1968 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election

February 2025 Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 5 November 1968, except in the Marshall Islands, where they were delayed until 20 December due to an outbreak of flu.Annual Report of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to the Secretary of the Interior, Fiscal Year Ended June 1930 p2 Electoral system The bicameral Congress consisted of a 12-member Senate with two members from each of the six districts and a 21-member House of Representatives with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Truk, four from the Marshall Islands and Ponape, three from the Mariana Islands and Palau and two from Yap.Report to the United Nations on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Transmitted by the United States of America United States Department of State, pp173–174 Elections were held every two years in November of even-numbered years, with all members of the House of Representatives and half the Senate (one member from each district) renewed at each election. Results Senate DistrictElected MemberNotesMarianasOlympio T. BorjaRe-electedMarshallsIsaac LanwiRe-electedPalauLazarus SaliiPreviously a RepresentativePonapeBailey OlterRe-electedTrukTosiwo NakayamaRe-electedYapRaphael MoonfelSource: US Department of State House of Representatives DistrictConstituencyElected MemberNotesMarianas1st DistrictBenjamin ManglonaRe-elected2nd DistrictNicholas Palacios3rd DistrictFelix RabaulimanMarshalls4th DistrictCharles Domnick5th DistrictHenry SamuelRe-elected6th DistrictEkpap SilkRe-elected7th DistrictAtaji BalosPalau8th DistrictRoman Tmetuchl9th DistrictPolycarp BasiliusRe-elected10th DistrictMinoru UekiPonape11th DistrictJoab SigrahRe-elected12th DistrictBethwel HenryRe-elected13th DistrictHeinrich Iriarte14th DistrictOlter PaulTruk15th DistrictRaymond SetikRe-elected16th DistrictSasauo Haruo17th DistrictEndy Dois18th DistrictMasao Nakayama19th DistrictChutomu NimuesRe-electedYap20th DistrictJohn Mangefel21st DistrictJohn N. RugulimarRe-electedSource: US Department of State Aftermath The newly elected Congress met for the first time on 13 January 1969. Bethwel Henry was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and Amata Kabua was elected president of the Senate.Annual Report, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to the Secretary of the Interior Office of the High Commissioner, p2 Hirosi Ismael (elected in 1966) resigned from the Senate. In the January 1969 by-election, Ambilos Iehsi was elected to replace him.Ponape Micronesian Reporter, Third Quarter 1969, p42 Chutomu Nimues resigned from the House of Delegates later in 1969. Hans Wiliander was elected in the subsequent by-election on 20 November 1969. Minoru Ueki also resigned from Congress, and was replaced by Tarkong Pedro, who won the by-election on 2 April 1970. References Trust Territory Category:1968 in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Category:Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia Category:Elections in the Marshall Islands Category:Elections in Palau Category:Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands Category:November 1968 in Oceania Category:December 1968 in Oceania