1983 Micronesian parliamentary election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1983 Micronesian parliamentary election

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 8 March 1983

| country = Federated States of Micronesia

| previous_year = 1981

| previous_election = 1981 Micronesian parliamentary election

| next_year = 1985

| next_election = 1985 Micronesian parliamentary election

| seats_for_election = 14 seats in Congress

| title = President

| before_election = Tosiwo Nakayama

| after_election = Tosiwo Nakayama

}}

{{Politics of the Federated States of Micronesia}}

Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 March 1983.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p638 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}} All candidates for seats in Congress ran as independents.

Results

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!Party

!Votes

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!Seats

align=left|Independents100
align=left|Invalid/blank votes
align=left|Total33,686100
colspan=4 align=left|Source: Nohlen et al.

Aftermath

Following the elections, Tosiwo Nakayama was unanimously re-elected president. Bailey Olter was elected vice president, defeating incumbent Petrus Tun.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-339773849/view?partId=nla.obj-339793565#page/n4/mode/1up Nakayama, Olter elected in FSM] 'Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1983

References