1983 Vanuatuan general election

1983 Vanuatuan general election

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All 39 seats in Parliament 20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	74.90%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Vanua'aku Pati Walter Lini 55.05 24 −1 UMP Serge Vohor 28.64 12 +7 Nagriamel Jimmy Stevens 2.84 1 New Namangi Aute Serge Vohor 2.62 1 −1 Friend Melanesian Serge Vohor 2.30 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Walter Lini Vanua'aku Walter Lini Vanua'aku

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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 2 November 1983, the first since independence from France and the United Kingdom (which had governed it as a Condominium) in 1980. The ruling Vanua'aku Pati won 24 seats, while the Union of Moderate Parties won 12. Walter Lini of the Vanua'aku Pati remained Prime Minister.^[1] Voter turnout was 74.9%.^[2]