Vanuatuan general election, 2016
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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 22 January 2016. Parliament had been dissolved in 2015 following its failure to approve a government of national unity after the conviction of 14 MPs for bribery, including a former prime minister.[1][2]
Electoral system
The 52 members of Parliament were elected in eight single-member and ten multi-member constituencies by single non-transferable vote. Multi-member constituencies ranged in size from two to seven seats.[3]
Campaign
A total of 261 candidates contested the elections, including 68 independents and 193 representing 36 political parties.[3]
Results
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Vanua'aku Pati | 13,463 | 11.91 | 6 | –2 | |
| Union of Moderate Parties | 10,999 | 9.73 | 6 | +1 | |
| Land and Justice Party | 8,376 | 7.41 | 7 | +3 | |
| National United Party | 6,196 | 5.48 | 4 | 0 | |
| People's Progress Party | 5,469 | 4.84 | 1 | –5 | |
| Iauko Group | 4,979 | 4.40 | 4 | +1 | |
| Vanuatu National Development Party | 4,942 | 4.37 | 2 | New | |
| Vanuatu Presidential Party | 4,234 | 3.74 | 1 | +1 | |
| Nagriamel | 4,128 | 3.65 | 3 | 0 | |
| Namangi Aute | 3,887 | 3.44 | 3 | 0 | |
| Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party | 3,024 | 2.67 | 1 | –1 | |
| Green Confederation | 2,851 | 2.52 | 2 | –1 | |
| Leaders Party of Vanuatu | 2,459 | 2.17 | 1 | New | |
| Vanuatu Republican Party | 1,975 | 1.75 | 0 | –1 | |
| Vanuatu Labour Party | 1,780 | 1.57 | 1 | +1 | |
| Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party | 1,565 | 1.38 | 0 | –1 | |
| Fren Melanesian Party | 1,465 | 1.30 | 1 | +1 | |
| Vanuatu National Party | 1,284 | 1.14 | 0 | –1 | |
| Unity for Change | 1,261 | 1.12 | 0 | New | |
| Hope Party | 1,180 | 1.04 | 0 | New | |
| People's Services Party | 1,032 | 0.91 | 1 | 0 | |
| Melanesian Progressive Party | 992 | 0.88 | 0 | –2 | |
| Moderate Alliance Party | 701 | 0.62 | 0 | New | |
| Vanuatu Progressive Development Party | 597 | 0.53 | 0 | –1 | |
| Vanuatu New Vision in Development Party | 447 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
| Tafea Moderate Alliance | 429 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| Vanuatu Progressive Republican Farmer Party | 355 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |
| United Liberation Front | 327 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Democratic Party | 327 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leaders Party for Change | 322 | 0.28 | 0 | New | |
| Vete Alliance | 306 | 0.27 | 0 | New | |
| Vemarana | 304 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Family First Party | 211 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Community Reform Party | 157 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| People's Action Party | 80 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu United and Equal Rights Part | 47 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Vanuatu Democratic Alliance and Liberation Party for Change | 8 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 20,904 | 18.49 | 8 | +4 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,141 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 114,204 | 100 | 52 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 200,159 | 57.06 | – | – | |
| Source: Vanuatu Daily | |||||
In the official results, the Melanesian Progressive Party obtained one seat at the Éfaté constituency; however, weeks later the Court ordered a recount of the ballots and awarded the disputed seat to the Land and Justice Party.[4]
Aftermath
On 11 February 2016, Charlot Salwai was elected Prime Minister.[5]
References
- ↑ Vanuatu snap election after MPs jailed BBC News, 22 January 2016
- ↑ Vanuatu elections judged 'peaceful' Yahoo! News, 22 January 2016
- 1 2 Republic of Vanuatu IFES
- ↑ "One more MP for Vanuatu's GJP". Radio New Zealand. 25 April 2016.
- ↑ Hon. Charlot Salwai Parliament of Vanuatu
