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 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act Sections 7-12, sections 24-33, and section 41
Cook Islands The Constitution of the Cook Islands Sections 27-28
Federated States of Micronesia Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia Article 6 and article 9, sections 8 and 12
Fiji Constitution of the Republic of Fiji Chapter 3, parts B and C
Kiribati Constitution of the Republic of Kiribati Chapter 5, part 1
Naoero The Constitution of Nauru Sections 29 and 39
New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 Sections 10 and 17
Niue Constitution of Niue Part 2
Palau Constitution of Palau Article 9
Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea Constitution Sections 105-106, subdivisions G and H
Papua New Guinea  (Autonomous Region of Bougainville) Constitution of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Part 8
Republic of the Marshall Islands Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Sections 4-6 and 12-13
Samoa Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa Section 64
Solomon Islands The Constitution of Solomon Islands Part 1
Timor-Leste Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Section 7, 65, 76, and 93
Tokelau Constitution of Tokelau 2006 Section 3
Kingdom of Tonga The Constitution of Tonga Sections 23, 59-60, 63-66, 76-77
Tuvalu The Constitution of Tuvalu Part 6
Vanuatu Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu Sections 17-20

 

Note: This list does not include all amendments.