Fale i Fono

Fale i Fono

Tuvalu coat of arms	Parliament building
Basic data
Seat:	Parliament building, Vaiaku
Legislative period :	four years
First session:	October 1975
MPs:	15th
Current legislative period
Last choice:	March 31, 2015
Chair:	Speaker, Otinielu Tausi
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Distribution of seats:	Government 12 Opposition 3
Website
www.tuvaluislands.com

Fale i Fono ( English House of Assembly ) refers to the parliament in the unicameral system of Tuvalu . According to the Tuvalu constitution, at least 12 members of parliament are elected for four years each. Since the country became independent, the parliament has always had 15 seats.

It meets in the village of Vaiaku in the capital, Funafuti .

Members

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Members of the Tuvalu Parliament in February 2015.

Constituency	Members	fraction
Funafuti	Cause Natano	opposition
	Kamuta Latasi	opposition
Nanumaga	Monise Lafai	government
	Otinielu Tausi	government
Nanumea	Maatia Toafa	government
	Satini Manuella	government
Niutao	Fauoa Maani	government
	Vete Sakaio	government
Nui	Pelenike Isaia	opposition
	Leneuoti Maatusi	government
Nukufetau	Enele Sopoaga	government
	Elisala pita	government
Nukulaelae	Namoliki Sualiki	government
Vaitupu	Apisai Ielemia	opposition
	Taukelina Finikaso	government

Web links

• Government of Tuvalu, Basic Information and Electoral History (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tuvalu government, accessed February 2010
2. ↑ Communication to the UN
3. ^ The Constitution of Tuvalu, Section VI, Parliament and Law Making, Paragraph 1 Government of Tuvalu, accessed July 25, 2014
4. ↑ Tuvalu by election sees former speaker win seat . In: Radio New Zealand . January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
5. ^ Islands Business: New MP elected in Tuvalu. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 5, 2014 ; accessed on February 23, 2015 .