Palauan general election, 1988
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General elections were held in Palau
on 2 November 1988 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. All candidates ran as independents. Ngiratkel Etpison
was elected President, whilst Kuniwo Nakamura
won the election for Vice-President. Voter turnout was 82.6%.
Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
on 2 November 1988 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. All candidates ran as independents. Ngiratkel Etpison
Ngiratkel Etpison
Ngiratkel Etpison was a politician from Palau. He was elected the country's president in the 1988 elections, the final elections conducted under a plurality voting system, in which he received just 26% of the votes cast, defeating opponent Roman Tmetuchl by a margin of 31 votes...
was elected President, whilst Kuniwo Nakamura
Kuniwo Nakamura
Kuniwo Nakamura was the President and foreign minister of Palau from 1993 until 2001.-Background and early life:Nakamura is the son of a Japanese immigrant from Matsusaka, Ise Province and a Palauan chieftain's daughter. He was studying in his second year of primary school when the surrender of...
won the election for Vice-President. Voter turnout was 82.6%.
President
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ngiratkel Etpison Ngiratkel Etpison Ngiratkel Etpison was a politician from Palau. He was elected the country's president in the 1988 elections, the final elections conducted under a plurality voting system, in which he received just 26% of the votes cast, defeating opponent Roman Tmetuchl by a margin of 31 votes... |
2,392 | 26.3 |
| Roman Tmetuchl Roman Tmetuchl Roman Tmetuchl was a Palau political leader and businessman. During World War II, he was recruited to work for the Kempeitai, the Empire of Japan's military police. He later served in the Congress of Micronesia, and went into business, through which he amassed a fortune of US$35 million... |
2,361 | 26.0 |
| Thomas Remengesau, Sr. Thomas Remengesau, Sr. Thomas Ongelibel Remengesau, also known Thomas Remengesau, Senior is a politician in Palau. He was Vice President of Palau twice , and acting President of Palau twice , following the violent deaths of two presidents.His son Tommy Remengesau was the 6th President of Palau .- References :*... |
1,773 | 19.5 |
| John Ngiraked | 769 | 8.5 |
| Yutaka Gibbons | 731 | 8.0 |
| Moses Uludong | 590 | 6.5 |
| Santos Olikong | 476 | 5.2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 118 | |
| Total | 9,210 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
Vice-President
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kuniwo Nakamura Kuniwo Nakamura Kuniwo Nakamura was the President and foreign minister of Palau from 1993 until 2001.-Background and early life:Nakamura is the son of a Japanese immigrant from Matsusaka, Ise Province and a Palauan chieftain's daughter. He was studying in his second year of primary school when the surrender of... |
5,482 | 62.2 |
| Kazuo Asamuna | 3,328 | 37.8 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 400 | |
| Total | 9,210 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 8,777 | 100 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 433 | ||
| Total | 9,210 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
House of Delegates
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 8,657 | 100 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 553 | ||
| Total | 9,210 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||