2007 Kiribati presidential election

17 October 2007
 
Nominee Anote Tong Nabuti Mwemwenikarawa
Party PTK Independent
Popular vote 15,664 8,149
Percentage 64.29% 33.44%

President before election

Anote Tong

Elected President

Anote Tong

Presidential elections were held in Kiribati on 17 October 2007,[1] following the 2007 parliamentary election. President Anote Tong, who was re-elected to parliament in the first round of the parliamentary election, sought another term as president.[2] At the first parliamentary session,[1] four candidates were chosen to appear on the ballot: Anote Tong, Patrick Tatireta, Timon Aneri, and Nabuti Mwemwenikarawa. Opposition nominees Harry Tong (Anote Tong's brother) and Tetaua Taitai were excluded from the ballot,[3] upon which the opposition called for a boycott of the election.[4]

Consequently, voter turnout was just above 50%. Tong received more than 15,500 votes, Mwemwenikarawa received over 8,000 votes, and Tatireta and Anera received less than 400 votes each.[4]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Anote TongPillars of Truth15,66464.29
Nabuti MwemwenikarawaIndependent8,14933.44
Patrick TatiretaIndependent3551.46
Timon AneriIndependent1980.81
Total24,366100.00
Valid votes24,36699.34
Invalid/blank votes1610.66
Total votes24,527100.00
Registered voters/turnout43,04256.98
Source: IFES

References

  1. 1 2 "Unclear election results for Kiribati President", ABC Radio Australia, 31 August 2007.
  2. "Kiribati president returned at general election, likely will form new government", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 23 August 2007.
  3. "Nominations prompt call for Kiribati poll boycott", ABC Radio Australia, 21 September 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Tong re-elected Kiribati president", ABC Radio Australia, 18 October 2007.


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