Vanuatuan general election, 1998

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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 6 March 1998. They "were held under the shadow of a state of emergency (the result of riots in Port Vila over governmental financial improprieties) and were accompanied by an unusually low turnout rate",[1] with only 61.6% of registered voters casting a ballot.[2]

The Vanua'aku Pati, led by Donald Kalpokas, obtained 18 seats. The ruling Union of Moderate Parties obtained 12, while the National United Party obtained 11, and the Melanesian Progressive Party 6.

The Vanua'aku Pati returned to power for the first time since 1991, forming a coalition with the NUP. Donald Kalpokas (VP) became Prime Minister, with Walter Lini (NUP) as deputy Prime Minister. The new government was exclusively anglophone, following the defeat of the francophone UMP.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Vanua'aku Pati14,46721.018+5
Union of Moderate Parties13,83320.112–5
National United Party10,94715.911+2
Melanesian Progressive Party9,66914.06+1
Vanuatu Republican Party5,2327.61New
John Frum Movement1,5392.22New
People's Democratic Party7481.100
Movement Blong Yumi6561.00New
Liberal Party5670.80New
Vanuatu Women in Politics4880.700
Christian Independent Candidates2880.400
Nagriamel1620.20–1
Other parties2991.10
Independents10,06714.620
Invalid/blank votes413
Total69,37510052+2
Registered voters/turnout112,61061.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. 1 2 MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8248-2048-7, p.27
  2. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p843 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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