1989 Tuvaluan general election

none Parliamentary Tuvalu All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu 1985 1985 Tuvaluan general election 1993 September 1993 Tuvaluan general election 27 September 1989 Independents 12 Prime Minister0000000 Tomasi Puapua SubsequentPrime Minister Bikenibeu Paeniu General elections were held in Tuvalu on 27 September 1989.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p829 0-19-924959-8 Bikenibeu Paeniu was elected prime minister following the elections and formed a five-member cabinet composed largely of opponents of the previous prime minister Tomasi Puapua.Inter-Parliamentary Union Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu) http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2327_89.htm 7 March 2013 Campaign As there were no political parties, all candidates for the twelve seats ran as independents. The Nui constituency was contested by four members of the same family. Bikenibeu Paeniu was the only candidate in Nukulaelae and was elected unopposed. Results For the first time, a woman was elected, with Naama Maheu Latasi winning one of the seats on Nanumea. Her husband Kamuta Latasi was elected in Funafuti. In Nui Minister for Commerce and Natural Resources Lale Seluka was defeated by his brother Alesana Seluka. Independents 12 0 0 Nohlen et al. Elected members ConstituencyMemberFunafutiIonatana IonatanaKamuta LatasiNanumangaOtinielu TausiNanumeaKokea MaluaNaama Maheu LatasiNiutaoVave FounukuTomu SioneNuiAlesana SelukaNukufetauSolomona Metia TealofiNukulaelaeBikenibeu PaeniuVaitupuTomasi PuapuaIuta TanieluSource: PIM Aftermath Following the elections Kokea Malua was elected Speaker and Bikenibeu Paeniu elected prime minister. Paeniu subsequently formed a five-member cabinet, keeping the Foreign Affairs and Economic Planning portfolios for himself. Alesana Seluka became deputy prime minister and Minister of Finance and Commerce, Naama Maheu Latasi was appointed Minister of Health, Education and Community Affairs, Ionatana Ionatana as Minister of Works and Communications and Tomu Sione as Minister of Natural Resources and Home Affairs.Tuvalu: A new leadership Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1989, p26 References Tuvalu Category:Elections in Tuvalu General Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:September 1989 in Oceania