.87
Invalid/blank votes1161.13
Total votes10,310100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,28248.44
Source: [2]

Epi

The by-election was held in the constituency of Epi on 5 February 2009, after Leinavao Tasso was removed after being accused of bribing voters. [3]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ioane Simon OmawaIndependent65125.78
Leinavao Tasso Vanua'aku Pati 63825.27
John Roy NilIndependent61724.44
Isabelle Donald Independent30111.92
Seule Simeon Vanuatu National Party2208.71
Joe JimmyShepherds Alliance983.88
Total2,525100.00
Valid votes2,52598.40
Invalid/blank votes411.60
Total votes2,566100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,43774.66
Source: [4]

Southern Islands

The by-election was held in the constituency of the Southern Islands on 15 December 2009. [5]

The constituency covers four of the five islands of Tafea Province (Aniwa, Futuna, Erromango and Anatom, excluding only Tanna). It elects a single representative to Vanuatu. The by-election was due to the death of sitting MP Ture Kailo, of the Vanua'aku Party, who had died suddenly in October while attending a seminar organised by the Australian government in Canberra. [5]

The seat was retained by the Vanua'aku Party; its candidate, Philip Charley, finished "well ahead" of the candidates from the Union of Moderate Parties and the National United Party. [5]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Philip Charley Norwo Vanua'aku Pati 92952.57
Tomkor Netvunei Union of Moderate Parties 44625.24
Marsel Wilson Manua National United Party 39222.18
Total1,767100.00
Valid votes1,76799.66
Invalid/blank votes60.34
Total votes1,773100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,36974.84
Source: [6]

Tanna

The by-election was held in the constituency of Tanna on 30 April 2009, after a Supreme Court ruling removed Judah Issac after he was found guilty of bribery. [7]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Willie Lop People's Progressive Party 3,24434.90
Tom Ierongen Vanua'aku Pati 2,84530.61
Sabi Nantonga National Community Association 1,97121.21
Judah Issac Vanuatu Republican Party 6346.82
Kasipai SongIndependent5896.34
Walu SharkIndependent110.12
Total9,294100.00
Valid votes9,29497.34
Invalid/blank votes2542.66
Total votes9,548100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,50044.41
Source: [8]

References

  1. ↑ "August 6th set for by-election for four MPs in Vanuatu's Efate Rural constituency". RNZ . 29 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Republic of Vanuatu Official Gazette No. 28" (PDF). 10 August 2009.
  3. ↑ van Trease, Howard (2010). "Vanuatu" . The Contemporary Pacific . 22 (2). Project MUSE: 467–476. doi:10.1353/cp.2010.0038. ISSN   1527-9464.
  4. ↑ "Extraordinary Gazette No. 1" (PDF). Republic of Vanuatu Official Gazette. 9 February 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Vanuaku Pati candidate wins Vanuatu by-election", Pacific Islands News Association, 17 December 2009
  6. ↑ "Extraordinary Gazette No. 3" (PDF). Republic of Vanuatu Official Gazette. 8 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Tanna by-election to be held in Vanuatu". RNZ . 10 March 2009.
  8. ↑ "Republic of Vanuatu Official Gazette No. 18" (PDF). 11 May 2009.
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