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style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">Unicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Speaker</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli</a><sup id="cite_ref-RNZ24-2-28_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ24-2-28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> <br />since 20 September 2019 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tuvalu" title="Prime Minister of Tuvalu">Prime Minister</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Feleti_Teo" title="Feleti Teo">Feleti Teo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> <br />since 26 February 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition" title="Leader of the Opposition">Leader of the Opposition</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Enele Sopoaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">16</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tuvalu_Parliament_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tuvalu_Parliament_2019.svg/250px-Tuvalu_Parliament_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tuvalu_Parliament_2019.svg/375px-Tuvalu_Parliament_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tuvalu_Parliament_2019.svg/500px-Tuvalu_Parliament_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#555555; color:white;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/Teo_Ministry" title="Teo Ministry">Government</a> (10)</b></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Multiple_non-transferable_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiple non-transferable vote">Multiple non-transferable vote</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="2024 Tuvaluan general election">2024</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Government_office_building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Government_office_building.jpg/220px-Government_office_building.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" 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Natano">Natano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Kofe" title="Simon Kofe">Kofe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monise_Laafai" title="Monise Laafai">Laafai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minute_Alapati_Taupo" title="Minute Alapati Taupo">Taupo</a></li> <li>Tehulu</li> <li>Melei</li> <li>Laoi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuelu_Teo" title="Samuelu Teo">Teo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puakena_Boreham" title="Puakena Boreham">Boreham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackenzie_Kiritome" title="Mackenzie Kiritome">Kiritome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Sopoaga</a></li> <li>Talama</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seve_Paeniu" title="Seve Paeniu">Paeniu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namoliki_Sualiki" title="Namoliki Sualiki">Sualiki</a></li> <li>Taape</li> <li>Meisake</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: 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Tuvalu">High Court of Tuvalu</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Tuvalu#Chief_Justice_of_Tuvalu" title="High Court of Tuvalu">Chief Justice Charles Sweeney</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_and_political_parties_in_Tuvalu" title="Elections and political parties in Tuvalu">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center; background:lavender; line-height:18px;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="1977 Tuvaluan general election">1977 general elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="1981 Tuvaluan general election">1981 general elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="1985 Tuvaluan general election">1985 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Tuvalu" title="Template:Politics of Tuvalu"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Tuvalu" title="Template talk:Politics of Tuvalu"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Tuvalu" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Tuvalu"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Parliament of Tuvalu</b> (called <i>Fale i Fono</i> in <a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_language" title="Tuvaluan language">Tuvaluan</a>, or <i>Palamene o Tuvalu</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Unicameral_parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral parliament">unicameral</a> national legislature of <a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a>. The place at which the parliament sits is called the <i>Vaiaku maneapa</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-TT96-1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT96-1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>maneapa</i> on each island is an open meeting place where the chiefs and elders deliberate and make decisions.<sup id="cite_ref-TT96-1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT96-1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 16 members of the current parliament are elected from eight two-seat constituencies via <a href="/wiki/Plurality_block_voting" title="Plurality block voting">plurality block voting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ipu_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipu-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ipu1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipu1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1886, an <a href="/wiki/Anglo-German_Declarations_about_the_Western_Pacific_Ocean" title="Anglo-German Declarations about the Western Pacific Ocean">Anglo-German agreement</a> partitioned the "unclaimed" central Pacific, leaving <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> in the <a href="/wiki/German_colonial_empire" title="German colonial empire">German sphere of influence</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Banaba" title="Banaba">Ocean Island</a> and the future <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands" title="Gilbert and Ellice Islands">Gilbert and Ellice Islands</a> colony (GEIC) wound up in the British sphere of influence. The Ellice Islands came under <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">Britain's</a> sphere of influence in the late 19th century, when they were declared a British <a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">protectorate</a> by Captain Gibson R.N. of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Curacoa_(1878)" title="HMS Curacoa (1878)">HMS <i>Curacoa</i></a>, between 9 and 16 October 1892 and joined with the <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Islands" title="Gilbert Islands">Gilbert Islands</a>. The Ellice Islands were administered as a British protectorate by a <a href="/wiki/Resident_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Commissioner">Resident Commissioner</a> from 1892 to 1916 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands" title="Gilbert and Ellice Islands">Gilbert and Ellice Islands</a> protectorate inside the <a href="/wiki/British_Western_Pacific_Territories" title="British Western Pacific Territories">British Western Pacific Territories</a> (BWPT), and from 1916 to 1974 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands" title="Gilbert and Ellice Islands">Gilbert and Ellice Islands</a> colony (GEIC). </p><p>With the creation in 1970 of a Legislative Council where only 4 members were from Ellice Islands constituencies, the idea of a separation between the two archipelagoes became stronger. In 1974, the Ellicean <a href="/wiki/1974_Ellice_Islands_self-determination_referendum" title="1974 Ellice Islands self-determination referendum">voted by referendum</a> for separate British dependency status. As a consequence Tuvalu separated from the Gilbert Islands which later became <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TPBN_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TPBN-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tuvalu became fully independent within the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> on 1 October 1978. On 5 September 2000, Tuvalu became the 189th member of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>. </p><p>The way in which legislation was created changed as Tuvalu evolved from a being a British protectorate to a British colony until it eventually became an independent country:<sup id="cite_ref-PACLIIgov_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PACLIIgov-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>British protectorate of Gilbert and Ellice Islands – legislation was <a href="/wiki/Promulgation" title="Promulgation">promulgated</a> by High Commissioner of the Western Pacific;</li> <li>British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands - legislation was promulgated by the Resident Commissioner (later Governor) of Gilbert and Ellice Islands;</li> <li>British colony of Tuvalu - legislation was promulgated by the Governor of Tuvalu; and</li> <li>Tuvalu – when it became an independent state and a parliamentary democracy – legislation is enacted by the Fale i Fono, Parliament of Tuvalu, and becomes law following signature by the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Tuvalu" title="Governor-General of Tuvalu">Governor-General of Tuvalu</a>.</li></ul> <p>During Tuvalu's time as a British colony until independence the parliament of Tuvalu was called the <i>House of the Assembly</i> or <i>Fale i Fono</i>. The parliament was first established when Tuvalu separated from the <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands" title="Gilbert and Ellice Islands">Gilbert and Ellice Islands</a> in 1976. Following independence in October 1978 the House of the Assembly was renamed officially the <i>Fale i Fono</i> (unofficially translated by <i>Palamene o Tuvalu</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-IPU81_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU81-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The elections to the parliament — then called the House of the Assembly — immediately before independence was the <a href="/wiki/1977_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="1977 Tuvaluan general election">1977 Tuvaluan general election</a>; with <a href="/wiki/Toaripi_Lauti" title="Toaripi Lauti">Toaripi Lauti</a> being appointed as prime minister on 1 October 1977 with a <a href="/wiki/Grandfather_clause" title="Grandfather clause">Grandfather clause</a>. The parliament was dissolved in July 1978 and thereafter the government of Toaripi Lauti was acting in a caretaker capacity only until the <a href="/wiki/1981_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="1981 Tuvaluan general election">1981 Tuvaluan general election</a> was held.<sup id="cite_ref-IPU81_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU81-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the date of independence there were 12 members of the Parliament of Tuvalu.<sup id="cite_ref-IPU98_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU98-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amendments to the Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act in 1999 & 2000 increased the membership of parliament to 15 MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-QC1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QC1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PPJF_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PPJF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Amendment Act 2019 increased the number of elected representatives for the electorate of <a href="/wiki/Nukulaelae" title="Nukulaelae">Nukulaelae</a> to become 2 MPs, so that each of the 8 island electorates is represented by 2 MPs (<a href="/wiki/Niulakita" title="Niulakita">Niulakita</a> is represented by the MPs from <a href="/wiki/Niutao" title="Niutao">Niutao</a>). </p><p>In August 2007 the Constitution was changed to increase the number of ministers from 5 to 7.<sup id="cite_ref-PPJF_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PPJF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IPU02_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU02-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitution">Constitution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Constitution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tuvalu" title="Constitution of Tuvalu">Constitution of Tuvalu</a></i> states that it is "the supreme law of Tuvalu" and that "all other laws shall be interpreted and applied subject to this Constitution". It sets out the Principles of the Bill of Rights and the Protection of the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.<sup id="cite_ref-CofT23_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CofT23-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, the Constitution adoption of independence was amended in order to give attention to Tuvaluan custom and tradition as well as the aspirations and values of the Tuvaluan people.<sup id="cite_ref-SL922_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SL922-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SF2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SF2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The changes placed greater emphasis on Tuvaluan community values rather than Western concepts of individual entitlement.<sup id="cite_ref-SL922_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SL922-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Section 4 of the Laws of Tuvalu Act 1987 describes the <a href="/wiki/Law_of_Tuvalu" title="Law of Tuvalu">Law of Tuvalu</a> as being derived from: the Constitution, the law enacted by the Parliament of Tuvalu, <a href="/wiki/Customary_law" title="Customary law">customary law</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Common_law" title="Common law">common law</a> of Tuvalu and every applied law. "Applied law" is defined in Section 7 of that Act as "imperial enactments which have effect as part of the law of Tuvalu".<sup id="cite_ref-SF2_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SF2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_culture">Political culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summoning">Summoning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Summoning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The summoning of Parliament is covered by <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tuvalu#The_summoning_of_meetings_of_Parliament" title="Constitution of Tuvalu">Section 119(1) of the Constitution</a>, which states that "subject to this section, Parliament shall meet at such places in Tuvalu, and at such times, as the Head of State, acting in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet, appoints".<sup id="cite_ref-CofT23_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CofT23-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The question as to whether the Governor General has the power to summon Parliament without, or in disregard of the advice of Cabinet and, if so, the circumstances which could allow the use of that power, was considered in <i>Amasone v Attorney General</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AVAG_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AVAG-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The exercise of political judgment in the calling of by-elections and the summoning of parliament was again tested in 2013. Prime minister <a href="/wiki/Willy_Telavi" title="Willy Telavi">Willy Telavi</a> delayed calling a by-election following the death of a member from <a href="/wiki/Nukufetau" title="Nukufetau">Nukufetau</a> until the opposition took legal action, which resulted in the High Court ordering the prime minister to issue a notice to hold the by-election.<sup id="cite_ref-AG131_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AG131-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SPS_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPS-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2013_Nukufetau_by-election" title="2013 Nukufetau by-election">2013 Nukufetau by-election</a> was won by the opposition candidate. The <a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_constitutional_crisis" title="Tuvaluan constitutional crisis">Tuvaluan constitutional crisis</a> continued until August 2013. The governor-general <a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli</a> then proceeded to exercise his <a href="/wiki/Reserve_powers" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserve powers">reserve powers</a> to order Mr Telavi's removal and appoint <a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Enele Sopoaga</a> as interim prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-IB010814_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IB010814-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SMH020813_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMH020813-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Governor General also ordered that Parliament sit on Friday 2 August to allow a vote of no confidence in Mr Telavi and his government.<sup id="cite_ref-RA010813_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA010813-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Member_responsibilities">Member responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Member responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The role of the member of the Parliament of Tuvalu in the parliamentary democracy by <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tuvalu#Tuvalu_as_a_parliamentary_democracy" title="Constitution of Tuvalu">established in the Constitution</a>, and the ability of a <i><a href="/wiki/Falekaupule" title="Falekaupule">Falekaupule</a></i> (the traditional assembly of elders of each island) to direct an MP as to their conduct as a member, was considered in <i>Nukufetau v Metia</i>. The <i>Falekaupule</i> of <a href="/wiki/Nukufetau" title="Nukufetau">Nukufetau</a> directed <a href="/wiki/Lotoala_Metia" title="Lotoala Metia">Lotoala Metia</a>, the elected member of parliament, as to which group of members he should join and when this directive was not followed the <i>Falekaupule</i> ordered Metia to resign as a member of parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-LP_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LP-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When <i>Falekaupule</i> attempted to enforce these directives through legal action, the High Court determined that the Constitution is structured around the concept of a parliamentary democracy;<sup id="cite_ref-NvM1_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NvM1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that "[o]ne of the most fundamental aspects of parliamentary democracy is that, whilst a person is elected to represent the people of the district from which he is elected, he is not bound to act in accordance with the directives of the electorate either individually or as a body. He is elected because a majority of the voters regard him as the candidate best equipped to represent them and their interests in the government of their country. He is bound by the rules of parliament and answerable to parliament for the manner in which he acts. Should he lose the confidence of the electorate, he cannot be obliged to resign and he can only be removed for one of the reasons set out in sections 96 to 99 of the Constitution."<sup id="cite_ref-NvM2_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NvM2-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No_parties">No parties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: No parties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are no formal parties in Tuvalu. The political system is based on personal alliances and loyalties derived from clan and family connections.<sup id="cite_ref-IPU81_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU81-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PPJF_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PPJF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GH2006_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GH2006-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Parliament of Tuvalu is rare among national legislatures in that it is non-partisan in nature. It does tend to have both a distinct government and a distinct opposition, but members often cross the floor between the two groups, resulting in a number of mid-term changes of government in recent years, such as followed the <a href="/wiki/2010_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="2010 Tuvaluan general election">2010 Tuvaluan general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PPJF_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PPJF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GH2006_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GH2006-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Maatia_Toafa" title="Maatia Toafa">Maatia Toafa</a> was elected prime minister soon after the election, however on 24 December 2010, he lost office after a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">motion of no confidence</a>, carried by eight votes to seven,<sup id="cite_ref-RNZI_57819_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZI_57819-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which had the result that a new ministry was formed by <a href="/wiki/Willy_Telavi" title="Willy Telavi">Willy Telavi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZI_57873_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZI_57873-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Telavi retained a majority support in parliament following the <a href="/wiki/2011_Nui_by-election" title="2011 Nui by-election">2011 Nui by-election</a>, however the <a href="/wiki/2013_Nukufetau_by-election" title="2013 Nukufetau by-election">2013 Nukufetau by-election</a> was won by the opposition candidate, which resulted in the loss of his majority.<sup id="cite_ref-IB010713_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IB010713-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_constitutional_crisis" title="Tuvaluan constitutional crisis">constitutional crisis</a> developed when Telavi took the position that, under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tuvalu" title="Constitution of Tuvalu">Constitution of Tuvalu</a>, he was only required to convene parliament once a year, and was thus under no obligation to summon it until December 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However he was forced to call parliament following the intervention of the governor-general. On 2 August 2013 Willy Tevali faced a motion of no confidence in the parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-RA040813_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA040813-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 4 August the parliament elected <a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Enele Sopoaga</a> as prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-RA040813_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA040813-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RA050813_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA050813-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015 the parliament was dissolved with a general election set down for March.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ0315_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ0315-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A candidate for parliament must be a citizen of Tuvalu of a minimum age of 21 years. Voting in Tuvalu is not compulsory. At 18 years of age, Tuvaluans are eligible to be added to the electoral rolls.<sup id="cite_ref-IPU81_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU81-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The members of parliament serve a four-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-IPU25_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU25-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each member is elected by popular vote in one of eight island-based constituencies. The Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Amendment Act 2019 increased the number of elected representatives, so that each of the 8 island electorates is represented by 2 MPs. The residents of <a href="/wiki/Niulakita" title="Niulakita">Niulakita</a>, the smallest island, are included in the electoral roll for <a href="/wiki/Niutao" title="Niutao">Niutao</a>. </p><p>The parliament is responsible for the selection the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tuvalu" title="Prime Minister of Tuvalu">Prime Minister of Tuvalu</a> from among their ranks and also the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Tuvalu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the Parliament of Tuvalu">Speaker of Parliament</a> by secret ballot. The Speaker presides over the parliament. The ministers that form the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Tuvalu" title="Cabinet of Tuvalu">Cabinet</a> are appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister. The <a href="/wiki/Law_of_Tuvalu#Attorney_General_of_Tuvalu" title="Law of Tuvalu">Attorney-General</a> attends meetings of the cabinet and also sits in parliament, but does not vote: the parliamentary role of the Attorney-General is purely advisory.<sup id="cite_ref-IPU81_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPU81-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current Attorney-General is <a href="/wiki/Laingane_Italeli_Talia" title="Laingane Italeli Talia">Laingane Italeli Talia</a>. </p><p>Any member of parliament may introduce legislation into parliament, but in practice, as in most partisan systems, this occurs mainly at the behest of the governing Cabinet. Legislation undergoes first, second and third readings before being presented to the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Tuvalu" title="Governor-General of Tuvalu">Governor-General of Tuvalu</a> for assent, as in other <a href="/wiki/Westminster_system" title="Westminster system">Westminster systems</a>. One notable variation, however, is that legislation is constitutionally required to be presented to local governments (falekaupules) for review after the first reading; they may then propose amendments through their local member of parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-PPJF_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PPJF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The under-representation of women in the Tuvalu parliament was considered in a report commissioned by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-SSF_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SSF-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2010, a consultation entitled "Promoting Women in Decision Making" was held in <a href="/wiki/Funafuti" title="Funafuti">Funafuti</a>, as parliament at that time had no women MPs. The outcome was a recommendation for the introduction of two new seats, to be reserved for women.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This followed the example of <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>, which had only one female MP at that time, and whose <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Papua_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Papua New Guinea">Parliament</a> was considering a bill to introduce 22 seats reserved for women. The Tuvaluan Ministry for Home Affairs, which has responsibility for women's affairs, stated that steps would be taken to consider the recommendation.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout the history of the parliament three women have been elected: <a href="/wiki/Naama_Maheu_Latasi" title="Naama Maheu Latasi">Naama Maheu Latasi</a>, from 1989 to 1997; <a href="/wiki/Pelenike_Isaia" title="Pelenike Isaia">Pelenike Isaia</a> from 2011 to 2015; and Dr <a href="/wiki/Puakena_Boreham" title="Puakena Boreham">Puakena Boreham</a> from 2015 to 2024. Pelenike Isaia was elected in <a href="/wiki/2011_Nui_by-election" title="2011 Nui by-election">a by-election in the Nui constituency</a> in 2011 that followed the death of her husband <a href="/wiki/Isaia_Italeli" title="Isaia Italeli">Isaia Italeli</a>, who was a member of parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pelenike Isaia was not re-elected in the 2015 general election. Dr Puakena Boreham was elected to represent Nui in the 2015 general election,<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ100415_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ100415-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FNS0415_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FNS0415-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was not re-elected in the 2024 general election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_general_elections">Recent general elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Recent general elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2024_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="2024 Tuvaluan general election">2024 Tuvaluan general election</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="2019 Tuvaluan general election">2019 Tuvaluan general election</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024_general_election">2024 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2024 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Voting in the general election that was held on 26 January 2024 began at 8:00 local time (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B12:00" title="UTC+12:00">UTC+12:00</a>), and ended at 16:00.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Six new MPs were elected to Tuvalu's 16-member parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-24-1-27_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-24-1-27-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Significant changes to the composition of the parliament include the incumbent Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Kausea_Natano" title="Kausea Natano">Kausea Natano</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Puakena_Boreham" title="Puakena Boreham">Puakena Boreham</a> – the only female member of the legislature – not retaining their seats.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-24-1-27_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-24-1-27-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-R24-1-27_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-R24-1-27-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Tuvalu" title="Governor-General of Tuvalu">Governor General</a> Sir <a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli Taeia</a> was elected as an MP and also <a href="/wiki/Feleti_Teo" title="Feleti Teo">Feleti Teo</a>, who was the former Executive Director of the <a href="/wiki/Western_and_Central_Pacific_Fisheries_Commission" title="Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission">Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission</a> (WCPFC).<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-24-1-27_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-24-1-27-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PDV-24-1-30_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PDV-24-1-30-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Enele Sopoaga</a>, the prime minister from 2013 to 2019, was re-elected in the <a href="/wiki/Nukufetau" title="Nukufetau">Nukufetau</a> electorate.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-24-1-27_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-24-1-27-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former foreign minister <a href="/wiki/Simon_Kofe" title="Simon Kofe">Simon Kofe</a> retained his seat in the Funafuti electorate.<sup id="cite_ref-R24-1-27_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-R24-1-27-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ABC24-1-27_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC24-1-27-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PDV-24-1-30_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PDV-24-1-30-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No candidates contested the sitting MPs <a href="/wiki/Seve_Paeniu" title="Seve Paeniu">Seve Paeniu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Namoliki_Sualiki" title="Namoliki Sualiki">Namoliki Sualiki</a> in the electorate of <a href="/wiki/Nukulaelae" title="Nukulaelae">Nukulaelae</a>, so they were automatically returned to parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-G2024-1_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G2024-1-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PDV-24-1-30_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PDV-24-1-30-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Feleti_Teo" title="Feleti Teo">Feleti Teo</a> was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tuvalu" title="Prime Minister of Tuvalu">prime minister</a> on 26 February 2024, after he was elected unopposed by the parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-R24-2-26_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-R24-2-26-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-G24-2-26_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G24-2-26-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 27 February, Sir <a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli</a> was elected as the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Tuvalu" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu">Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu</a> in an uncontested ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ24-2-28_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ24-2-28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members_of_Parliament_elected_in_the_2024_general_election">Members of Parliament elected in the 2024 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Members of Parliament elected in the 2024 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Constituency</th> <th>Members</th> <th>Faction </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Funafuti" title="Funafuti">Funafuti</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuafafa_Latasi" title="Tuafafa Latasi">Tuafafa Latasi</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Kofe" title="Simon Kofe">Simon Kofe</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nanumaga" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanumaga">Nanumaga</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monise_Lafai" class="mw-redirect" title="Monise Lafai">Monise Lafai</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamoa_Holona" title="Hamoa Holona">Hamoa Holona</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nanumea" title="Nanumea">Nanumea</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ampelosa_Manoa_Tehulu" title="Ampelosa Manoa Tehulu">Ampelosa Manoa Tehulu</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timi_Melei" title="Timi Melei">Timi Melei</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Niutao" title="Niutao">Niutao</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Feleti_Teo" title="Feleti Teo">Feleti Penitala Teo</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sa%27aga_Talu_Teafa" title="Sa'aga Talu Teafa">Saaga Talu Teafa</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nui_(atoll)" title="Nui (atoll)">Nui</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mackenzie_Kiritome" title="Mackenzie Kiritome">Mackenzie Kiritome</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli Taeia</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nukufetau" title="Nukufetau">Nukufetau</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panapasi_Nelesoni" title="Panapasi Nelesoni">Panapasi Nelesoni</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Enele Sopoaga</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nukulaelae" title="Nukulaelae">Nukulaelae</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seve_Paeniu" title="Seve Paeniu">Seve Paeniu</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Namoliki_Sualiki" title="Namoliki Sualiki">Namoliki Sualiki</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vaitupu" title="Vaitupu">Vaitupu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paulson_Panapa_(Politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paulson Panapa (Politician)">Paulson Panapa</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maina_Talia" title="Maina Talia">Maina Talia</a></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019_general_election">2019 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2019 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2019_Tuvaluan_general_election" title="2019 Tuvaluan general election">2019 Tuvaluan general election</a>, on 19 September 2019, the members of parliament elected <a href="/wiki/Kausea_Natano" title="Kausea Natano">Kausea Natano</a> as prime minister with a 10-6 majority.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ19_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ19-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FB19_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FB19-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PACN0919_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PACN0919-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Samuelu_Teo" title="Samuelu Teo">Samuelu Teo</a> was elected as <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Tuvalu" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu">Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ0919_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ0919-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Tuvalu" title="Politics of Tuvalu">Politics of Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_and_political_parties_in_Tuvalu" title="Elections and political parties in Tuvalu">Elections and political parties in Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_by-elections_in_Tuvalu" title="List of by-elections in Tuvalu">List of by-elections in Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tuvalu" title="Prime Minister of Tuvalu">Prime Minister of Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Tuvalu" title="Cabinet of Tuvalu">Cabinet of Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tuvalu_MPs" title="List of Tuvalu MPs">List of Tuvalu MPs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Tuvalu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of speakers of the Parliament of Tuvalu">List of speakers of the Parliament of Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Tuvalu" title="Governor-General of Tuvalu">Governor-General of Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_legislatures_by_country" title="List of legislatures by country">List of legislatures by country</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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