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1981 Tuvaluan general election

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Field	Value
type	Parliamentary
country	Tuvalu
seats_for_election	All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu
previous_year	1977
previous_election	1977 Tuvaluan general election
next_year	1985
next_election	1985 Tuvaluan general election
election_date	8 September 1981
party1	Independents
seats1	12
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Toaripi Lauti
posttitle	Subsequent
Prime Minister
after_election	Tomasi Puapua

Prime Minister

General elections were held in Tuvalu on 8 September 1981. Voter turnout was 85%.

Campaign

A total of 26 candidates contested the 12 seats. As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents.

In Nanumea one candidate, Telavi Faati, called for the island be independent.

Results

Eight of the twelve incumbent MPs retained their seats, with two ministers losing theirs.

Aftermath

Tomasi Puapua was elected Prime Minister with a 7–5 majority over the group a members of parliament headed by former Prime Minister Toaripi Lauti. Puapua appointed a five-member cabinet, keeping the portfolios of foreign affairs and local government for himself. Henry Naisali became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lale Seluka was appointed Minister for Commerce and Natural Resources, Falaile Pilitati became Minister for Social Services and Solomona Tealofi was appointed Minister for Works and Communications.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p829 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
"Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
(August 1981). "Tuvalu holding its elections".
(November 1981). "Tuvalu's turn for a change of PM".
Macdonald, Barrie. (1983). "Tuvalu: The 1981 General Election". Political Science.

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