Parliament of Nauru

Parliament of Nauru
Type
Type
History
Founded31 January 1968 (1968-01-31)
Leadership
Marcus Stephen, Non-partisan
since 27 August 2019
Deputy Speaker
Lionel Aingimea, Non-partisan
since 28 September 2022
Structure
Seats19
Political groups
Government
  Nauru First (5)
  Non-partisan (9)
Opposition
  Non-partisan (5)
Elections
Dowdall system
Last election
24 September 2022
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Yaren
Website
naurugov.nr/parliament-of-nauru
Footnotes
* all candidates for Parliament officially stand as independents.

The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament. The number of seats was increased to 19 following elections in 2013.

The members of the Parliament of Nauru are elected by a positional voting system.