Tuvaluan general election, 1981

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General elections were held in Tuvalu on 8 September 1981.[1] As there were no political parties, all 26 candidates for the 12 seats ran as independents.[2] Voter turnout was 85.0%.[2]

1981 elections to the Parliament of Tuvalu

The first general election to the Parliament of Tuvalu or Palamene o Tuvalu after the independence of Tuvalu was not held until 8 September 1981. 26 candidates contested the 12 seats. Dr. Tomasi Puapua, was elected as prime minister with a 7:5 majority over the group a members of parliament headed by former Prime Minister Toaripi Lauti.[2][3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Independents 10012
Invalid/blank votes --
Total2,86210012
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p829 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)" (PDF). Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1981. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. Macdonald, B. (1983). "Tuvalu: The 1981 General Election". Political Science 35: 71–77.