2017 Micronesian parliamentary election

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2017 Micronesian parliamentary election
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  2015 7 March 2017 2019  

10 of the 14 seats in Congress

Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 2017, [1] alongside a referendum on allowing dual citizenship. Although the proposed constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was approved by a majority of voters, it did not pass the threshold of 75% voting in favour in at least three of the four states. [2]

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Electoral system

The 14 members of Congress are elected by two methods; ten are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting for two year terms. The four at-large Senators are elected on the basis of one from each state, [3] for four year terms

Following the elections, the President and Vice-President are elected by the Congress, with only the four at-large Senators allowed to be candidates. [3]

Results

Congress

StateDistrictCandidateVotes%Notes
Chuuk Election District 1 Florencio Singkoro Harper 2,359100Elected unopposed
Election District 2 Victor Gouland 3,79369.08Elected
Tesime Kofot1,69830.92
Election District 3 Derensio S. Konman 3,95760.76Elected
Bonsiano Fasy Nethon2,55639.24
Election District 4 Tiwiter Aritos 5,110100Elected unopposed
Election District 5 Robson Romolow 1,34651.43Elected
Williander D. Jack77229.50
Mathias Kuor49919.07
Kosrae Election District Paliknoa K. Welly 1,53897.16Elected
Write-in452.84
Pohnpei Election District 1 Femy S. Perman 3,15660.88Elected
Merlynn Abello-Alfonso 2,02839.12
Election District 2 Dion G. Neth 1,51126.05Elected
Berney Martin1,40124.15
Francisco L. Ioanis1,13219.51
Herman Semes Jr.86514.91
Nixon B. Soram5359.22
Naiten O. Phillip3576.15
Election District 3 Esmond Moses 2,54876.33Elected
Marstella E. Jack79023.67
Yap Election District Isaac V. Figir 2,28183.31Elected
Fidelis Thiyer-Fanoway45716.69
Source: CFSM

Referendum

The constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was passed in all four states, but only by more than 75% of voters in Kosrae. [2]

StateForAgainst
Votes%Votes%
Chuuk 12,7356139
Kosrae 2,6948515
Pohnpei 14,34470.2129.79
Yap 1,5635248
Total31,336
Source: Kaselehile Press, Direct Democracy

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