1998 Tuvaluan general election

none Parliamentary Tuvalu All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu 1993 November 1993 Tuvaluan general election 2002 2002 Tuvaluan general election 26 March 1998 Independents 12 Prime Minister0000000 Bikenibeu Paeniu SubsequentPrime Minister Bikenibeu Paeniu General elections were held in Tuvalu on 26 March 1998.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p829 0-19-924959-8 All candidates for the 12 seats ran as independents. With no formal political parties, the political system was based on personal alliances and loyalties derived from clan and family connections. Hassall Graham Democracy and Elections project, Governance Program, University of the South Pacific The Tuvalu General Election 2006 2006 https://www.academia.edu/4352305 11 April 2015 Seven of the incumbents retained their seats. Following the election Bikenibeu Paeniu was re-elected Prime Minister.Inter-Parliamentary Union Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu) 1998 http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2327_98.htm 7 March 2013 Background On 18 December 1997 parliament was dissolved. During the election campaign, candidates from the incumbent government and the opposition traded allegations of sexual and financial misconduct. Results Seven incumbent members were re-elected, including Bikenibeu Paeniu, Otinielu Tausi, Ionatana Ionatana, Tomasi Puapua and Alesana Seluka, and opposition MPs Koloa Talake and Faimalaga Luka. Pacific Islands Report Tuvalu Elects 12 Members of Parliament 27 March 1998 http://www.pireport.org/articles/1998/03/27/tuvalu-elects-12-members-parliament 6 October 2021 6 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211006065414/http://www.pireport.org/articles/1998/03/27/tuvalu-elects-12-members-parliament dead Two members of previous parliaments were elected, including Kokea Malua of Nanumea, while three members were new to parliament; Lagitupu Tuilimu of Nanumea, Teleke Peleti Lauti of Funafuti and Samuelu Teo of Niutao. Former prime minister Kamuta Latasi, who represented Funafuti, lost his seat. ConstituencyMembersNotesFunafutiIonatana Ionatana Died on 8 December 2000Teleke Peleti LautiNanumagaOtinielu Tausi Nanumea Kokea Malua Lagitupu Tuilimu NiutaoSamuelu TeoTomu Sione NuiAlesana Seluka NukufetauFaimalaga Luka NukulaelaeBikenibeu PaeniuVaitupuKoloa TalakeTomasi Puapua Aftermath Paeniu was re-elected Prime Minister on 8 April, defeating Koloa Talake by a vote of 10–2.Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i at Manoa /PACNEWS/tuvaluislands.com Paeniu Re-Elected Tuvalu Prime Minister 8 April 1998 http://www.tuvaluislands.com/news/archived/1998/1998-04-08.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060127084944/http://www.tuvaluislands.com/news/archived/1998/1998-04-08.htm usurped January 27, 2006 21 April 2015 He subsequently announced the formation of a cabinet consisting of Ionatana Ionatana as Minister for Health, Women and Community Affairs and Minister for Education and Culture, Alesana Kleis Seluka as Minister for Tourism, Trade and Commerce and Minister Finance and Economic Planning, Otinielu Tausi as Minister of Works, Energy and Communications and Kokea Malua as Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment, Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development and deputy prime minister. Tomu Sione was appointed as Speaker. Paeniu later resigned following a motion of no confidence on 27 April 1999. Ionatana was subsequently elected prime minister on 27 April. Lansford Tom Political Handbook of the World 2015 2015 CQ Press He died on 8 December 2000.Michael Field Tuvalu's Prime Minister Ionatana Dies After Giving Speech 9 December 2000 http://www.tuvaluislands.com/news/archived/2000/2000-12-09.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060510100310/http://www.tuvaluislands.com/news/archived/2000/2000-12-09.htm usurped May 10, 2006 Agence France-Presse 19 April 2014 Lagitupu Tuilimu was acting prime minister from 8 December 2000 to 24 February 2001,Clements Quiton UNDP Tuvalu Legislative Needs Assessment December 2000 https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-332069776/view?sectionId=nla.obj-337518629&partId=nla.obj-332125698#page/n25/mode/1up 4 October 2021 with Faimalaga Luka becoming prime minister on 23 February 2001. Luka's government lasted until December the same year, when he lost office as the consequence of another motion of no confidence. On 13 December the former Minister of Finance Koloa Talake was appointed prime minister. Page Kogan Asia and Pacific Review 2003/04 2004 Kogan Page Publishers 261 References Tuvalu Category:Elections in Tuvalu General Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:March 1998 in Oceania