| Parliament name |
Congress |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
6 March 2007 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the seats in the Congress on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
At stake in the March 2007 elections were the 14 seats in Congress, contested by 35 candidates. Since there are no political parties in Micronesia, all candidates ran as independents. As was the case in previous elections, no women stood for the elections.
Candidates and their families participated in local events where they would reportedly make a speech asking for votes, in exchange for gifts. On polling day, voters' taxi rides to and from the polling station were paid for by the candidate advertised on the taxi.
Candidates included a long-serving parliamentarian representing the state of Yap, Mr. Isaac V. Figir, and the outgoing Speaker Mr. Peter Christian, who sought an "at large" seat as part of his campaign for the country's presidency. President Joseph J. Urusemal, who stood unopposed in Yap, also expressed interest in serving another term.
On 6 March, 52.58 per cent of the 92,000 registered voters turned out at the polls.
On 16 March, final results were announced. In Chuuk, Mr. Emmanuel (Manny) Mori defeated the then Vice President, Mr. Redley Killion. Both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker also lost their seats. The newly-elected Congress held its first session on 11 May and elected Mr. Figir as its new Speaker.
On the same day, the Congress elected Mr. Mori as the country's new President, and Mr. Alik L. Alik as Vice-President. President Mori promised to establish more efficient government by cutting down on "bureaucratic red tape that hinders economic growth" so as to help improve the environment for commerce and industry.
By-elections to fill the seats vacated by the newly-elected President and Vice-President were held on 3 July. Both seats were won by male candidates. |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 6 March 2007 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
92'573
48'673 (52.58%)
48'673 |
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Notes
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Note on valid votes:
In Micronesia, only the valid votes are counted. The number of voters therefore identicall to the number of valid votes. |
| 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 |
14
0
0.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
41 to 50 years
51 to 60 years
61 to 70 years
|
1
10
3
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note on the distribution of seats according to political parties:
Not applicable. There are no political parties.
Sources:
- http://www.fsmgov.org
- Congress (15.01.2008) |
A historical Archive of past election results for this chamber can be found on a separate page