1987 Vanuatuan general election

none May 2022 Vanuatu 1983 1991 30 November 1987 All 46 seats in Parliament 23 71.64% Vanua'aku Party Walter Lini 24 26 47.28 Union of Moderate Parties Serge Vohor 12 19 39.87 Friend Melanesian Party 1 1 1.99 1987 Vanuatuan general election - Results.svg 1 Prime Minister Walter Lini Vanua'aku Walter Lini Vanua'aku General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 November 1987. Ni-Vanuatu voters were invited to elect the 46 members of an expanded national Parliament, which had previously held 39 seats. The ruling Vanua'aku Pati maintained its absolute majority, with 26 seats, while the Union of Moderate Parties obtained 19. The Vanua'aku Pati received slightly less than 50% of the popular vote, while the UMP received 40%. Walter Lini of the Vanua'aku Pati remained Prime Minister.MILES, William F.S., Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998, 0-8248-2048-7, p.24 Voter turnout was 71.6%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p842 0-19-924959-8 Important issues in the election included domestic economic reforms (such as liberalising the economy) and the accommodation of the Francophone population.Premdas Ralph R. Steeves Jeffrey S. 1989 Vanuatu: The 1987 national elections and their aftermath∗ http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223348908572606 The Journal of Pacific History en 24 1 110–117 10.1080/00223348908572606 0022-3344 subscription Electoral system Most members were elected through single non-transferable voting in multi-seat districts having two to six members each. Four members were elected through first-past-the-post voting. Results File:Vanuatuan Parliament 1987.svg Vanua'aku Pati 26617 26 +2 Union of Moderate Parties 22443 19 +6 New People's Party 1418 0 New Friend Melanesian Party 1119 1 0 National Democratic Party 879 0 New Nagriamel 766 0 –1 Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party 442 0 0 Vanuatu Labour Party 322 0 New Independents 2288 0 0 382 +7 79113 Official Gazette,10 December 1987 Republic of Vanuatu Official Gazette http://www.paclii.org/vu/other/VUGovGaz/1987/40.pdf Nohlen et al. By constituency Constituency Candidate Party Votes %Ambae Onneyn Tahi Vanua'aku Pati 884 24.30Samson Bue Union of Moderate Parties 772 21.22Harold Colin Qualao Vanua'aku Pati 766 21.06Amos Bangabiti Union of Moderate Parties 641 17.62John Tari Morris Nagriamel 249 6.84James Mera Vanua'aku Pati 232 6.38James Horo New People's Party 94 2.58Ambrym Amos Adeng Union of Moderate Parties 1,469 46.84Jack Tungon Hopa Vanua'aku Pati 863 27.52Welwel Andrew Vanua'aku Pati 654 20.85Kevin Jonathan New People's Party 150 4.78Banks and Torres Charles Godden Vanua'aku Pati 793 34.31Luke Titinsom Dini Union of Moderate Parties 703 30.42Derek Lulum Vanva Vanua'aku Pati 551 23.84Norman Roslyn Independent 264 11.42Efate Andes Jacques Carlot Union of Moderate Parties 1,086 20.54Joel Pakoalao Mansale Union of Moderate Parties 1,074 20.31Donald Kalpokas Vanua'aku Pati 934 17.67Chilia Jimmy Meto Vanua'aku Pati 920 17.40Tele Taun Vanua'aku Pati 912 17.25James Kenneth Satungia Vanuatu Labour Party 244 4.62Kalosike Edith Matautotau National Democratic Party 117 2.21Epi Jimmy Simon Vanua'aku Pati 790 54.94J. Kalala Waiwo Union of Moderate Parties 442 30.74Reggie Robert New People's Party 206 14.33Luganville Alfred Maseng Union of Moderate Parties 1,063 46.44Edgell William Vanua'aku Pati 542 23.68Arusiro Willie Vanua'aku Pati 386 16.86Joel Cyrus Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party 169 7.38Noel Takau New People's Party 98 4.28Thomas Reynolds Vanuatu Labour Party 31 1.35Maewo Roger Jerry Boe Vanua'aku Pati 539 56.38Tom Sigo Union of Moderate Parties 161 16.84Ezechiel Toa Independent 145 15.17Frederick Boe Independent 111 11.61Malekula Lingtamat Anatole Vanua'aku Pati 1,229 14.54Sethy Regenvanu Vanua'aku Pati 1,072 12.68Adrien Malere Union of Moderate Parties 926 10.95Paul Telukluk Union of Moderate Parties 890 10.53Aileh Rantes Vanua'aku Pati 881 10.42Simeon Ennis Vanua'aku Pati 822 9.72Aime Claude Malere Union of Moderate Parties 685 8.10Willion Willy Vanua'aku Pati 599 7.08Fidel Dra Fabian Union of Moderate Parties 488 5.77Edson David National Democratic Party 331 3.91Nacisse Fred Friend Melanesian Party 277 3.28Jerry Donabit New People's Party 155 1.83Hollingson Issachar National Democratic Party 91 1.08Malsekan Jean Baotuste Independent 9 0.11Other Southern Islands Edward Natapei Vanua'aku Pati 606 54.74Leye Christophe Union of Moderate Parties 461 41.64Naupa John National Democratic Party 40 3.61Paama William Mahit Vanua'aku Pati 553 51.35Mael William Union of Moderate Parties 524 48.65Pentecost Walter Lini Vanua'aku Pati 1,392 29.19Vincent Boulekone Union of Moderate Parties 1,094 22.94Gaetano Bulewak Union of Moderate Parties 849 17.80Basile Tabi Vanua'aku Pati 620 13.00Luke Fargo Vanua'aku Pati 572 11.99Job W. Tabi Independent 159 3.33Frazer Sine New People's Party 83 1.74Port Vila Maxime Carlot Korman Union of Moderate Parties 999 20.16Willie Jimmy Union of Moderate Parties 945 19.07Maria Crowby Union of Moderate Parties 671 13.54Hilda Lini Vanua'aku Pati 602 12.15Barak Sopé Vanua'aku Pati 524 10.57Kalpokor Kalsakau Vanua'aku Pati 520 10.49Albert Sandy Vanua'aku Pati 343 6.92Frank Abel New People's Party 175 3.53Franck Bakeo Spooner National Democratic Party 139 2.80George Kaltoi Kalsakau Vanuatu Labour Party 38 0.77Santo–Malo–Aore Sela Molisa Vanua'aku Pati 1,250 17.38Serge Vohor Union of Moderate Parties 1,093 15.20Harry Karaeru Union of Moderate Parties 946 13.15Rene Luc Friend Melanesian Party 842 11.71Vuro Baravu Andrew Molieno Union of Moderate Parties 807 11.22Kavcor Wass Vanua'aku Pati 750 10.43Sarki Robert Vanua'aku Pati 715 9.94Thomas Ruben Seru Vanuatu Independent Alliance Party 273 3.80James Tangis Indofon Nagriamel 264 3.67Dom Dimala Nagriamel 253 3.52Shepherds David Karie Vanua'aku Pati 531 29.83Fred Timakata Vanua'aku Pati 419 23.54Raymond Clay Union of Moderate Parties 376 21.12Jimmy Tasso New People's Party 293 16.46Api Toara National Democratic Party 161 9.04Tanna Henry Iouiou Vanua'aku Pati 1,120 14.17Iaris Naunun Union of Moderate Parties 1,059 13.40Iolu Abil Vanua'aku Pati 1,040 13.16Keasipai Song Union of Moderate Parties 1,000 12.66Daniel Iamiham Vanua'aku Pati 691 8.74Kawai Thompson Union of Moderate Parties 646 8.18Nango Charley Union of Moderate Parties 573 7.25Korisa Willie Independent 510 6.45Silas Iaunam Independent 449 5.68Nicklam Jonathan Jimmy Independent 423 5.35Tom Numake Independent 183 2.32Jeffry Lahva New People's Party 164 2.08Kapum Jack Independent 35 0.44Willie Ioba Vanuatu Labour Party 9 0.11 Aftermath 1988–89 Vanuatuan by-elections In 1988 five MPs led by Barak Sopé left the Vanua'aku Pati and created the Melanesian Progressive Party. The five were subsequently expelled from Parliament on 24 July 1988 by the Speaker Onneyn Tahi at the request of the Lini government, invoking a 1983 law that automatically vacates the seats of MPs who change political party during the parliamentary term. Sopé and Maxime Carlot, the leader of the Union of Moderate Parties then described Lini as a "dictator" and 18 of the 20 UMP deputies started boycotting Parliament. On 27 July, after being absent from Parliament for three consecutive days, the 18 deputies were also expelled by Tahi, who considered that they had resigned their seats. In September the Supreme Court confirmed the legality of the dismissal of the 23 MPs, opening the way to the holding of by-elections."Sope's Desperate Gamble Falters", Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1988, p.10 The only two UMP MPs who were not expelled were Vincent Boulekone and Gaetano Bulewak, who refused to go along with the UMP's boycott strategy. They were subsequently excluded from the UMP and founded the Tan Union.Vincent Boulekone, «La politique du Tan-Union» dans Howard Van Trease et Michelle Craw (dir.), La politique mélanesienne: Stael Blong Vanuatu, University of the South Pacific, 1995, pp.207 et seq.Roland Rich, Luke Hambly et Michael G. Morgan, Political Parties in the Pacific Islands, Australian National University Press, 2008, p.123 The by-elections of 1988 and 1989 were boycotted by the UMP and the Melanesian Progressive Party, with most seats won by the Vanua'aku Pati. See also List of members of the Parliament of Vanuatu (1987–1991) References Further reading Premdas Ralph R. Steeves Jeffrey S. 1989 Vanuatu: The 1987 National Elections and Their Aftermath https://www.jstor.org/stable/25168986 The Journal of Pacific History 4 1 110–117 Vanuatu General election Category:Elections in Vanuatu Vanuatu