Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 3 November 1970.

Electoral system

The bicameral

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consisted of a 12-member Senate with two members from each of the six

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and a 21-member House of Representatives with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Truk, four from the

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and

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, three from the

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and

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and two from

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.''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 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

House of Representatives

Aftermath

Following the elections, the Progressive Party submitted a petition to annul the election results in

, where the Liberal Party had won all four contested seats (

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in the Senate and

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and

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in the House of Representatives). The Progressives claimed that non-registered people had been able to vote, and ballots had been tampered with. A Senate committee subsequently recommended that the election of Tmetuchl be annulled.Electoral dispute in Micronesia
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', February 1971, p32 However, the Senate voted to allow Tmetuchl to take his seat, although the election of the three Palau House of Representatives members was annulled. When the newly elected

met, Bethwel Henry of

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was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and

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of the Marshall Islands was re-elected President of the Senate. The by-election for the three House of Representatives seats in Palau was held on 30 March, with Polycarp Basilius, Olkeriil and Pedro elected.''Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands''
p196–197

References

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