Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 9 July 2016. On 10 June 2016, the

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was dissolved by President

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after it completed its three-year term. Speaker

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called the elections for 9 July, with nominations taking place between 19 and 25 June 2016.

Electoral system

The 19 members of Parliament were elected from eight multi-member constituencies using the

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, a version of

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; voters ranked candidates, with the votes counted as a fraction of 1 divided by the ranking number (e.g. a candidate ranked second will be scored as ½); the candidates with the highest total are elected.

Results

Aftermath

The newly elected Parliament convened on 13 July, with all new members joining the presidential majority, allowing

to be re-elected

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by sixteen votes to two against opposition candidate

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was elected

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.13/7/16 NTV news report
NTV News, 13 July 2016

, the speaker of the previous Parliament, had lost his seat in

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References

{{Nauruan elections

Elections in Nauru Non-partisan elections