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1983 Vanuatuan general election

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1983 Vanuatuan general election
Vanuatu
← 1979 2 November 1983 1987 →

All 39 seats in Parliament
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.90%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Vanua'aku Pati Walter Lini 55.05 24 −1
UMP Serge Vohor 28.64 12 +7
Nagriamel Jimmy Stevens 2.84 1 New
Namangi Aute Serge Vohor 2.62 1 −1
Friend Melanesian Serge Vohor 2.30 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Walter Lini
Vanua'aku
Walter Lini
Vanua'aku

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 2 November 1983, the first since independence from France and the United Kingdom (which had governed it as a Condominium) in 1980. The ruling Vanua'aku Pati won 24 seats, while the Union of Moderate Parties won 12. Walter Lini of the Vanua'aku Pati remained Prime Minister.[1] Voter turnout was 74.9%.[2]

Electoral system

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Most members were elected through single non-transferable voting in multi-seat districts having two to five members each. One member (the member for Epi) was elected through first past the post.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Vanua'aku Pati24,31355.0524–1
Union of Moderate Parties12,64728.6412+10
Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party1,7383.940New
Nagriamel1,2542.841New
Namangi Aute1,1592.621-1
Friend Melanesian Party1,0142.301New
Independents2,0404.620–2
Total44,165100.00390
Valid votes44,16598.75
Invalid/blank votes5611.25
Total votes44,726100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,71274.90
Source: Nohlen et al., Pacific Islands Monthly

See also

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References

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  1. ^ MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8248-2048-7, p.24
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 ISBN 0-19-924959-8