| Parliament name |
Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
1 January 1900
|
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 52 |
| Constituencies |
17 multi-member constituencies. |
| Voting system |
:
Closed party-list simple majority vote.
Each elector casts a ballot for one candidate.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Vanuatu citizenship
- ordinary residence in the constituency
- disqualifications: detention in a mental institution |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- qualified electors
- age: 25 years
- Vanuatu citizenship
- ineligibility: undischarged bankruptcy, insanity, imprisonment sentence |
| Incompatibilities |
- President of the Republic
- judge or magistrate
- public officer
- member of the police forces or of the National Council of Chiefs
- teachers |
| Candidacy requirements |
- support by at least five electors of the constituency concerned
- deposit of 50,000 vatu, not reimbursed |
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