2016 Nauruan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 9 July 2016.[1] On 10 June 2016, the Parliament was dissolved by President Baron Waqa after it completed its three-year term. Speaker Ludwig Scotty called the elections for 9 July, with nominations taking place between 19 and 25 June 2016.

2016 Nauruan parliamentary election

July 9, 2016
 

President before election

Baron Waqa
Nonpartisan

President-designate

Baron Waqa
Nonpartisan

Electoral system

The 19 members of Parliament were elected from eight multi-member constituencies using the Dowdall system, a version of ranked voting; voters ranked candidates, with the votes counted as a fraction of 1 divided by the ranking number (e.g. a candidate ranked second will be scored as ½); the candidates with the highest total are elected.[2]

Results

Constituency Candidate Preference votes Total Notes
12345678910111213141516
AiwoMilton Dube2242386242107395.57Elected
Aaron Cook2431586911588391.35Elected
Dantes Tsitsi1496295129238291.52
Lance Agir3510227516497238.07
Preston Thoma22113181214143220.93
Invalid/blank votes12
Total685
ConstituencyCandidatePreference votesTotalNotes
12345678910111213141516
AnabarRiddell Akua13410378595710361263.53Elected
Jaden Dogireiy1201058471655793254.04Elected
Ludwig Scotty116958674607193247.79
Pyon Deiye897696109768168224.66
Jeb Bop767779961248360212.04
Dawson Agege4549788893101141173.08
Corey Menke158995971209683167.27
Invalid/blank votes8
Total603
ConstituencyCandidatePreference votesTotalNotes
12345678910111213141516
AnetanSean Oppenheimer148261101402631406767354.07Elected
Cyril Buraman22152434829246750247326.40Elected
Marcus Stephen1461355854413766110134298.77
Antonius Atuen13798898253394218358288.59
Geoffrey Thoma6042136101112157895034222.89
Fabian Ika2480116160130102894436207.88
Landon Deireragea2918961041081551308160178.80
Joseph Harris124372118164121868679171.78
Darryl Tom449737611811416911068159.88
Invalid/blank votes19
Total800
ConstituencyCandidatePreference votesTotalNotes
12345678910111213141516
BoeAsterio Appi12395120512619258822248.63Elected
Baron Waqa15180432317312460140246.13Elected
Mathew Batsiua14446421720232579173225.75
Mike Dagiaro6514650404045589728203.69
Abraham Aremwa3845941028467912721164.01
Dale Cecil177752648284985639144.57
Geoffrey Harris20375986111124624624139.81
Randwick Capelle534801148874893748129.77
Kinza Clodumar613327298101968170109.22
Invalid/blank votes10
Total579
ConstituencyCandidatePreference votesTotalNotes
12345678910111213141516
BuadaShadlog Bernicke2538287155361.75Elected
Jason Agir156118184119306.08Elected
Sean Halstead6127614991271.42
Linkbelt Detabene107101157212262.83
Invalid/blank votes3
Total580
ConstituencyCandidatePreference votesTotalNotes
12345678910111213141516
MenengTawaki Kam28228411263292323293813980519.02Elected
Lionel Aingimea2371988143343263486974223436.22Elected
Vodrick Detsiogo12310813210670152141971014329337.26Elected
Sprent Dabwido13212581698279446771191161324.60
Squire Jeremiah89155110806852658480165154304.61
Robert Timothy805988155148128140971166724282.41
Elvin Brechtefeld43251631611061061151121097092246.85
Deci Temaki423972107244136114130748559238.34
Rykers Solomon30517696751601561541527874219.45
Bweresallas Temaki143967151167161143107847693213.01
Doneke Kepae3017121688176100177205116111205.58
Invalid/blank votes31
Total1,133
ConstituencyCandidatePreference votesTotalNotes
12345678910111213141516
UbenideDavid Adeang2712441629074463731372942434310676174542.36Elected
Ranin Akua2691002446755605748462745383286150181497.21Elected
Russell Kun1371922402362107269554141323430285038467.15Elected
Valdon Dowiyogo1602629063475031476458696775147159116423.67Elected
Reagan Aliklik1081369913515992816768575151564988208358.65
Vyko Adeang13462551731547766877711986101124856738349.66
Gabrissa Hartman86931601231211731529473776112870432922346.87
David Detageauwa9274698775777789109125117107183957455297.11
Freddie Pitcher809548558276586665748412911982149243275.99
Aloysius Amwano573666113627783779210512012612119610470248.71
Fabian Ribauw48575564909899941251051391341378011664247.24
Albert Teimitsi263046679712817811011811619410069948844224.31
David Dowiyogo142556788513713612020310911093146966136214.54
Kay Aliklik6305376821551921071721771058787607145212.83
Renos Agege13404242571081001261071621371511291359165199.76
Darnard Dongobir421273556859328110812211411484123131107180.76
Invalid/blank votes74
Total1,579
ConstituencyCandidatePreference votesTotalNotes
12345678910111213141516
YarenCharmaine Scotty25510333245138340.03Elected
Kieren Keke12252468265137219.67Elected
Robbie Eoe7113256519698203.95
John Mackay111191281238241167.15
Daigon Julius413595111118104158.85
Brian Amwano4621441179186144.78
Invalid/blank votes6
Total510
Source: Nauru Electoral Commission

Aftermath

The newly elected Parliament convened on 13 July, with all new members joining the presidential majority, allowing Baron Waqa to be re-elected President by sixteen votes to two against opposition candidate Riddell Akua. Cyril Buraman was elected Speaker.[3][4] Ludwig Scotty, the speaker of the previous Parliament, had lost his seat in Anabar.

References

  1. "Speaker appoints 9 July for general elections". The Government of Nauru. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. Electoral system IPU
  3. Returning Nauru Govt promises more stability Radio New Zealand, 13 July 2016
  4. 13/7/16 NTV news report NTV News, 13 July 2016
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