| Parliament name |
Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
House of Representatives
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
6 June 2006 |
| Purpose of elections |
N/A (all members are appointed by the Head of State). |
- 14 are appointed on the advice of the Great Council of Chiefs;
- 9 are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister;
- 8 are appointed on the advice of the Leader of Opposition;
- 1 is appointed on the advice of the Council of Rotuma.).
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Distribution of votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
27
5
15.63%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
In all five women were appointed by the Head of State:
- 2 were appointed on the advice of the Great Council of Chiefs;
- 1 was appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister;
- 2 were appointed on the advice of the Leader of Opposition.
(Senate: 21.06.2006; 14.07.2006) |
A historical Archive of past election results for this chamber can be found on a separate page