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1995 Vanuatuan general election

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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 November 1995. Ni-Vanuatu voters were invited to elect the 50 members of the national Parliament.

The Unity Front, a coalition comprising the Vanua'aku Pati (led by Donald Kalpokas), the Melanesian Progressive Party (led by Barak Sopé) and Tan Union (led by Vincent Boulekone) obtained 20 seats, of which the VP received 13, the MPP 5 and the TU 2. The Union of Moderate Parties, led by incumbent Prime Minister Maxime Carlot Korman, obtained 17. The National United Party, led by former Prime Minister Walter Lini, obtained 9.

The francophone Union of Moderate Parties and the anglophone National United Party formed a coalition government, with Serge Vohor (UMP) as Prime Minister and Walter Lini as deputy Prime Minister.[1] Voter turnout was 72.4%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Unity Front 23,911 31.4 20 +5
Union of Moderate Parties 20,865 27.4 17 -2
National United Party 17,795 23.4 9 -1
Fren Melanesian Party 2,019 2.7 1 0
People's Democratic Party 1,786 2.3 0 New
Nagriamel 1,337 1.8 1 0
Christian Independent Candidates 1,207 1.6 0 New
Independent Front 1,000 1.3 0 New
Vanuatu Labour Party 884 0.2 0 New
Vanuatu Women in Politics 172 0.2 0 New
Independents 5,054 6.6 2 +2
Invalid/blank votes 492 - - -
Total 76,522 100 50 +4
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8248-2048-7, p.26
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p843 ISBN 0-19-924959-8