2019 Tuvaluan general election

2019 Tuvaluan general election

9 September 2019

All 16 seats in the Parliament of Tuvalu
  First party
 
Party Independents
Seats before 16

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Enele Sopoaga

Subsequent
Prime Minister

Kausea Natano

General elections were held in Tuvalu on 9 September 2019. There were 37 candidates seeking election to the Parliament, two of whom were women: Valisi Alimau, who was contesting in the Nukufetau electorate, and Puakena Boreham who was seeking re-election in the Nui electorate.

On 19 September 2019 Kausea Natano was elected prime minister by a parliamentary majority of 10 MPs, succeeding Enele Sopoaga, who had held the position for six years and had been seeking re-election to a new term. Samuelu Teo was elected as Speaker of Parliament.