At Stake in this Election:

• All 16 seats in the Tuvaluan House of Assembly

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022)
  • Represented by Governor General Tofiga Vaevalu FALANI (since 29 August 2021)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Kausea NATANO (since 19 September 2019)
• Assembly: unicameral House of Assembly (Fale I Fono) with 16 seats

Electoral System:

• The King is a hereditary monarch.
• The Governor General is nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the King.
• The Prime Minister is indirectly elected by and from within the House of Assembly after each parliamentary election.
• All 16 members of the House of Assembly are directly elected by plurality vote and serve 4-year terms.

Last Election:

In the 2019 parliamentary election, independents won all 15 seats (there are no political parties in Tuvalu). 10,202 votes were cast.

Main Parties in this Election:

There are no political parties in Tuvalu; all candidates run as independents.

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 11,310 (2022 est.)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 5,510 (2022 est.)
• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 6 October 1999
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 1 out of 16 (6.3%) in the House of Assembly
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.641, Medium, Rank 130 (2021)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available

Disability Data:

• CRPD Status: Ratified (by accession) 18 December 2013
• Projected population with a disability: 1,810 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources:

• Does IFES have a presence in Tuvalu: No
• Election Access: Yes
• Election Judgements:  Yes, 1 judgment