1983 Vanuatuan general election

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 2 November 1983, the first since independence from France and the United Kingdom (which had governed it as a Condominium) in 1980. The ruling Vanua'aku Pati won 24 seats, while the Union of Moderate Parties won 12. Walter Lini of the Vanua'aku Pati remained Prime Minister.[1] Voter turnout was 74.9%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Vanua'aku Pati24,31355.124–2
Union of Moderate Parties12,64728.612+7
Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party1,7383.90New
Nagriamel1,2542.81New
Namangi Aute1,1592.610
Fren Melanesian Party1,0142.31New
Independents2,0404.60–2
Invalid/blank votes561
Total44,726100390
Registered voters/turnout59,71274.9
Source: Nohlen et al., Pacific Islands Monthly

See also

References

  1. MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8248-2048-7, p.24
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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