2025 Nauruan constitutional referendum
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Do you agree that the term of the Parliament be increased from 3 to 4 years as approved and passed by the Parliament pursuant to the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025?[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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A constitutional referendum was held in Nauru on 11 October 2025, the same day as the parliamentary election. The referendum was the result of a government proposal to amend the constitution to change the parliament term from three to four years. A two-thirds majority was required for the amendment to pass.[2] A majority of voters rejected the proposed amendment.[3]
Results
[edit]| Choice | Votes | % |
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 No
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4,601 | 55.33 |
| Yes | 3,714 | 44.67 |
| Valid votes | 8,315 | 99.21 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 66 | 0.79 |
| Total votes | 8,381 | 100.00 |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Nauru | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "REFERENDUM PROCEDURES (AMENDMENT OF THE SCHEDULE) REGULATIONS 2025" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette. 2 October 2025. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Referendum Factsheet" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission.
- ^ Persico, Christina (2025-10-13). "Nauru election results: Voters elect new MPs and reject 4-year term proposal". RNZ. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
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