Palauan general election, 1996
General elections were held in Palau in 1996 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 24 September, whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 5 November. All candidates ran as independents,[1] with 36 candidates contesting the 14 Senate seats and 35 for the 16 House of Delegates seats Incumbent Kuniwo Nakamura was re-elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau, Sr. was re-elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 77.0% in the presidential elections on 24 September and 81.4% on 5 November.
Results
President
| Candidate |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Kuniwo Nakamura |
4,900 |
52.7 |
6,052 |
64.3 |
| Johnson Toribiong |
3,092 |
33.2 |
Withdrew |
| Yutaka Gibbons |
1,131 |
14.1 |
3,356 |
35.7 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
127 |
- |
715 |
- |
| Total |
9,432 |
100 |
10,123 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
Toribiong withdrew from the second round due to his poor performance compared to 1992 and the collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, which Toribiong stated should receive the government's full attention.[2]
Vice-President
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Thomas Remengesau, Sr. |
6,672 |
68.7 |
| Kione Isechal |
3,038 |
31.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
413 |
- |
| Total |
10,123 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
Senate
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Independents |
9,487 |
100 |
14 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
736 |
- |
- |
| Total |
10,123 |
100 |
14 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
House of Delegates
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Independents |
9,665 |
100 |
16 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
568 |
- |
- |
| Total |
10,123 |
100 |
16 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p754 ISBN 0199249598
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p757 ISBN 0199249598