1968 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 5 November 1968, except in the Marshall Islands, where they were delayed until 20 December due to an outbreak of flu.[1]

Electoral system

The bicameral Congress consisted of a 12-member Senate with two members from each of the six districts and a 21-member House of Representatives with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Truk, four from the Marshall Islands and Ponape, three from the Mariana Islands and Palau and two from Yap.[2]

Elections were held every two years in November of even-numbered years, with all members of the House of Representatives and half the Senate (one member from each district) renewed at each election.

Results

Senate
District Elected Member Notes
MarianasOlympio T. BorjaRe-elected
MarshallsIsaac LanwiRe-elected
PalauLazarus SaliiPreviously a Representative
PonapeBailey OlterRe-elected
TrukTosiwo NakayamaRe-elected
YapRaphael Moonfel
Source: US Department of State

House of Representatives
District Constituency Elected Member Notes
Marianas1st DistrictBenjamin ManglonaRe-elected
2nd DistrictNicholas Palacios
3rd DistrictFelix Rabauliman
Marshalls4th DistrictCharles Domnick
5th DistrictHenry SamuelRe-elected
6th DistrictEkpap SilkRe-elected
7th DistrictAtaji Balos
Palau8th DistrictRoman Tmetuchl
9th DistrictPolycarp BasiliusRe-elected
10th DistrictMinoru Ueki
Ponape11th DistrictJoab SigrahRe-elected
12th DistrictBethwel HenryRe-elected
13th DistrictHeinrich Iriarte
14th DistrictOlter Paul
Truk15th DistrictRaymond SetikRe-elected
16th DistrictSasauo Haruo
17th DistrictEndy Dois
18th DistrictMasao Nakayama
19th DistrictChutomu NimuesRe-elected
Yap20th DistrictJohn Mangefel
21st DistrictJohn N. RugulimarRe-elected
Source: US Department of State

Aftermath

The newly elected Congress met for the first time on 13 January 1969. Bethwel Henry was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and Amata Kabua was elected president of the Senate.[3]

Hirosi Ismael (elected in 1966) resigned from the Senate. In the January 1969 by-election, Ambilos Iehsi was elected to replace him.[4] Chutomu Nimues resigned from the House of Delegates later in 1969. Hans Wiliander was elected in the subsequent by-election on 20 November 1969.[2] Minoru Ueki also resigned from Congress, and was replaced by Tarkong Pedro, who won the by-election on 2 April 1970.[2]

References
  1. Annual Report of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to the Secretary of the Interior, Fiscal Year Ended June 1930 p2
  2. Report to the United Nations on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Transmitted by the United States of America United States Department of State, pp173–174
  3. Annual Report, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to the Secretary of the Interior Office of the High Commissioner, p2
  4. Ponape Micronesian Reporter, Third Quarter 1969, p42
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