1995 Vanuatuan general election

1995 Vanuatuan general election
30 November 1995
All 52 seats in Parliament
26 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Unity Front Donald Kalpokas 31.45 20 +5
UMP Maxime Carlot Korman 27.44 17 −2
NUP Walter Lin̄i 23.41 9 −1
FMP Pisovuke Albert Ravutia 2.66 1 0
Nagriamel Edouard Muelsul 1.76 1 0
Independents — 6.65 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Subsequent Prime Minister
Maxime Carlot Korman
UMP		 Serge Vohor
UMP

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 November 1995. Ni-Vanuatu voters were invited to elect the 50 members of the national Parliament.

The Unity Front, a coalition comprising the Vanua'aku Pati (led by Donald Kalpokas), the Melanesian Progressive Party (led by Barak Sopé) and Tan Union (led by Vincent Boulekone) won 20 seats, of which the VP won 13, the MPP 5 and the TU 2. The Union of Moderate Parties, led by incumbent Prime Minister Maxime Carlot Korman, won 17. The National United Party, led by former Prime Minister Walter Lini, won 9.

The francophone Union of Moderate Parties and the anglophone National United Party formed a coalition government, with Serge Vohor (UMP) as Prime Minister and Walter Lini as deputy Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 72.4%.

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