2013 Nauruan Presidential Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 June 2013.Nauru calls emergency for early elections
Adelaid Now, 27 May 2013 After was dissolved on 1 March,Nauru awaits election date with parliament set to be dissolved
PINA, 1 March 2013 the elections were set for 6 April. However, a

Nauruan Parliament
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."About Parliament"
Parliament of Nauru The number of seats was increased to 19 following elections in 2013.
, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 November 2012 The members of the Parliament of Nauru are elected by a .

History

The Parliament of Nauru came into existence with th ...
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Aiwo Constituency
Aiwo Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Aiwo to the Parliament of Nauru 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.

Lyn-Wannan Kam
Lyn-Wannan Tawaki Kam is a Nauruan politician, and former sports figure. Parliamentary role He stood unsuccessfully for the 2010 general elections,Official results of the 2010 general election
government of Nauru then was elected Member of for in the June 2013 general elections. He was unseated in the
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Vinson Detenamo
Vinson Franco Detenamo (born 1954 in Buada) is a Nauruan politician. Since the 1980s, Detenamo has been a member of the Parliament of Nauru for Buada. He served as the Minister of Interior and Finance. He served as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in the cabinets of Kenas Aroi, Bernard Dowiyogo, Ruben Kun and Kinza Clodumar in 1989–1995, 1996 and 1996–1999. He was Minister of Finance under Bernard Dowiyogo from June 1994 to November 1995. In his role as sports minister, Detenamo was involved in the founding of the Nauru Olympic Committee in 1991 and became the first president of the committee, until Marcus Stephen Marcus Ajemada Stephen (born 1 October 1969) is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru, and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan par ... succeeded him by 2009. Detenamo was most recently elected to the Nauru parliament for the Buada consti ...
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Shadlog Bernicke
Shadlog Armait Bernicke (born 8 July 1966) is a Nauruan politician. Political role Bernicke was elected to parliament in the 2007 general elections. He gained the former seat of Terangi Adam. He has been re-elected in the 2008 polls. Parliamentary constituency He represents the Buada Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru. He became acting Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru on 27 April 2010 not long before elections were held. Waqa Cabinet Bernicke is currently serving as a minister in the Cabinet of Nauru. His positions are Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for the Nauru Utilities Corporation, and Minister of Telecommunications. Family background Bernicke is a grandson of former parliamentarian Austin Bernicke, a member of the first Parliament in 1968. See also * Politics of Nauru * Elections in Nauru * 2008 Nauruan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on April 26, 2008, following the dissolving of Parliament ...
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Kinza Clodumar
Kinza Godfrey Clodumar (8 February 1945 – 29 November 2021) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru from 1997 to 1998. Background Clodumar was born in Boe. He was a member of the indigenous population of Nauru, and he was concerned with environmental issues. He was a Member of Parliament for many years. Clodumar was the only Nauruan politician to have been elected to parliament in two different constituencies. He served his first two terms for the Aiwo Constituency when ousting Itubwa Amram in the 1971 elections; after being re-elected thrice Clodumar resigned his post in early 1979, but was re-elected in the 1983 elections. In 1992, he did not stand for the seat and moved to the neighbouring Boe Constituency, where he was re-elected in 1995 to serve a third term in parliament. Clodumar served as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in the cabinets of Bernard Dowiyogo and Kennan Adeang in 1976-1978 and from September 1986 to October 1986. He was the ...
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Mathew Batsiua
Mathew Jansen Batsiua (born 27 May 1971) is a Nauruan politician. Batsiua, a former health minister and former foreign minister of Nauru, has served as a member of parliament for the constituency of Boe since 2004. Parliamentary role Batsiua has been elected to parliament in the 2004 general elections, ousting long-time parliamentarian and former president Kinza Clodumar. He has been re-elected in the 2007 and 2008 elections. He was Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Marcus Stephen from July 2011 to November 2011. He was appointed as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in the short-lived cabinet of Frederick Pitcher in November 2011. Parliamentary constituency He represents the Boe Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru. Background Before entering parliament, Batsiua previously served as chief secretary. See also * Politics of Nauru * Elections in Nauru * 2008 Nauruan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on April 26, 2008, following ...
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Landon Deireragea
Landon Deireragea (born 16 May 1960) is a Nauruan politician. Parliamentary role Deireragea has been elected to parliament in the 2008 general elections, gaining the seat of Cyril Buraman. He represents the Anetan Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru. Deireragea was defeated in the 2013 parliamentary elections, with Cyril Buraman taking the seat. Deputy Speaker After the June 2010 general elections Deireragea was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament. In this role he deputizes for the Speaker of Parliament. Thus far in his term the office of speaker has fallen vacant twice, during which time Deireragea became Acting Speaker. The first period was the longest, July 9 until November 1, 2010. This period of vacancy was caused by the removal of Aloysius Amwano from office and was drawn out by deadlock over who should be speaker. Finally Ludwig Scotty was elected, ending Deireragea's acting speakership. The second period was brief, from April 18 until April 25, 2013, between the ...
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Cyril Buraman
Cyril Buraman is a Nauruan political figure and member of the Parliament of Nauru. Background Buraman stood for, and was duly elected to, the Parliament of Nauru, where the party system is not fully developed, and in 2007 was seen as an opponent of the incoming Administration of President Marcus Stephen. Events of 2008 Alliance with Parliamentary Speaker In March 2008 David Adeang was appointed Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru and Buraman was regarded as tactically close to Adeang and to former President of Nauru René Harris, who was at the time still retained his Parliamentary seat and exercised a role as a leading member of the Opposition. April 2008 In April 2008 Buraman stood again, but lost his seat in the Parliament of Nauru, as did former President René Harris. Return to Parliament In June 2013 Buraman was re-elected to Parliament for Anetan. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from 13 July 2016 to 27 July 2019. Having been unseated in the 2019 Parli ...
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Anetan Constituency
Anetan Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru and is made up of two districts: Anetan and Ewa. It covers an area of 2.2 km², and has a population of 1,180. It returns two members to the Parliament of Nauru 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.

Riddell Akua
Michael Riddell Akua (born 26 January 1963) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru. Background Akua has been a member of the Parliament of Nauru since 3 May 2003. From this date on he has also been an important part of the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. He is a member of the Naoero Amo Party, and he was re-elected to parliament in 2004, 2007 and 2008. Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru He was elected the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from June 2004 to July 2004. He was elected again Speaker in Parliament during the first three months of Marcus Stephen's presidency, from December 2007 to March 2008. Resignation and coup d'état allegations He resigned on March 18, to prevent the Opposition, led by David Adeang and former President Rene Harris (who died of ill health several weeks later), from submitting a motion of no confidence against Stephen.
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Anabar Constituency
Anabar Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru and is made up of three districts: Anabar, Anibare, and Ijuw. It covers an area of 5.1 km², and has a population of 1,240. It returns two members to the Parliament of Nauru 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.