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1985 Tuvaluan general election
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All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu
  First party
 
Party Independents
Seats won 12
Prime Minister0000000 before election

Tomasi Puapua

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Prime Minister

Tomasi Puapua

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General elections were held in Tuvalu on 12 September 1985. As there were no political parties, all candidates for the twelve seats ran as independents, with nine of the incumbents retaining their seats. Tomasi Puapua was re-elected Prime Minister following the elections.

Results

Nine incumbent members were re-elected, including Prime Minister Tomasi Puapua and Minister of Finance Henry Naisali. On 21 September, Tomasi Puapua was re-elected as Prime Minister; he subsequently appointed a five-member Cabinet.

PartySeats+/–
Independents120
Total120
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p829 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)" (PDF). Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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