Parliamentary elections were held in

Nauru Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies within the Micronesia subregion of Oceania, with its nearest neighbour being Banaba (part of ...

on 6 December 1980.Nauru
Inter-Parliamentary Union As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents. The election was won by supporters of President

Hammer DeRoburt Hammer DeRoburt (25 September 1922 – 15 July 1992) was a Nauruan politician and independence leader. He led negotiations for independence from Australia and the end of the country's status as a United Nations trust territory. He was subse ...

, who re-elected him President on 9 December.

Results

Three prominent MPs lost their seats, Minister of Justice

Leo Keke Leo Depagadogi Keke (10 August 19478 November 2012) was a Nauruan lawyer and politician. Keke was the first Nauruan lawyer. He served as an MP from 1976 to 1980. He was minister of justice from 1979 to 1980. Biography Leo Keke was born on 10 Aug ...

, former President

Lagumot Harris Lagumot Gagiemem Nimidere Harris (23 December 1938 – 8 September 1999) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru, and served as its President. He was a cousin of René Harris, who also became Nauru president subs ...

and

Roy Degoregore Roy Demanganuwe DegoregoreLast name sometimes spelled "Degorogore", middle name sometimes spelled "Demanwe". (6 February 192224 August 1996) was a Nauruan politician. Biography Roy Degoregore was born on 6 February 1922. He was of the Eamwit tri ...

.Surprises in Nauru poll
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', February 1981, p5

By constituency

Aftermath

The newly elected Parliament convened on 9 December. David Gadaroa was re-elected as Speaker, with James Ategan Bop re-elected as Deputy Speaker. Hammer DeRoburt was elected President unopposed after the only other nominee declined to participate. He appointed a new government with Kenas Aroi as Minister for Finance, Joseph Detsimea Audoa as Minister for Justice,

Buraro Detudamo Buraro Robidok Bagewa Detudamo (1931 – 5 June 1994) was a Nauruan politician. He was the only son of Timothy Detudamo and brother-in-law to Kennan Adeang. When Buraro was a boy, his family went to Chuuk Islands. Detudamo served as a member o ...

as Minister for Works and Minister Assisting the President and Lawrence Stephen as Minister for Education and Health. In July 1981

René Harris René Reynaldo Harris (11 November 1947 – 5 July 2008) was President of the Republic of Nauru four times between 1999 and 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1977 to 2008.by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

and test his support. The by-election was held on 18 July and saw Harris re-elected with 111 votes; Samuel Tsitsi received 48, August Detonga Deiye received 28 and Ateo Leslie Will Amram 10. There was also one invalid vote, for a total of 198 votes.

References

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