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March 19, 2020 Held

Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

Election for Ni-Vanuatu Parliament

Results

Voter Participation

Voter
Turnout*
Cast Votes:145,064
Valid Votes:144,003
Invalid Votes:1,061

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Land and Justice Party (Graon mo Jastis Pati) 9 - ▲ 14,400

10.00%

Vanuaaku Party 7 - 17,460

12.12%

Reunification of Movements for Change (Namangi Aute) 7 - ▲ 16,298

11.32%

Leaders Party of Vanuatu (Leaders Party of Vanuatu) 5 - ▲ 17,992

12.49%

Union of Moderate Parties 5 - ▼ 11,043

7.67%

National United Party 4 - - 5,377

3.73%

Rural Development Party (Rural Development Party) 2 - 3,600

2.50%

Iauko Group 2 - ▼ 2,847

1.38%

Vemarana (Vemarana) 1 - 1,506

1.05%

Ngwasoanda Custom Movement (Ngwasoanda Custom Movement) 1 - 1,300

0.90%

Vanuatu Progressive Development Party (Vanuatu Progressive Development Party) 1 - 825

0.57%

Vanuatu Green Confederation (Vanuatu Green Confederation) 1 - ▼ 3,623

2.52%

Vanuatu Liberal Movement (Vanuatu Liberal Movement) 1 - 3,147

2.19%

Nagriamel 1 - ▼ 2,980

2.07%

Vanuatu First Party (Vanuatu First Party) 1 - 2,112

1.46%

Vanuatu National Development Party (Vanuatu National Development Party) 1 - ▼ 2,102

1.46%

People Unity Development Party (People Unity Development Party) 1 - 1,870

1.30%

Vanuatu Cultural Self-reliance Movement (Vanuatu Cultural Self-reliance Movement) 1 - 1,637

1.14%
Election Results Modified: May 13, 2020

General Information

At stake in this election:

  • All 52 seats in Parliament.

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Tallis OBED MOSES (since 24 July 2017)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Charlot SALWAI (since 11 February 2016)
  • Assembly: Vanuatu has a unicameral Parliament with 52 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • In the Parliament, 52 members are elected in 8 single-seat and 10 multi-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote to serve 4-year terms. Multi-seat constituencies range in magnitude from two to seven members elected in each constituency.
Election Modified: Aug 17, 2023

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