1996 Palauan general election

General elections were held in Palau in 1996 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 24 September, whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 5 November. All candidates ran as independents,[1] with 36 candidates contesting the 14 Senate seats and 35 for the 16 House of Delegates seats Incumbent Kuniwo Nakamura was re-elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau Jr. was re-elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 77.0% in the presidential elections on 24 September and 81.4% on 5 November.

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Results

President

Toribiong withdrew his candidacy prior to the second round following his poor performance compared to 1992 and the collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, which Toribiong stated should receive the government's full attention.[2]

CandidateFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Kuniwo Nakamura4,90053.716,05264.33
Johnson Toribiong3,09233.8900.00
Yutaka Gibbons1,13112.403,35635.67
Total9,123100.009,408100.00
Valid votes9,12398.639,40892.94
Invalid/blank votes1271.377157.06
Total votes9,250100.0010,123100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,24975.5212,43781.39
Source: Nohlen et al.

Vice-President
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Remengesau Jr.6,67268.71
Kione Isechal3,03831.29
Total9,710100.00
Valid votes9,71095.92
Invalid/blank votes4134.08
Total votes10,123100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,43781.39
Source: Nohlen et al.

Senate
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Independents9,487100.00140
Total9,487100.00140
Valid votes9,48792.80
Invalid/blank votes7367.20
Total votes10,223100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,43782.20
Source: Nohlen et al.

House of Delegates
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Independents9,655100.00160
Total9,655100.00160
Valid votes9,65594.44
Invalid/blank votes5685.56
Total votes10,223100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,43782.20
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p754 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. Nohlen et al., p757
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