IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Micronesia, Federated States of

Federated States Of Micronesia

101,009	16
Population (as of Feb. 17, 2023)	Elections in our database
65,943	38.24%
Registered Voters (as of March 11, 2019)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Micronesian Congress		Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Wesley W. SIMINA
Head of Government: President Wesley W. SIMINA
Assembly: unicameral Congress with 14 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by by Congress from a group of four senators at large. The President may serve up to two 4-year terms.
Members of Congress are directly elected. 10 members are elected in single-seat constituencies by majority vote and serve 2-year terms. An additional at large member is elected from each of the four Micronesian states by proportional representation vote, and these members serve 4-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Micronesian Congress	1999-03-02	17,020	-	-
Micronesian Congress	2001-03-06	-	-	-
Referendum	2002-08-27	-	-	-
Micronesian Congress	2003-03-04	-	-	-
Micronesian Congress	2005-03-08	-	80,000	-
Micronesian Congress	2007-03-06	48,673	92,573	52.58
Micronesian Congress	2009-03-10	42,280	92,573	45.67
Micronesian Congress	2011-03-08	39,794	92,000	43.25
Micronesian Congress	2013-03-05	41,103	92,000	44.68
Micronesian Congress	2015-03-03	-	-	-
Micronesian Congress	2017-03-07	39,067	117,977	33.11
Referendum	2019-03-05	15,959	65,943	24.2
Micronesian Congress	2019-03-05	15,959	65,943	24.2
Micronesian Congress	2021-03-02	35,176	-	-
Micronesian Congress	2023-03-07	-	-	-
Referendum	2023-07-04	-	-	-

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