2025 Vanuatuan general election
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Snap general elections are scheduled to be held in Vanuatu on 16 January 2025,[1][2] having been moved from 14 January 2025 due to the 2024 Port Vila earthquake on 17 December.[3]
Background
[edit]The election was called after President Nikenike Vurobaravu dissolved Parliament on the eve of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Charlot Salwai. Originally scheduled on 14 January 2025, the election was moved to 16 January 2025 due to the 2024 Port Vila earthquake on 17 December.[3]
Electoral system
[edit]The 52 members of Parliament are elected for four years terms by single non-transferable vote in eighteen constituencies, ten of which are multi-member constituencies of between two and seven seats, while the remaining eight are single-member constituencies in which the vote takes the form of a first-past-the-post system.[4]
Candidates
[edit]There are 217 candidates in the election, seven of whom are women.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ McKay, Ben (13 December 2024). "Snap election go-ahead as Vanuatu court okays powerplay". Canberra Times. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Election date moved to January 16". archive.is. dailypost.vu. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Vanuatu snap election to be contested by 217 candidates". Radio New Zealand. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Republic of Vanuatu: Election for Ni-Vanuatu Parliament IFES
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