Nauruan parliamentary election, 1995

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 18 November 1995. A record 67 candidates contested the 18 seats.^[1] All candidates ran as independents. Following the election Lagumot Harris was elected President by the Parliament, defeating incumbent Bernard Dowiyogo, who had been accused of squandering millions of dollars of royalties from phosphate mining (the cornerstone of Nauru's economy), by ten votes to seven.^[1] Voter turnout was 79.9%.^[2]

Ruby Dediya, previously MP for Anetan / Ewa from 1986 to 1992, was returned to Parliament in this election, as its only female member.^[3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents		100	18
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total	2,358	100	18
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1 2 Nauru Inter-Parliamentary Union
↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p702 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
↑ Developing a More Facilitating Environment for Women’s Political Participation in Nauru, South Pacific Forum

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