| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Palamene / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
3 August 2006 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
Parliamentary elections were held on 3 August 2006 and contested by 32 candidates
including two women. Since Tuvalu has no party system
all candidates ran as independents.
On 25 August 2004
the Parliament had adopted a vote of no-confidence submitted by the opposition caucus leader
Mr. Apisai Ielemia. Mr. Saufatu Sopoanga subsequently resigned as Prime Minister and member of parliament. On 7 October 2004
he regained his seat at a by-election and became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Works
Transport and Communication under Mr. Maatia Toafa
who was chosen by Parliament to be the new Prime Minister on 11 October 2004.
Prime Minister Toafa undertook a review of the Constitution and pledged to hold a referendum on whether the British monarch should be replaced as the Head of State.
Approximately 6
000 of the country's 11
000 inhabitants were registered to vote in the 2006 elections
which went off peacefully.
The final results showed that all cabinet members
with the exception of the Prime Minister
had been defeated
bringing eight new members to the Parliament. Neither of the two female candidates was elected.
On 14 August 2006 the new Parliament held its first session and elected Mr. Kamuta Latasi as its Speaker and Mr. Apisai Ielemia for another term as Prime Minister. In his inaugural speech
Mr. Ielemia pledged to increase media freedom in the country and stressed the importance of good governance
transparency and accountability. |
| 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 |
15
0
0.00%
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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 |
Tuvalu has no party system.
Source: Radio Australia |
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