1981 Tuvaluan general election

none Parliamentary Tuvalu All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu 1977 1977 Tuvaluan general election 1985 1985 Tuvaluan general election 8 September 1981 Independents 12 Prime Minister0000000 Toaripi Lauti SubsequentPrime Minister Tomasi Puapua General elections were held in Tuvalu on 8 September 1981.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p829 0-19-924959-8 Voter turnout was 85%. Campaign A total of 26 candidates contested the 12 seats. As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents.Inter-Parliamentary Union Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu) http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/TUVALU_1981_E.PDF 7 March 2013 In Nanumea one candidate, Telavi Faati, called for the island be independent. Pacific Islands Monthly 31 Tuvalu holding its elections August 1981 https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-342060542/view?partId=nla.obj-342088412#page/n30/mode/1up 16 October 2021 Results Eight of the twelve incumbent MPs retained their seats, with two ministers losing theirs. Pacific Islands Monthly 33 Tuvalu's turn for a change of PM November 1981 https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-342116375/view?partId=nla.obj-342133266#page/n32/mode/1up 16 October 2021 Independents 12 0 0 2862 3368 Nohlen et al. Aftermath Tomasi Puapua was elected Prime Minister with a 7–5 majority over the group a members of parliament headed by former Prime Minister Toaripi Lauti.Barrie Macdonald Tuvalu: The 1981 General Election 1983 35 Political Science 71–77 10.1177/003231878303500105 Puapua appointed a five-member cabinet, keeping the portfolios of foreign affairs and local government for himself. Henry Naisali became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lale Seluka was appointed Minister for Commerce and Natural Resources, Falaile Pilitati became Minister for Social Services and Solomona Tealofi was appointed Minister for Works and Communications. References Tuvalu Category:Elections in Tuvalu General Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:September 1981 in Oceania