1984 Palauan general election
30 November 1984
Presidential election
 
Candidate Haruo Remeliik Roman Tmetuchl Yutaka Gibbons
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,050 2,482 1,418
Percentage 50.94% 31.22% 17.84%
President before election

Haruo Remeliik
Independent

 Elected President

Haruo Remeliik
Independent

Vice presidential election
 
Candidate Alfonso Oiterong Sadang Silmai John Tarkong
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,252 2,373 866
Percentage 56.76% 31.68% 11.56%
Vice President before election

Alfonso Oiterong
Independent

 Elected Vice President

Alfonso Oiterong
Independent

General elections were held in Palau on 30 November 1984 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. All candidates ran as independents.[1] Incumbent Haruo Remeliik won the election for President with 50.9% of the vote, whilst Alfonso Oiterong was re-elected to the post of Vice-President.

In the parliamentary elections, only five incumbent Senators were re-elected, while 11 of the 16 members of the House of Delegates were returned.[2] Voter turnout was 83.9%.

Results

President

CandidateVotes%
Haruo Remeliik4,05050.94
Roman Tmetuchl2,48231.22
Yutaka Gibbons1,41817.84
Total7,950100.00
Valid votes7,95098.62
Invalid/blank votes1111.38
Total votes8,061100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,60583.93
Source: Nohlen et al.

Vice-President

CandidateVotes%
Alfonso Oiterong4,25256.76
Sadang Silmai2,37331.68
John Tarkong86611.56
Total7,491100.00
Valid votes7,49192.93
Invalid/blank votes5707.07
Total votes8,061100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,60583.93
Source: Nohlen et al.

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Independents14–4
Total14–4
Total votes8,061–
Registered voters/turnout9,60583.93
Source: Nohlen et al.

House of Delegates

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Independents160
Total160
Total votes8,061–
Registered voters/turnout9,60583.93
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
  2. ↑ Palau: A win for Remeliik Pacific Islands Monthly;;, February 1985, p27
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