2008 Vanuatuan general election

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 2 September 2008. In July the Melanesian Progressive Party requested that they be postponed, contesting the constitutionality of the Peoples Representation Act No. 33 of 2007, which allegedly enabled voters in certain constituencies to vote in two constituencies. The Principal Electoral Officer, Martin Tete, confirmed that the election would take place on 2 September, as scheduled. The day was declared a national holiday, to encourage people to vote.

2008 Vanuatuan general election
2 September 2008
All 52 seats in Parliament
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Vanua'aku Pati Edward Natapei 14.71 11 +3
National United Ham Lini 11.64 8 −2
UMP Serge Vohor 10.67 7 −1
Republican Maxime Carlot Korman 7.75 7 +3
People's Progressive Sato Kilman 5.14 4 0
Green Confederation 3.44 2 −1
National 3.31 1 +1
Melanesian Progressive 2.92 1 −2
Labour 2.91 1 +1
Nagriamel 2.87 1 +1
Family First 2.22 1 New
People's Action 1.72 1 0
Namangi Aute 1.12 1 0
Shepherds Alliance 0.96 1 New
VPRFP 0.80 1 New
Independents – 20.31 4 −4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Subsequent Prime Minister
Ham Lini
National United		 Edward Natapei
Vanua'aku Pati
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Over three hundred candidates, of which nine women, stood for election, representing twenty-five political parties and approximately eighty independents. There were 170,000 registered voters, and fifty-two seats to fill in Parliament in 17 multi-member constituencies.

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