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2012 Vanuatuan general election

Field	Value
country	Vanuatu
previous_election	2008
next_election	2016
seats_for_election	All 52 seats in Parliament
majority_seats	26
election_date	30 October 2012
party1	Union of Moderate Parties	leader1 = Serge Vohor	percentage1 = 12.19	seats1 = 5	last_election1 = 7
party2	Vanua'aku Party	leader2 = Edward Natapei	percentage2 = 11.29	seats2 = 8	last_election2 = 11
party3	People's Progressive Party (Vanuatu)	leader3 = Sato Kilman	percentage3 = 8.01	seats3 = 6	last_election3 = 4
party4	National United Party (Vanuatu)	leader4 = Ham Lin̄i	percentage4 = 6.20	seats4 = 4	last_election4 = 8
party5	Land and Justice Party	leader5 = Ralph Regenvanu	percentage5 = 6.02	seats5 = 4	last_election5 = new
party6	Reunification Movement for Change	leader6 = Paul Telukluk	percentage6 = 5.75	seats6 = 3	last_election6 = new
party7	Nagriamel	leader7 =	percentage7 = 4.23	seats7 = 3	last_election7 = 1
party8	Iauko Group	leader8 = Harry Iauko	percentage8 = 3.68	seats8 = 3	last_election8 = new
party9	Green Confederation	leader9 = Moana Carcasses Kalosil	percentage9 = 3.51	seats9 = 3	last_election9 = 2
party10	Vanuatu Republican Party	leader10 = Marcellino Pipite	percentage10 = 3.01	seats10 = 1	last_election10 = new
party11	Melanesian Progressive Party	leader11 = Barak Sopé	percentage11 = 2.81	seats11 = 2	last_election11 = 1
party12	Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party	leader12 =	percentage12 = 2.48	seats12 = 1	last_election12 = new
party13		leader13 =	percentage13 = 1.62	seats13 = 1	last_election13 = 1
party14	Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party	leader14 =	percentage14 = 1.59	seats14 = 2	last_election14 = new
party15	People's Services Party	leader15 =	percentage15 = 0.77	seats15 = 1	last_election15 = new
party16	Vanuatu Progressive Development Party	leader16 =	percentage16 = 0.53	seats16 = 1	last_election16 = new
party17	Independents	leader17 = –	percentage17 = 14.51	seats17 = 4	last_election17 = 4
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Subsequent Prime Minister
before_election	Sato Kilman
before_party	People's Progressive Party (Vanuatu)
after_election	Moana Carcasses Kalosil
after_party	Green Confederation

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 October 2012. The previous elections to the 52-member Parliament of Vanuatu were held in 2008. The largest parties in this election were the socialist Vanua'aku Party, which won 11 seats, and the social-democratic National United Party (8 seats). Thirteen other parties as well as four independents won parliamentary seats. As a result, Edward Natapei of the Vanua'aku Party was able to become the Prime Minister. Since then, both Serge Vohor of the conservative Union of Moderate Parties and Sato Kilman of the People's Progressive Party have held that position, with Kilman being the incumbent Prime Minister of Vanuatu at the time of the 2012 election.

Electoral system

The 52 members of Parliament will be elected in 17 multi-member constituencies, using the single non-transferable vote.

Candidates had to be at least 25 years old, and could not have an undischarged prison sentence or bankruptcy. They also required the support of at least five registered voters in their constituency, and had to put down a non-refundable 50,000 vatu deposit. The President, judges, magistrates, civil servants, police officers, teachers and members of the National Council of Chiefs were all ineligible for election to Parliament.

Campaign

346 candidates from 32 political parties contested the 52 seats.

There were 344 polling stations throughout the country, including 12 in the capital city, Port Vila. Over 192,000 citizens were eligible to vote in the 2012 election, with 34,998 registered voters in the capital city.

The election was being observed by representatives from Australia, China, the European Union and the United States, as well as the High Commissioner of New Zealand to Vanuatu, Bill Dobie. The international observers will submit a report on the election to the Vanuatuan government once the election is completed.

Conduct

Following the election, Attorney General Ishmael Kalsakau alleged that three ministers, including Moana Carcasses Kalosil, engaged in vote buying to secure several seats in Port Vila.

Results

Voters at a polling station on election day.

By constituency

Subsequent by-elections

2013 Tanna by-election, following the death of Harry Iauko, Iauko Group MP for Tanna. By-election won by his son Pascal Iauko (Iauko Group)
2015 Port-Vila by-election, following the death of Edward Natapei, Vanua'aku Pati MP for Port-Vila. The by-election was won by Kenneth Natapei for the Vanua'aku Pati.

References

[http://electionguide.org/country.php?ID=230 Country Profile] IFES
"Electoral system design data for Vanuatu {{!}} Electoral System Design {{!}} International IDEA".
[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2345_B.htm Electoral system] IPU
(2012-10-31). "Vanuatu election: Early results trickle in". Australia Network News.
(2012-10-29). "Polling has begun in Vanuatu's general election". [[Radio New Zealand International]].
(2012-10-30). "New Zealand diplomat reassured after observing Vanuatu election". [[Radio New Zealand International]].
(July 10, 2013). "Vanuatu opposition lodge no confidence motion". [[ABC News (Australia).
(6 November 2012). "Republic of Vanuatu Extraordinary Gazette No. 17".
[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/v/vanuatu/vanuatu2012.txt Psephos]

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