Early general elections were held in

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on 25 November 1993,

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann, C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p829 after the previous elections in September had resulted in a deadlock in Parliament, with supporters of incumbent and former Prime Ministers

Bikenibeu Paeniu Bikenibeu Paeniu, PC (born 10 May 1956) is a politician from Tuvalu. He represented the constituency of Nukulaelae in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He has served twice as the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, and now serving as Tuvalu ambassador to Taiwan s ...

and

Tomasi Puapua Sir Tomasi Puapua (born 10 September 1938) is a political figure who represented Vaitupu in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He attended the Fiji School of Medicine and the Otago University Medical School. He married Riana Puapua. Prime minister He ...

holding an equal number of seats. As there were no political parties, all candidates for the twelve seats ran as independents. Following the elections, Puapua stepped aside and

Kamuta Latasi Sir Kamuta Latasi (born September 4, 1936) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu from Funafuti atoll. He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in 1992. Latasi served as the 4th Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 1993 until 1996. ...

was elected Prime Minister on 10 December, defeating Paeniu by seven votes to five.

Otinielu Tausi Otinielu Tauteleimalae Tausi is a politician from Tuvalu for the constituency of Nanumanga. He served as the speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu from 2003 until 2006, then again from March 2014 onward, and has also been the deputy prime minister ...

became Deputy Prime Minister, while

was appointed

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. While Naama Latasi was not re-elected in the September elections, she regained her seat in parliament in the November elections.

Results

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