1983 Micronesian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1983 Micronesian parliamentary election
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Election Date:8 March 1983
Country:Federated States of Micronesia
Previous Year:1981
Previous Election:1981 Micronesian parliamentary election
Next Year:1985
Next Election:1985 Micronesian parliamentary election
Seats For Election:14 seats in Congress
President
Before Election:Tosiwo Nakayama
After Election:Tosiwo Nakayama

Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 March 1983.[1] All candidates for seats in Congress ran as independents.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents100
Invalid/blank votes
Total33,686100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Aftermath

Following the elections, Tosiwo Nakayama was unanimously re-elected president. Bailey Olter was elected vice president, defeating incumbent Petrus Tun.[2]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-339773849/view?partId=nla.obj-339793565#page/n4/mode/1up Nakayama, Olter elected in FSM