1967 Gilbert and Ellice Islands general election

none General elections were held in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1967. All candidates ran as independents.Decolonization United Nations, July 1979 Background Earlier in the year the British government promulgated a new constitution for the islands, creating a House of Representatives to replace the Advisory Council. The new House of Representatives had 30 members, of which 23 were elected (19 from the Gilberts and four from Ellice Islands), five civil servants and two ex officio members.Howard Van Trease (1993) Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati, p8 In addition, the Executive Council was replaced with a Governing Council, to consist of five members of the House of Representatives (elected by the House) and two ex officio members. Results Only three of the ten members of the former Advisory Council that contested the elections were elected.Barrie Macdonald (1971) Policy and practice in an atoll territory: British rule in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1892 – 1970 ConstituencyElected memberAbaiangKabiriera KararauaTuari BokarawaAbemamaTekinene TetaboAranuka and KuriaInatio BinokaAroraeTetebano AramBeruOtiuea TanentoaButaritariMareko IotebaMaianaTem JacobMakinMote TiotakeMarakeiBuren RatietaNikunauAkabo EbarataNonoutiKaitara MetaiNorthern ElliceFounuku TipeluSione Tui KleisOnotoaBabera KirataSouthern ElliceMelitiana KaisamiIosia TaomiaTabiteueaNation BwenawaGilbert LamusseTamanaIoteba Tamuera UriamTarawa RuralIoteba KirietaUrban TarawaEdward MartinReuben UatioaSource: Pacific Islands Monthly Official members PositionMemberAssistant Resident CommissionerD.G. CudmoreAssistant Secretary, PersonnelJ.B. McCaigAttorney GeneralC.P. North-CoombesChief Medical OfficerE.P. HamblettCommissioner of WorksD.S. ShortMarine SuperintendentG.W. SharpSenior Assistant Secretary, FinanceM.D. AllenSource: Pacific Islands Monthly Aftermath The new House of Representatives was opened by Resident Commissioner Val Andersen on 8 December 1967. Reuben Uatioa, who founded the Gilbertese National Party in 1965, was elected Chief Elected Member.Top post for outstanding Gilbertese Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1968, p71 A Governing Council was formed, consisting of four official members (M.D. Allen, D.G. Cudmore, E.P. Hamblett, C.P. North-Coombes) and five elected members (Uatioa, Edward Martin, Buren Ratieta, Iosia Taomia and Ioteba Tamuera Uriam). A by-election was held for the Marakei seat in September 1968, which was won by Naboua Ratieta,People Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1968, p116 the brother of the former incumbent Buren Ratieta. References Gilbert Category:Elections in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Category:1967 in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Category:Non-partisan elections