General elections were held in Palau in 1996 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 24 September, whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 5 November. All candidates ran as independents,[1] with 36 candidates contesting the 14 Senate seats and 35 for the 16 House of Delegates seats Incumbent Kuniwo Nakamura was re-elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau, Jr. was re-elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 77.0% in the presidential elections on 24 September and 81.4% on 5 November.
Results
President
| Candidate |
First round |
Second round |
|---|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Kuniwo Nakamura | 4,900 | 52.7 | 6,052 | 64.3 |
| Johnson Toribiong | 3,092 | 33.2 | Withdrew |
| Yutaka Gibbons | 1,131 | 14.1 | 3,356 | 35.7 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 127 | - | 715 | - |
| Total | 9,432 | 100 | 10,123 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
Toribiong withdrew from the second round due to his poor performance compared to 1992 and the collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, which Toribiong stated should receive the government's full attention.[2]
Vice-President
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|---|
| Thomas Remengesau, Jr. | 6,672 | 68.7 |
| Kione Isechal | 3,038 | 31.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 413 | - |
| Total | 10,123 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
Senate
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
|---|
| Independents | 9,487 | 100 | 14 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 736 | - | - |
| Total | 10,123 | 100 | 14 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
House of Delegates
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
|---|
| Independents | 9,665 | 100 | 16 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 568 | - | - |
| Total | 10,123 | 100 | 16 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p754
ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p757
ISBN 0-19-924959-8
