1996 Palauan general election

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

Toribiong withdrew his candidacy prior to the second round following 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]

Candidate		First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Kuniwo Nakamura	4,900	53.71	6,052	64.33
	Johnson Toribiong	3,092	33.89	0	0.00
	Yutaka Gibbons	1,131	12.40	3,356	35.67
Total		9,123	100.00	9,408	100.00
Valid votes		9,123	98.63	9,408	92.94
Invalid/blank votes		127	1.37	715	7.06
Total votes		9,250	100.00	10,123	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,249	75.52	12,437	81.39
Source: Nohlen et al.

Vice-President

Candidate		Votes	%
	Thomas Remengesau Jr.	6,672	68.71
	Kione Isechal	3,038	31.29
Total		9,710	100.00
Valid votes		9,710	95.92
Invalid/blank votes		413	4.08
Total votes		10,123	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,437	81.39
Source: Nohlen et al.

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Independents	9,487	100.00	14	0
Total		9,487	100.00	14	0
Valid votes		9,487	92.80
Invalid/blank votes		736	7.20
Total votes		10,223	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,437	82.20
Source: Nohlen et al.

House of Delegates

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Independents	9,655	100.00	16	0
Total		9,655	100.00	16	0
Valid votes		9,655	94.44
Invalid/blank votes		568	5.56
Total votes		10,223	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,437	82.20
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p754 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
2. Nohlen et al., p757