1996 Palauan general election

none 1992 Palauan general election 1992 2000 Palauan general election 2000 Palau 24 September 1996 (first round)5 November 1996 (second round) yes Presidential election presidential Kuniwo Nakamura in 1994.png Kuniwo Nakamura Independent politician 6,052 64.33% Ibedul Yutaka Gibbons in 2013.jpg Yutaka Gibbons Independent politician 3,356 35.67% presidential Kuniwo Nakamura Independent politician Kuniwo Nakamura Independent politician Vice presidential election yes presidential no Remengesau at Cadet Swords Graduation 2003 Cropped.png Thomas Remengesau Jr. Independent politician 6,672 68.71% 3x4.svg Kione Isechal Independent politician 3,038 31.29% Vice President Thomas Remengesau Jr. Independent politician Thomas Remengesau Jr. Independent politician General elections were held in Palau in 1996 to elect a president, vice president, Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 24 September, whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 5 November. All candidates ran as independents,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p754 0-19-924959-8 with 36 candidates contesting the 14 Senate seats and 35 for the 16 House of Delegates seats. Incumbent Kuniwo Nakamura was re-elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau Jr. was re-elected vice president. Voter turnout was 77% in the presidential elections on 24 September and 81% on 5 November. Results President Toribiong withdrew his candidacy prior to the second round following his poor performance compared to 1992 and the collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, which Toribiong stated should receive the government's full attention.Nohlen et al., p757 Kuniwo Nakamura 4900 6052 Johnson Toribiong 3092 Yutaka Gibbons 1313 3356 127 715 12249 12437 Nohlen et al. Vice president Thomas Remengesau Jr. 6672 Kione Isechal 3038 413 12437 Nohlen et al. Senate Independents 9487 14 0 0 736 12437 Nohlen et al. House of Delegates Independents 9655 16 0 0 568 12437 Nohlen et al. References Palau General Category:Elections in Palau Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Presidential elections in Palau