IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Vanuatu

Name	Official Name	Type
Ni-Vanuatu Parliament		Assembly
Ni-Vanuatu Presidency	None	Head of State

The President is elected by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the presidents of the regional councils to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
In the Parliament 52 members are elected by single non-transferable vote to serve 4-year terms. There are 17 multi-member constituencies.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Ni-Vanuatu Parliament	2002-04-30	80,657	127,069	63.47
Ni-Vanuatu Parliament	2004-07-05	-	-	-
Ni-Vanuatu Presidency	2009-09-01	58	58	100.0
Ni-Vanuatu Parliament	2012-10-30	121,792	192,632	63.23
Ni-Vanuatu Parliament	2016-01-22	112,746	200,159	56.33
Ni-Vanuatu Parliament	2020-03-19	145,064	278,957	52.0
Ni-Vanuatu Parliament	2022-10-13	133,486	302,258	44.16
Referendum	2024-05-29	-	-	-

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