Elections in Vanuatu

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Elections in Vanuatu gives information on election and election results in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Parliament or Parlement has 52 members, elected for a four year term in multi-seat constituencies. The president is elected for a five year term by the parliament. Vanuatu has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Contents 1 Latest elections 2 Past elections 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Latest elections

Main article: Vanuatuan general election, 2004

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Summary of the 6 July 2004 Parliament of Vanuatu election results

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats
VP-VNUP Party of Our Land/Vanua'aku Pati Vanuatu National United Party (Parti national uni)		.	18
Union of Moderate Parties (Union des Partis Moderés)		.	9
Vanuatu Republican Party (Parti Républican de Vanuatu		.	4
Green Confederation (Confédération Verte)		.	3
People’s Progressive Party (Parti progressiste populaire)		.	3
Melanesian Progressive Party {Parti progressite mélanésien)		.	2
National Community Association (Association de la communauté nationale)		.	2
People's Action Party (Parti de l'Action Populaire)		.	1
Namangi Aute		.	1
Non-partisans	-	.	9
Total			52
Source: IPU

[edit] Past elections

v • d • e  Vanuatuan general elections 1979 · 1983 · 1987 · 1991 · 1995 · 1998 · 2002 · 2004 · 2008

[edit] See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

[edit] External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive

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