September 1993 Tuvaluan general election

September 1993 Tuvaluan general election

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All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu
First party   Party Independents Seats won 12
Prime Minister 0000000 before election Bikenibeu Paeniu Subsequent Prime Minister Bikenibeu Paeniu (caretaker)

General elections were held in Tuvalu on 2 September 1993. ^[1] As there were no political parties, all candidates for the twelve seats ran as independents. Prime Minister Bikenibeu Paeniu was re-elected, along with all members of his cabinet, except Naama Latasi. ^[2] However, supporters of Paeniu held six seats while supporters of the previous Prime Minister Tomasi Puapua (Otinielu Tausi, Koloa Talake, Faimalaga Luka, Vave Founuku and Vavae Katalake) held the other six. ^[2]

In order to break the impasse, the Governor-General dissolved Parliament on 22 September and fresh elections were held in November. ^[3]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independents	12	0
Total		12	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p829 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
2. Taafaki, Tauaasa (1996). "South Pacific – Governance in the Pacific: the dismissal of Tuvalu's Governor-General" (PDF). Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU (No 96/5). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
3. "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 7 March 2013.