Parliamentary elections were held in the

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin ...

on 8 March 2005, alongside a three-part referendum. As no political parties existed, all 23 candidates for the 10 available seats in

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

ran as Independents.Micronesia (Federated States of): Elections in 2005
IPU In the referendums voters were asked whether they approved of three proposed amendments to the constitution. These would remove the power of the Supreme Court to rule on land and water issues,Federated States of Micronesia, 8 March 2005: Supreme Court no longer oversees land and water issues
Direct Democracy give the states credit for their acts,Federated States of Micronesia, 8 March 2005: Binding decisions of the States themselves
Direct Democracy and lift the ban on dual citizenship.Federated States of Micronesia, 8 March 2005: Lift the ban on dual citizenship
Direct Democracy The proposed amendments required a 75% majority in at least three of the four states. However, the Supreme Court proposal failed to pass the threshold in all four states, whilst only

Chuuk State Chuuk State (; also known as Truk) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It consists of several island groups: Nomoneas, Faichuk, Faichuuk, the Hall Islands, Namonuito Atoll (Magur Islands), Pattiw (Western Isl ...

had over 75% in favour of the other two proposals.

Results

Congress

Referendums

Supreme Court

States

Dual citizenship

References

{{Micronesian elections Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia 2005 elections in Oceania

Parliamentary election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

2005 referendums Referendums in the Federated States of Micronesia Election and referendum articles with incomplete results