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Snap general elections were held in Vanuatu on 13 October 2022 to elect all 52 seats in Parliament. President Nikenike Vurobaravu dissolved Parliament in August 2022 on advice of the Council of Ministers ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Bob Loughman.[1]
Background
On 18 August 2022 the new president dissolved Parliament midway through the parliamentary term at the request of Prime Minister Bob Loughman, who requested the dissolution to avoid a no confidence vote.[2] The motion sparked criticism from the opposition, with opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu announcing that the opposing parties would contest the dissolution in court.[3]
Electoral system
The 52 members of Parliament were elected for four years terms by single non-transferable vote in eighteen constituencies, ten of which were multi-member constituencies of between two and seven seats, while the remaining eight were single-member constituencies in which the vote takes the form of a first-past-the-post system.[4]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Vanua'aku Pati | 20,511 | 15.50 | 7 | 0 | |
| Union of Moderate Parties | 15,223 | 11.51 | 7 | +2 | |
| Rural Development Party | 11,451 | 8.65 | 4 | +2 | |
| Land and Justice Party | 10,183 | 7.70 | 4 | –5 | |
| Reunification Movement for Change | 9,830 | 7.43 | 5 | –2 | |
| Leaders Party of Vanuatu | 9,736 | 7.36 | 5 | 0 | |
| Iauko Group | 8,093 | 6.12 | 3 | +1 | |
| National United Party | 5,040 | 3.81 | 4 | 0 | |
| Nagriamel Movement | 3,240 | 2.45 | 1 | 0 | |
| People's Progressive Party | 3,221 | 2.43 | 2 | +1 | |
| Green Confederation | 2,346 | 1.77 | 0 | –1 | |
| People's Unity Development Party | 1,864 | 1.41 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu National Development Party | 1,624 | 1.23 | 2 | +1 | |
| Pikinini Blong Kraon | 1,334 | 1.01 | 0 | New | |
| Laverwo Movement | 1,320 | 1.00 | 1 | New | |
| Vanuatu Progressive Development Party | 1,318 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Presidential Party | 1,119 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vemarana | 1,038 | 0.78 | 0 | –1 | |
| Unity for Change Movement | 1,020 | 0.77 | 1 | New | |
| Vanuatu Liberal Movement | 1,002 | 0.76 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu New Nation Party | 886 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ngwasoanda Custom Movement | 868 | 0.66 | 1 | 0 | |
| Namarakieana Movement | 842 | 0.64 | 1 | New | |
| Liswin | 763 | 0.58 | 0 | New | |
| The People's Party | 732 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Community Movement | 714 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piplos Sevisis Pati | 672 | 0.51 | 0 | New | |
| Pentecost Aelan Kastom Movement | 586 | 0.44 | 0 | New | |
| Oceania Transformation Movement | 583 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Republican Party | 557 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Upi Nafzan Iskei | 445 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Cultural Self Reliant Movement | 398 | 0.30 | 0 | –1 | |
| United Movements for Vanuatu People | 315 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Divine Freedom Alliance Party | 302 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
| Wan Nakmal | 240 | 0.18 | 0 | New | |
| Friend Melanesian Party | 229 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanuatu Progressive Republican Farmer Party | 197 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| North to South United Party | 190 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Shepherds Alliance Party | 138 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 81 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
| Shepherd Sea Eagles Alliance | 49 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Household Prosperity Party | 34 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Movement for Righteousness, Justice and Peace | 16 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Imaim | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 11,958 | 9.04 | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 132,312 | 100.00 | 52 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 132,312 | 99.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,174 | 0.88 | |||
| Total votes | 133,486 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 302,258 | 44.16 | |||
| Source: Vanuatu Electoral Office | |||||
Aftermath
On 4 November Ishmael Kalsakau of the UMP, who has been the Deputy Prime Minister in the previous government, has been approved as Prime Minister after siding with the previous Leader of Opposition, Ralph Regenvanu of the GJP. The parliamentary majority in support of Kalsaku is composed of members from 8 coalition partners: UMP, GJP, LPV, RMC, NUP, VNDP, PPP and LM, for a total of 30 MPs.[5][6] Vanuatu elected its first woman parliament member in 14 years; Gloria Julia King.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Vanuatu's president dissolves parliament to avoid ousting of prime minister". The Guardian. Reuters. 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ Hawkins, Koroi (19 August 2022). "Vanuatu president dissolves parliament". RNZ. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ↑ "Court challenge to dissolution of Vanuatu parliament expected". RNZ. 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ Republic of Vanuatu: Election for Ni-Vanuatu Parliament IFES
- ↑ Manassah, Kiery (11 November 2022). "Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau's opportunity to write his own story". DevPolicy Blog. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ Maykin, Melissa; Srinivasan, Prianka (4 November 2022). "Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau becomes Vanuatu's prime minister after country elects first female MP in 14 years". ABC. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ "Vanuatu Elects Gloria Julia King to Parliament, First Woman MP in 14 Years". Global Citizen. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Times have changed, says Vanuatu's first woman MP in 14 years". France 24. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.