IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Nauru

Republic of Nauru

Name	Official Name	Type
Nauruan Parliament		Assembly

The President is elected by parliament to serve a 3-year term.
In the Parliament 19 members are elected through a Borda Count system to serve 3-year terms.
Elections in Nauru are formally non-partisan. Nauru uses a modified Borda Count system called the Dowdall system. Key differences from the theoretical Borda system are that (1) this is applied in multimember constituencies and (2) the values assigned to a voter's preferences are fractions of a full point. (e.g. A voter's first preference carries a value of 1, her third preference a value of 1/3, and so on.) As with a single-winner Borda system, the N candidates with the highest vote totals win N seats in each district. There are six two-seat districts, one-three seat district, and one four-seat district. A voter must use all her rankings for his/her ballot to be valid.

2025-09-30
Nauruan Parliament
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2022-09-24
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 7,820
Registered 8,131
Turnout 96.18

2019-08-24
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 7,167
Registered 7,400
Turnout 96.85

2016-07-09
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 6,469
Registered 7,843
Turnout 82.48

2013-06-08
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 5,528
Registered 5,704
Turnout 96.91

2010-06-19
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 5,287
Registered 5,704
Turnout 92.69

2010-04-24
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 5,202
Registered 5,238
Turnout 99.31

2010-02-27
Referendum
Votes 4,389
Registered 5,238
Turnout 83.79

2008-04-26
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 4,607
Registered 5,238
Turnout 87.95

2003-05-03
Nauruan Parliament
Votes 3,881
Registered 5,097
Turnout 76.14

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Nauruan Parliament	2025-09-30	-	-	-
Nauruan Parliament	2022-09-24	7,820	8,131	96.18
Nauruan Parliament	2019-08-24	7,167	7,400	96.85
Nauruan Parliament	2016-07-09	6,469	7,843	82.48
Nauruan Parliament	2013-06-08	5,528	5,704	96.91
Nauruan Parliament	2010-06-19	5,287	5,704	92.69
Nauruan Parliament	2010-04-24	5,202	5,238	99.31
Referendum	2010-02-27	4,389	5,238	83.79
Nauruan Parliament	2008-04-26	4,607	5,238	87.95
Nauruan Parliament	2003-05-03	3,881	5,097	76.14

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