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Tanna by-election, 2013
A by-election was held in the Tanna constituency in Vanuatu on 27 May 2013. It followed the death of incumbent MP Harry Iauko, who was also the Minister for Infrastructure, Public Utilities and Public Service.〔("IAUKO’S SON WINS TANNA SEAT" ), ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 30 May 2013〕
==Context==
Tanna is a multiseat constituency, electing seven representatives to the national Parliament in each general election. It is a rural constituency; Vanuatu as a whole has only two towns (Port Vila and Luganville), neither of which is located on this island.
In the October 2012 general election, Harry Iauko, an incumbent minister in Prime Minister Sato Kilman's government, had retained the seat comfortably, coming second with 1,054 votes, behind Union of Moderate Parties candidate Silas Yatan (1,067) and just ahead of independent candidate Richard Namel (922). The lowest placed of the seven elected candidates was Joe Natuman (Vanua'aku Pati), with 764 votes, partly because his party had fielded several candidates. Iauko himself stood as the candidate and leader of the "Iauko Group", a dissident movement which had broken away from the Vanua'aku Pati. Such party splits have been a frequent occurrence in Vanuatu.〔("ELECTION 2012 – Official Results" ), Pacific Institute of Public Policy〕 Iauko thus remained popular on Tanna, despite being a controversial figure. In 2008, he had been accused of corruption over the sale of public lands, but had not been charged.〔("Port Vila mayor referred to Vanuatu's public prosecutor over land deal" ), Radio New Zealand International, 21 July 2008〕 In 2011, he had been convicted of aiding and abetting damage to property and aiding and abetting intentional assault, for having supervised the beating up of a journalist who had criticised him. Upon his conviction, he had been sentenced to a fine, and Prime Minister Kilman had rejected calls to sack him.〔("Iauko pleads guilty, fined Vt15,000 by court" ), ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 1 July 2011〕 Later that same year, the president of Transparency International Vanuatu accused him of having come to TIV's headquarters, "threatening to throw staff out the window and burn their building down", after TIV had published several accusations of corruption against him.〔("Vanuatu minister Iauko threatens TI staff over alleged corruption" ), Radio New Zealand International, 22 December 2011〕
On 10 December 2012, he was taken suddenly ill while in a hotel in Luganville, and was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short while later.〔("State funeral in Vanuatu for Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities" ), Radio New Zealand International, 11 December 2012〕 The by-election for his seat in Parliament was set for May 27. In the meantime, however, the Kilman government lost its parliamentary majority, following defections, and was forced to resign. Green Confederation MP Moana Carcasses Kalosil formed a new coalition government on 23 March. The Iauko Group MPs sat on the Opposition benches.〔("Nation's interest first: Carcasses" ), ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 26 mars 2013〕
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