| Election Name: | 1979 Micronesian parliamentary election |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 27 March 1979 |
| Country: | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Next Election: | 1981 Micronesian parliamentary election |
| Seats For Election: | All 14 seats in Congress |
| President | |
| After Election: | Tosiwo Nakayama |
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 27 March 1979.[1] All candidates for seats in Congress ran as independents.
The 14-member Congress consisted of four at-large members (one from each state) elected for four-year terms, and ten other members elected for two-year terms.[2]
| State | Seat | Elected member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosrae | Four-year | Joab Sigrah | |
| Two-year | Hirosi Ismael | ||
| Ponape | Four-year | Bailey Olter | |
| Two-year | Peter M. Christian | ||
| Bethwel Henry | |||
| Elias Thomas | |||
| Truk | Four-year | Tosiwo Nakayama | |
| Two-year | Julio Akapito | ||
| Masachiro Christlip | |||
| Sasauo Gouland | |||
| Kalisto Refolopei | |||
| Raymond Setik | |||
| Yap | Four-year | Petrus Tun | |
| Two-year | Luke Tman | ||
| Source: Highlights | |||
Following the elections, the newly elected Congress met for the first time on 10 May. Bethwel Henry was elected Speaker. Members of Congress subsequently elected Tosiwo Nakayama as the first President of Micronesia, with Petrus Tun elected vice-president. This led to both vacating their seats in Congress. In the subsequent by-elections on 13 June, Koichi Sana was elected to the four-year seat in Truk and John Haglelgam (a write-in candidate) was elected in the four-year seat in Yap.[3]