1971 Nauruan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 23 January 1971.[1] As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents. Following the election, Hammer DeRoburt was re-elected President by Members of the Parliament.

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Campaign

A total of 48 candidates contested the 18 seats. In Anabar Constituency the two incumbent MPs were returned unopposed.[2]

Results

Four sitting MPs were unseated in the election; Speaker Itubwa Amram, Asa Paul Diema, Totuwa Depaune and Derog Gioura.[2]

Party Votes % Seats
Independents85910018
Invalid/blank votes21––
Total88010018
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

Aftermath

Following the elections, Hammer DeRoburt was the only candidate for president, and was elected unopposed by the newly elected Parliament. MPs also elected Kenas Aroi as Speaker and Victor Eoaeo as Deputy Speaker.[2]

DeRoburt's cabinet was unchanged from the previous parliamentary term with James Ategan Bop as Minister of Finance, Austin Bernicke as Minister for Health and Education, Joseph Detsimea Audoa as Minister of Justice and Buraro Detudamo as Minister of Works and Community Services and Minister Assistant to the President. DeRoburt held the portfolios of External Affairs, Internal Affairs and Island Development and Industry.[2]

gollark: It seems like you're (implicitly?) doing that weird motte-and-bailey thing where you go "by some strained technical definition, you are part of your parent's body" and then go "since you're now obviously part of their body, they get authority over you".
gollark: You're arguing a different thing to "it's literally them", then.
gollark: And is a separate independent entity which can exist without them (well, not without the mother, but when it's born).
gollark: I don't think the body thing makes much sense anyway, inasmuch as the genetic material in the fetus doesn't actually match exactly what either parent has but is some mixed-up combination of them.
gollark: That's a legal/ethical distinction rather than a scientific one.

References
  1. Republic of Nauru Government Gazette, 13 January 2017
  2. DeRobert back as President Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1971, p30
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