Parliament of Nauru

Parliament of Nauru
Type
Type
History
Founded31 January 1968; 56 years ago (1968-01-31)
Leadership
Marcus Stephen, Non-partisan
since 27 August 2019
Deputy Speaker
Lionel Aingimea, Non-partisan
since 28 September 2022
Structure
Seats19
Political groups
Government
  Nauru First (5)
  Non-partisan (9)
Opposition
  Non-partisan (5)
Elections
Dowdall system
Last election
24 September 2022
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Yaren
Website
naurugov.nr/parliament-of-nauru
Footnotes
* all candidates for Parliament officially stand as independents.

The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament.[1] The number of seats was increased to 19 following elections in 2013.[2]

The members of the Parliament of Nauru are elected by a positional voting system.[1]

  1. ^ a b "About Parliament", Parliament of Nauru Archived 20 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Nauru country brief" Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 November 2012