2016 Vanuatuan general election

2016 Vanuatuan general election
Vanuatu
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All 52 seats in Parliament
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Vanua'aku Pati Joe Natuman 11.91 6 −2
UMP Serge Vohor 9.73 6 +1
Land & Justice Ralph Regenvanu 7.10 7 +3
National United Ham Lin̄i 5.76 4 0
People's Progressive Sato Kilman 4.84 1 −5
Iauko 4.40 4 +1
National Development Christophe Emelee 4.37 2 New
Presidential Louis Kalnpel 3.74 1 +1
Nagriamel Moli Abel Nako 3.65 3 0
RMC Charlot Salwai 3.44 3 0
Natatok Alfred Carlot 2.67 1 −1
Green Confederation Moana Carcasses Kalosil 2.52 2 −1
Leaders Party Jothan Napat 2.17 1 New
Labour 1.57 1 +1
Friend Melanesian 1.30 1 +1
People's Services 0.91 1 0
Independents 18.49 8 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Sato Kilman
People's Progressive
Charlot Salwai
RMC

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 22 January 2016. The previous elections occurred in October 2012. The president of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, dissolved the Parliament of Vanuatu in November 2015.[1] This occurred after the conviction of 14 parliamentarians for bribery. The convicted MPs include former Prime Ministers Serge Vohor and Moana Carcasses Kalosil. The president called for a snap election to form a new government.

  1. ^ Clark, Helen (2015-12-01). "Vanuatu: President Dissolves Parliament". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2017-04-15.