Meneng | |
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![]() Meneng Constituency within Nauru | |
Coordinates: 0°33′0″S166°57′01″E / 0.55000°S 166.95028°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Districts | 1 (Meneng) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,380 |
Time zone | (UTC+12) |
Area code | +674 |
Members of Parliament | 3 [1] |
Meneng is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns three members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren. Previously, the Meneng Constituency returned two members of parliament, but in June 2013, the Electoral Act was amended to add an additional parliament member to the constituency. It comprises the Meneng District. It is the southernmost constituency in Nauru. [1]
Seat 1 | ||
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Member | Term | Party |
Nimrod Botelanga | ?-2004 | Non-partisan |
Sprent Dabwido | 2004–2016 | Nauru First |
Lionel Aingimea | 2016–present | Non-partisan |
Seat 2 | ||
Member | Term | Party |
Dogabe Jeremiah | ?-2007 | Non-partisan |
Rykers Solomon | 2007-2013 | Non-partisan |
Lyn-Wannan Tawaki Kam | 2013–2022 | Non-partisan |
Jesse Jeremiah | 2022–present | |
Seat 3 | ||
Member | Term | Party |
Squire Jeremiah | 2013–2016 | Non-partisan |
Vodrick Detsiogo | 2016–2019 | |
Khyde Menke | 2019–present |
Candidate | Preference votes | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
Lionel Aingimea | 442 | 174 | 98 | 57 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 80 | 80 | 129 | 147 | 643.612 | Re-elected |
Khyde Menke | 223 | 349 | 117 | 77 | 52 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 64 | 136 | 191 | 530.630 | Re-elected |
Jesse Jeremiah | 223 | 134 | 127 | 95 | 88 | 65 | 77 | 75 | 160 | 113 | 182 | 450.515 | Elected |
Tawaki Kam | 146 | 128 | 160 | 109 | 98 | 77 | 153 | 94 | 114 | 134 | 126 | 394.145 | Unseated |
Vodrick Detsiogo | 63 | 92 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 144 | 171 | 219 | 105 | 82 | 60 | 315.825 | |
Robert Timothy | 59 | 99 | 111 | 132 | 155 | 132 | 136 | 132 | 134 | 197 | 52 | 306.745 | |
Wiram Wiram | 83 | 81 | 114 | 89 | 94 | 103 | 92 | 136 | 171 | 140 | 236 | 304.314 | |
Ronay Dick | 16 | 79 | 218 | 192 | 175 | 169 | 156 | 116 | 99 | 78 | 41 | 298.646 | |
Jim Brechtefeld | 68 | 61 | 84 | 126 | 103 | 198 | 145 | 168 | 151 | 129 | 106 | 292.628 | |
Samson Rock | 3 | 78 | 100 | 121 | 229 | 167 | 171 | 146 | 131 | 101 | 92 | 254.914 | |
Nickos Simon | 4 | 64 | 72 | 207 | 167 | 204 | 156 | 129 | 130 | 100 | 106 | 292.628 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 36 | ||||||||||||
Total | 1375 | ||||||||||||
Source: Electoral Commission of Nauru |
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