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1989 Tuvaluan general election

Field	Value
type	Parliamentary
country	Tuvalu
seats_for_election	All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu
previous_year	1985
previous_election	1985 Tuvaluan general election
next_year	1993
next_election	September 1993 Tuvaluan general election
election_date	27 September 1989
party1	Independents
seats1	12
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Tomasi Puapua
posttitle	Subsequent
Prime Minister
after_election	Bikenibeu Paeniu

Prime Minister

General elections were held in Tuvalu on 27 September 1989. Bikenibeu Paeniu was elected prime minister following the elections and formed a five-member cabinet composed largely of opponents of the previous prime minister Tomasi Puapua.

Campaign

As there were no political parties, all candidates for the twelve seats ran as independents. The Nui constituency was contested by four members of the same family. Bikenibeu Paeniu was the only candidate in Nukulaelae and was elected unopposed.

Results

For the first time, a woman was elected, with Naama Maheu Latasi winning one of the seats on Nanumea. Her husband Kamuta Latasi was elected in Funafuti. In Nui Minister for Commerce and Natural Resources Lale Seluka was defeated by his brother Alesana Seluka.

Elected members

Constituency	Member
Funafuti	Ionatana Ionatana
Kamuta Latasi
Nanumanga	Otinielu Tausi
Nanumea	Kokea Malua
Naama Maheu Latasi
Niutao	Vave Founuku
Tomu Sione
Nui	Alesana Seluka
Nukufetau	Solomona Metia Tealofi
Nukulaelae	Bikenibeu Paeniu
Vaitupu	Tomasi Puapua
Iuta Tanielu
Source: PIM

Aftermath

Following the elections Kokea Malua was elected Speaker and Bikenibeu Paeniu elected prime minister. Paeniu subsequently formed a five-member cabinet, keeping the Foreign Affairs and Economic Planning portfolios for himself. Alesana Seluka became deputy prime minister and Minister of Finance and Commerce, Naama Maheu Latasi was appointed Minister of Health, Education and Community Affairs, Ionatana Ionatana as Minister of Works and Communications and Tomu Sione as Minister of Natural Resources and Home Affairs.

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)".
[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-340376798/view?partId=nla.obj-340397700#page/n25/mode/1up/search/died Tuvalu: A new leadership] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', November 1989, p26

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