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VANUATU
Parliament
ELECTORAL SYSTEM

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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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