2000 Nauruan parliamentary election

Early parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 April 2000.[1] All candidates ran as independents. Following the election René Harris was elected President by the Parliament, defeating Bernard Dowiyogo by one vote.[1] However, following the resignation of Speaker Ludwig Scotty and Deputy Speaker Ross Cain, Cain resigned, and Dowiyogo was subsequently elected President.[1] Voter turnout was 88.8%.[2]

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Results
Party Votes % Seats
Independents10018
Invalid/blank votes--
Total3,40010018
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Nauru Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p702 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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