Presidential election in Kiribati 2012
The presidential election in Kiribati 2012 took place on January 13, 2012, following the parliamentary election in Kiribati on October 21 and October 28, 2011 for the tenth Maneaba ni Maungatabu for the 2012-2015 term.
The incumbent President Anote Tong sought re-election for his third term and ended a long period of speculation about his renewed candidacy decision.
Candidates
On November 25, 2011, Taomati T. Luta from the ruling BTK party was re-elected as speaker in the first parliamentary session . On the same day, three presidential candidates were nominated by parliament: BTK's Anote Tong, who has been in office since 2003 , the doctor and politician Tetaua Taitai and the former leader of the Karikirakean Tei-Kiribati party Rimeta Beniamina , son of the former Vice President Beniamina Tiinga .
Election date
The election day originally scheduled for December 30, 2011, was postponed to January 13, 2012 to allow voters to travel to and from their home islands on the occasion of the New Year.
voter turnout
The turnout in the 23 constituencies was around 68% of the approximately 40,000 registered voters. It was thus higher than the roughly 50% turnout in the presidential election in Kiribati in 2007 , which the opposition at the time, including Tong's brother Harry Tong , called for a boycott .
Election result
President Tong was re-elected for his third term from 2012 to 2015 with 42% of the vote, beating Tetaua Taitai and Rimeta Beniamina, the opposition leader in the previous parliament.
| Candidates - parties | be right | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anote Tong - Boutokaan Te Koaua (BTK) | 14,315 | 42.18 | |
| Tetaua Taitai - Kamaeuraoan Te I-Kiribati | 11,886 | 35.02 | |
| Rimeta Beniamina - Maurin Kiribati Party (MKP) | 7,738 | 22.80 | |
| Total (turnout ~ 68%) | 33,939 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Kiribati Online Community ; IPU PARLINE | |||
Election result by constituency
| Constituency (island / atoll) | Anote Tong (Maiana) |
Rimeta Beniamina (Nikunau) |
Tetaua Taitai (Tabiteuea South) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teraina | 412 | 56 | 166 |
| Tabuaeran | 409 | 187 | 137 |
| Tamana | 238 | 9 | 137 |
| Arorae | 421 | 22nd | 22nd |
| Banaba | 69 | 20th | 29 |
| Makin | 153 | 272 | 381 |
| Kuria | 175 | 150 | 81 |
| Tabiteuea South | 121 | 17th | 411 |
| Aranuka | 195 | 166 | 87 |
| Maiana | 978 | - | 4th |
| Marakei | 331 | 537 | 222 |
| Nikunau | 123 | 550 | 76 |
| Abaiang | 1,155 | 297 | 379 |
| Kiritimati | 981 | 396 | 652 |
| Tabiteuea North | 388 | 50 | 1,021 |
| Tarawa North | 687 | 607 | 775 |
| Abemama | 267 | 279 | 582 |
| Nonouti | 477 | 84 | 418 |
| Beru | 407 | 106 | 390 |
| Onotoa | 239 | 36 | 448 |
| Butaritari | 403 | 387 | 568 |
| Tarawa South (Teinainano Urban Council, TUC) |
3,804 | 2.147 | 3.158 |
| Betio Town Council (BTC) | 1,882 | 1,363 | 1,741 |
| total | 14,315 | 11,886 | 7,738 |
| Source: Kiribati Online Community | |||
Web links
- East West Center: Parliament Nominates 3 Candidates for Kiribati President
- Teweiariki Teaero: Open race for the presidency in Kiribati. In: Islands Business, November 15, 2011 , accessed April 2, 2012
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Matau: Tong confirms contesting next election. In: Islands Business , October 12, 2011 ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kiribati President confident he can win third term. In: Radio New Zealand International , September 27, 2011 , accessed April 2, 2012.
- ^ Parliament Nominates 3 Candidates for Kiribati President. In: The Kiribati Independent. East – West Center's Pacific Islands Report , November 25, 2011
- ↑ Kiribati elections delayed. In: Australia News Network , December 30, 2011 ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
