Tuvaluan General Election 2019 Voting Live

Tuvaluan General Election Dates 2019

Tuvaluan General Election Date: July 2019 

General elections will be held in Tuvalu on 9 September 2019.

Tuvalu elects a legislature on a national level. The Parliament of Tuvalu (Palamene o Tuvalu) has 15 members, elected for a four-year term in 7 double- and 1 single-seat constituency. Tuvalu is a de facto non-partisan democracy since it does not have political parties.

Throughout the history of the parliament, three women have been elected: Naama Maheu Latasi, from 1989 to 1997; Pelenike Isaia, from 2011 to 2015; and Dr Puakena Boreham who was elected in the Tuvaluan general election, 2015.

Tuvaluan General Election Voting Live 2019

1. Tuvaluan General Election will be held on 9 September 2019.

The Electoral system of Tuvalu

The 15 members of Parliament are elected in eight constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Seven islands are two-seat constituencies, whilst Nukulaelae is a single-member constituency. There are no political parties and all candidates run as independents.

Tuvalu Parties and leaders

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Tuvalu past election results