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1977 Tuvaluan general election

General elections in Tuvalu

Field	Value
type	Parliamentary
country	Tuvalu
flag_year	1976
seats_for_election	All 12 seats in the House of Assembly
next_year	1981
next_election	1981 Tuvaluan general election
election_date	27 August 1977
party1	Independents
seats1	12
title	Chief Minister
before_election	Toaripi Lauti
posttitle	Subsequent
Prime Minister
after_election	Toaripi Lauti

Prime Minister

General elections were held in Tuvalu on 27 August 1977. As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents, with Toaripi Lauti who had served as chief minister of the Colony of Tuvalu (1975–1978), was elected as the first prime minister following Tuvalu's independence. Voter turnout was 79%.

Background

Following a 1974 referendum, the Ellice Islands separated from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. The Tuvaluan Order 1975, which took effect on 1 October 1975, recognised Tuvalu as a separate British dependency with its own government. The second stage occurred on 1 January 1976 when separate administrations were created out of the civil service of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.

A new House of Assembly was established with eight members. Prior to the 1977 elections, the number was increased to twelve. The four islands with a population of over 1,000 elected two members and the other four islands elected one member.

Results

Minister Isakaia Paeniu lost his seat.

Elected members

Constituency	Member
Funafuti	Toaripi Lauti
Elia Tavita
Nanumaga
Nanumea	Motofoua Feso
Maheu Naniseni
Niutao	Tepepe Papua
Tomu Sione
Nui	Sione Tui Kleis
Nukufetau
Nukulaelae	Henry Naisali
Vaitupu	Tomasi Puapua
Taui Finikaso

Aftermath

Following the elections, Toaripi Lauti was elected as the Prime Minister of Tuvalu on 1 October 1977. The House of the Assembly was renamed the Parliament of Tuvalu after independence in October 1978.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p829 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
(1983). "Tuvalu: A History". University of the South Pacific/Government of Tuvalu.
[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-334992070/view?partId=nla.obj-335117566#page/n19/mode/1up Tuvalu elections] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', September 1977, p20
[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-335037356/view?partId=nla.obj-335134689#page/n17/mode/1up Tuvalu elections] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', October 1977, p18
(1981). "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union.

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