1985 Tuvaluan general election

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General elections were held in Tuvalu on 12 September 1985.[1] As there were no political parties, all candidates for the 12 seats ran as independents, with nine of the incumbents retaining their seats.[2] Tomasi Puapua was re-elected Prime Minister following the elections.[2]

Results[]

Nine incumbent members were re-elected, including Prime Minister Tomasi Puapua and Minister of Finance Henry Naisali. On 21 September, Tomasi Puapua was re-elected as Prime Minister; he subsequently appointed a five-member Cabinet.[2]

PartySeats+/–
Independents120
Total120
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. ^ a b c "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)" (PDF). Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1985. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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