Nauruan parliamentary election, 1997

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 February 1997, following a series of no-confidence votes in the Presidency,.^[1] which had changed hands three times since the 1995 elections. All candidates ran as independents. Following the election Kinza Clodumar was elected President by the Parliament, which included four new members.^[1] Voter turnout was 91.8%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents		100	18
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total	3,139	100	18
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nauru Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p702 ISBN 0199249598