PIANZEA Network Members’ Constitution List
The following is a summary of PIANZEA Network member country constitutions, with a focus on sections relevant to electoral systems and administration. The details of this page were last reviewed in September 2021.
Country |
Constitution |
Electoral Sections |
Australia |
Sections 7-12, sections 24-33, and section 41 |
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Cook Islands |
Sections 27-28 |
|
Federated States of Micronesia |
Article 6 and article 9, sections 8 and 12 |
|
Fiji |
Chapter 3, parts B and C |
|
Kiribati |
Chapter 5, part 1 |
|
Nauru |
Sections 29 and 39 |
|
New Zealand |
Sections 10 and 17 |
|
Niue |
Part 2 |
|
Palau |
Article 9 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
Sections 105-106, subdivisions G and H |
|
Papua New Guinea (Autonomous Region of Bougainville) |
Part 8 |
|
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
Sections 4-6 and 12-13 |
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Samoa |
Section 64 |
|
Solomon Islands |
Part 1 |
|
Timor-Leste |
Section 7, 65, 76, and 93 |
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Tokelau |
Section 3 |
|
Kingdom of Tonga |
Sections 23, 59-60, 63-66, 76-77 |
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Tuvalu |
Part 6 |
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Vanuatu |
Sections 17-20 |
Note: This list does not include all amendments.