Parliamentary election in Tuvalu 2019
The parliamentary elections in Tuvalu in 2019 took place on September 9, 2019. There were only individual candidates since there are no political parties in Tuvalu .
The ruling faction under Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga tried to defend its absolute majority of eleven seats against the opposition with four seats.
background
All citizens over the age of 18 have the right to vote. From June 7th to July 9th, the electoral roll was open for inspection;
There were 16 seats to choose from, which are allocated according to the relative majority voting system ( first-past-the-post system ), with each of the eight electoral districts being represented with two seats each. The list of candidates was finally announced in the third week of August. As women were still underrepresented among the candidates, the government has been organizing workshops for women in the run-up to the elections since 2018. Yet only two women ran for candidates.
Election result
The polling stations were open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in previous elections. Immediately after the polling stations closed, the counting of votes in the 12 polling stations began. The incumbent Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga was re-elected with a majority of the votes of his constituency of Nukufetau . Seven MPs were elected to parliament for the first time. Of two women who ran for election, one ( Puakena Boreham ) returned to Parliament.
On September 19, 2019, Kausea Natano was elected as the new Tuvaluan Prime Minister with a majority of 10 to 6 votes.
| Constituency | Population as of 2010 |
Atoll / island | Elected MPs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funafuti | 4492 | Funafuti |
Simon Kofe (374 votes) Kausea Natano (355) |
| Nanumanga | 589 | Nanumanga |
Monise Laafai (366) Minute Taupo (361) |
| Nanumea | 664 | Nanumea |
Ampelosa Manoa Tehulu (603) Timi Melei (327) |
| Niutao | 698 | Niuato and Niulakita |
Sam P Teo (241) Katepu Laoi (235) |
| Nui | 548 | Nui |
Puakena Boreham (274) Mackenzie Kiritome (249) |
| Nukufetau | 586 | Nukufetau |
Enele Sopoaga (491) Fatoga Talama (323) |
| Nukulaelae | 393 | Nukulaelae |
Seve Paeniu (199) Namoliki S Neemia (182) |
| Vaitupu | 1591 | Vaitupu |
Nielu Isake (642) Isaia Taape (494) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b tuvalu general election process begins . In: Government of Tuvalu . June 13, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ↑ Freedom in the World 2016 Tuvalu . In: Freedom House . 2016. Accessed August 5, 2019.
- ^ Tuvalu national election process begins . In: PACNEWS / Radio Tuvalu . June 16, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Current Elections Tuvalu . In: Pacific women in politics . 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Tuvalu Seeks to Increase Women's Representation in Upcoming Elections . In: UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji . June 24, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament . Radio New Zealand International. September 10, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ↑ Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted . Radio New Zealand International. September 19, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
