Publication of SpecialTuvalu Bulletin Media April Department 1, 2015 Government of Tuvalu Email: [email protected] Special Bulletin April 1, 2015 One female candidate make it through the National General Stories this week: Election By Pua Pedro & Semi Malaki Election on the capital went smoothly FOLLOWING the Na- tional General Election on Tuesday March 31, 2015, the Electoral Commission Page 2 announced the final re- sults over night on Radio Tuvalu after the counting Tuvalu went to the completed. polls on Tuesday As a result, 12 for- March 31 mer Member of Parlia- ments from the past gov- ernment were re-elected, Page 2 and nine are from the pre- vious government. Nui has two new Members of Parliament Locals traveling on who contended for the MV Komaiwai II first time and made it missed out on election through to parliament. They include Dr Dr Puakena Boreham-one of the three female candidates got elected from Nui Electoral District Puakena Boreham and Page 3 Photo: Kuata Taumaheke Businessman McKenzie Kiritome. Dr Boreham is one of two female candi- Results of the General dates vying for the two seats of the Nui Electoral District and she is now the Election 2015 only female Member of Parliament who made it through this election. Caretaker Minister of Finance Matia Toafa was re-elected from the Na- numea Electoral District with fellow MP Satini Manuela. Hon Otinielu Tauteleimalae Tausi, the former Speaker to Parlia- Page 4 ment was also elected by the Nanumaga Electoral District togetther with Care- taker Minister of Communication and Transport Monise Lafai. ...continue to page 2 ...and more 1 Special Bulletin April 1, 2015 thousand two hundred and seventy ...continue from The general election three, and four hundred and sixty four page 1 function at the Vaiaku voters of Vaitupu on the capital casted their votes today. From the Electoral Falekaupule is run- The register for Nui carried District of Niutao, Fauoa seven hundred and seventy nine regis- Maani the Caretaker Minis- ning smoothly trations and three hundred and thirty ter of Education, Youth By Famomoi Niukena six voters of Nui on Funafuti casted and Sports was re-elected their votes today. with Sam P Teo a former VOTE casting for the two communi- The nominees for Nui Island politician from Niutao who ties - Vaitupu and Nui on Funafuti at comprises Leneuoti Peau Maatusi, had been a Member of Par- the Vaiaku Falekaupule successfully Mackenzie Kiritome, Palamene Anelu, liament in the past years. completed although it started late, ac- Pelenike Tekinene Isaia, Puakena Apisai Iel- cording to report received. Boreham and Taom Tanukale . emia was re-elected by the Secretary from the Electoral The Five nominees for Vaitupu Vaitupu Electoral District Commission Tepaukie Sotaga, said Isand included Apisai Ielemia, Foliaki alongside fellow politician that the elections at the Vaiaku Paolo, Melton Paka Tauetia, Muau Hon Taukelina Finikaso Falekaupule went on smoothly today Monise and Taukelina Finikasoo. who looked after the Min- without any problems. The counting of votes for elec- istery of Foreign Affairs, He said that the total number of tions on Funafuti is still underway at Trade, Tourism, Environ- people registered for Vaitupu was one the Tausoa Lima Falekaupule■ ment and Labor. T h e t w o He said that all the voters in the queus seats on Nukufetau Elec- Tuvalu went to at the falekaupule casted their votes toral District had already before closing time but he is not sure returned the two sitting the poll on Tues- whether there are voters who didn’t MPs which include the turn up to cast their votes. Caretaker Prime Minister day March Radio Tuvalu witnessed that Hon Enele Sosene Sopoaga one of the voters turned up after four and Elisala Pita who was 31,2015 o’clock to cast his vote but was unable Caretaker Minister of By Diana Semi to enter the Falekaupule as the doors Natural Resources. were closed at the closing time of elec- T h e t w o THE National General Election for tions. Members of Parliament Tuvalu has successfully completed to- Lauti adds, counting of votes from the Funafuti Electoral day without any hassles, as witnessed started straight after the closing time, District Kausea Natano and by Tuvalu news. beginning with those of island commu- Kamuta Latasi who were People of Funafuti and the Na- nities on the capital as their counts will elected in past General numaga Community had their polls at be sent to their respective islands to be Election four years ago the Tausoalima Falekaupule, com- added to their counts before the overall were re-elected yesterday. mencing right at eight o’clock this results are forwarded to the Office of The one- morning, closing at four o’clock this the Prime Minister to be announced. seat from the Electoral Dis- afternoon. Funafuti will be the last to be trict of Nukulaelae was un- Returning Officer for Funafuti counted, says Lauti. challenged therefore – Uluao Lauti says, this election went The results were announced Namoliki Sualiki Neemia on smoothly and quickly compared to directly from the office of elections in was automatically re- the past general elections where voters the government building, by the Com- elected as Nukulaelae rushed to polling stations to cast their missioner of Elections. Member of Parliament■ vote just before closing time and after closing time at four o’clock. 2 Special Bulletin April 1, 2015 Transmission for General election took media staff till dawn By Diana Semi nounced to the public. The special transmission then continued to the normal transmission of Radio at six o’clock this morning Tuesday 1st of April until close of transmission at nine o’clock. Tuvalu Nationals abroad were able to hear Radio Tuvalu’s updates of the National General Election, news reports, other pro- grammes and announcement of results of the National general election via radio, radio inter- net and posts on social websites. Editor of the Tuvalu news team Yvette D’Unienville in their Editorial meeting this morning thanked all the reporters and present- ers for their hard work in collecting updates from each polling station on the capital as well as the outer islands, and attending to their du- Radio Tuvalu announcer Fousema Talua monitoring the live transmis- sion of the General Election Photo: Pua Pedro ties for the whole night until morning. Reports state that this year’s National STAFF of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation were General Elections is similar to the National General on duty for over twenty four hours in the special trans- Election in 20110 where the radio transmission also mission for the National General Election on March extended. 31st 2015. A listener says she expects all the results of The transmission commenced right from morn- this National Election to have been out right before ing yesterday until evening , and extended to dawn midnight as the number of islands that went through this morning in order for all election results to be an- elections is less by two due to uncontested votes■ More than ten locals traveled on the MV Komaiwai missed out on National General Election By Kuata Taumaheke MORE than ten locals traveled on the Mv Komaiwai late to the National General Election according to report received. In an interviewed with one of the locals Mr Semi Malaki – he says that the vessel departed Nanumea on Monday morning around ten o’clock and the election was on the following day which they miss out. He said that arrangement were made with the captain and the agent however the company that char- tered the vessel were not in favor of the issue. The MV Komaiwai left on its previous trips to the northern islands to drop off relief supplies and vol- unteers from the Tuvalu Red Cross Society traveled on this voyage to assist victims of tropical cyclone PAM. The vessel was chartered by a New Zealand company to uplift cargoes for the solar projects on Nanu- maga and Nanumea islands. Most of the locals onboard Mv Komaiwai are from Nanumaga Island. Fenui learns that the responsibility company that charter the vessel requested the early departure of the vessel to the capital. The vessel arrived the capital this morning at eight o’clock■ 3 Special Bulletin April 1, 2015 Results of the national general election 2015 Nanumea Niutao Vaitupu David Manuella- 273 Fauoa Maani- 328 Apisai Ielemia – 693 Hilia Vavae- 229 Iopu Kaisala - 165 Foliaki Paolo- 171 Kata Pulusi- 36 Sam P Teo – 410 Melton Paka Tauetia - 481 Matia Toafa – 515 Tavau Teii - 90 Muau Monise – 2 Satini Manuella – 524 Toomu Sione- 300 Taukelina Finikasoo – 574 Vete P Sakaio – 142 Nanumaga Funafuti Lutelu Faavae – 242 Nui Kausea Natano – 423 Monise Lafai – 315 Leneuoti Peau Maatusi – 227 Kamuta Latasi - 372 Otinielu Tauteleimalae Tausi- Makenzie Kiritome- 249 Puga Naseli – 206 327 Palamene Anelu – 152 Kalepou Tili - 125 Pelenike Tekinene Isaia – 150 Puakena Boreham- 237 Taom Tanukale – 53 Contributors for this Issue ADVER- Yvette D’Unienville Radio Tuvalu News Editor (Fenui Chief Editor) Semi Malaki Newspaper Publisher (Fenui Editor) TISE Reporters WITH Yvette D’Unienville, Semi Malaki Diana Semi, Famomoi Niukena Pua Pedro, Kuata Taumaheke FENUI CONTACT For comments contact Fenui Team [email protected] Our next Fenui edition will be out on US @ 20176 Monday April 6 So advertise and write to Fenui TO subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter. 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