1989 Tuvaluan general election

1989 Tuvaluan general election

27 September 1989

All 12 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu
  First party
 
Party Independents
Seats won 12

Prime Minister before election

Tomasi Puapua

Subsequent
Prime Minister

Bikenibeu Paeniu

General elections were held in Tuvalu on 27 September 1989. Bikenibeu Paeniu was elected prime minister following the elections and formed a five-member cabinet composed largely of opponents of the previous prime minister Tomasi Puapua.