Parliamentary elections were held in the
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...
on 3 March 2009.
[Micronesia (Federated States of): Congress]
IPU As there were no political parties, all 21 candidates ran as
independents.
[ Three were returned unopposed.][Federated States of Micronesia Congressional election of 3 March 2009]
Adam Carr
Electoral system
At the time of the election, Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...
consisted of 14 members, of which 10 were elected for two-year terms and four elected for four-year terms.[ The 2009 elections were for the 10 two-year term seats.][
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Conduct
The Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) was invited to monitor the elections by the Micronesian government.[ The APDP sent 18 observers, who reported "some irregularities and procedural inconsistencies".][
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Results
The results from nine constituencies were certified by the National Election Director on 16 March. A recount was ordered for one seat, with the winner confirmed on 24 March.[
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References
{{Micronesian elections
Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia
2009 elections in Oceania
Parliamentary election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
Non-partisan elections