Vanuatuan general election, 1995

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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 November 1995. Ni-Vanuatu voters were invited to elect the 50 members of the national Parliament.

The Unity Front, a coalition comprising the Vanua'aku Pati (led by Donald Kalpokas), the Melanesian Progressive Party (led by Barak Sopé) and Tan Union (led by Vincent Boulekone) obtained 20 seats, of which the VP received 13, the MPP 5 and the TU 2. The Union of Moderate Parties, led by incumbent Prime Minister Maxime Carlot Korman, obtained 17. The National United Party, led by former Prime Minister Walter Lini, obtained 9.

The francophone Union of Moderate Parties and the anglophone National United Party formed a coalition government, with Serge Vohor (UMP) as Prime Minister and Walter Lini as deputy Prime Minister.[1] Voter turnout was 72.4%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Unity Front23,91131.420+5
Union of Moderate Parties20,86527.417-2
National United Party17,79523.49-1
Fren Melanesian Party2,0192.710
People's Democratic Party1,7862.30New
Nagriamel1,3371.810
Christian Independent Candidates1,2071.60New
Independent Front1,0001.30New
Vanuatu Labour Party8840.20New
Vanuatu Women in Politics1720.20New
Independents5,0546.62+2
Invalid/blank votes492---
Total76,52210050+4
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8248-2048-7, p.26
  2. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p843 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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