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Parliamentary elections were held in Tuvalu on 16 September 2010.[1][2] Voters elected fifteen members of the Parliament to a four-year term. All candidates were independents, as there are no political parties in the country. Ten out of the fifteen incumbent members were re-elected. The remaining five incumbents, including Deputy Prime Minister Tavau Teii, did not retain their seats.[3] The incumbent Prime Minister, Apisai Ielemia, retained his seat in Vaitupu constituency.[4] On 29 September, Maatia Toafa from Nanumea won eight of the fifteen votes to become Prime Minister.
However, on 24 December 2010, after a motion of no confidence, carried by eight votes to seven,[5] Maatia Toafa was replaced by Willy Telavi as Prime Minister of Tuvalu.[6]
Willy Telavi retained a bare majority through the term of his ministry until by-elections were won by candidates that supported the opposition. Willy Telavi attempted to avoid facing a vote of the parliament until he was forced to call parliament following the intervention of the governor-general. On 2 August 2013 Willy Tevali faced a motion of no confidence in the parliament: the voting was eight for the motion, four against.[7] On 4 August the parliament elected Enele Sopoaga as Prime Minister.[7][8][9]
- ^ "Tuvalu government focuses on needs of individual outer islands". Wellington: Radio New Zealand International. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Tuvalu PM returns, five new MPs elected", Pacific Islands News Association, 17 September 2010
- ^ "New Prime Minister for Tuvalu". Australia Network. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Nominations open for new Tuvalu PM". Radio New Zealand International. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b Cooney, Campbell (4 August 2013). "Tuvalu parliament elects new prime minister". Australia News Network. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Cooney, Campbell (5 August 2013). "Sopoaga elected new PM in Tuvalu". Radio Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu's New PM". Islands Business. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.