1992 Palauan general election

1992 Palauan general election
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Presidential election
 
Candidate Kuniwo Nakamura Johnson Toribiong
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,841 4,707
Percentage 50.70% 49.30%
president before election

Ngiratkel Etpison
Independent

Elected president

Kuniwo Nakamura
Independent

Vice presidential election
 
Candidate Thomas Remengesau Jr. Sandra Pierantozzi
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,805 4,485
Percentage 51.72% 48.28%
Vice President before election

Kuniwo Nakamura
Independent

Elected Vice President

Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Independent

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General elections were held in Palau in 1992 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 22 September, whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 4 November. All candidates ran as independents.[1] Despite finishing second in the first round of voting, Kuniwo Nakamura was elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau Jr. won the election for Vice-President. Voter turnout was 74.3% in the presidential elections on 22 September and 83.9% on 4 November, and 83.2% for the legislative elections.

Results

President

CandidateFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Johnson Toribiong3,19137.804,70749.30
Kuniwo Nakamura3,13837.184,84150.70
Ngiratkel Etpison2,08924.75
Write-ins230.27
Total8,441100.009,548100.00
Valid votes8,44199.189,54898.41
Invalid/blank votes700.821541.59
Total votes8,511100.009,702100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,45774.2911,56883.87
Source: Nohlen et al.

Vice-President

CandidateFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Thomas Remengesau Jr.2,83233.844,80551.72
Sandra Pierantozzi2,03824.354,48548.28
Minoru Ueki1,86122.23
Moses Uludong1,63219.50
Write-ins70.08
Total8,370100.009,290100.00
Valid votes8,37098.349,29095.75
Invalid/blank votes1411.664124.25
Total votes8,511100.009,702100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,45774.2911,56883.87
Source: Nohlen et al.

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Independents9,504100.00140
Total9,504100.00140
Valid votes9,50497.96
Invalid/blank votes1982.04
Total votes9,702100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,65883.22
Source: Nohlen et al.

House of Delegates

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Independents8,615100.00160
Total8,615100.00160
Valid votes8,61588.80
Invalid/blank votes1,08711.20
Total votes9,702100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,65883.22
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p754 ISBN 0-19-924959-8.
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