Palau

Name: 2028 Palauan general election
Start: 2028
Location: Palau

East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Koror

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Upcoming elections

General election
2028 Palauan general election
2028President and National Congress
Date expected
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
data.ipu.org News report
Expected date of next elections ... 07 Nov 2028
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

General election
2029 Palau general election
2029President, Vice President, Senate, and House of Delegates
Date expected
palaugov.pw Official source
there are twenty-three (23) members of the Seventh Olbiil Era Kelulau; sixteen (16) Delegates representing the sixteen states of Belau; and nine (9) Senators ... serving a four (4) year term.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The President is directly-elected and serves a four year term.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Palau is governed

System of government: Constitutional government in free association with the United States, presidential republic
palaugov.pw Official source
Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President
palaugov.pw Official source
Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: President
palaugov.pw Official source
Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
palaugov.pw Official source
Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
palaugov.pw Official source
Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Palau Election Commission
palaugov.pw Official source
Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
palaugov.pw Official source
Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
palaugov.pw Official source
The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Olbiil Era Kelulau (Senate) 9 seats · 4-year term · direct election
Olbiil Era Kelulau (House of Delegates) 16 seats · 4-year term · direct election, one delegate from each of the 16 states

The President is directly elected to a four-year term and runs on a separate ticket from the Vice-President. Palau’s National Congress, the Olbiil Era Kelulau, is bicameral; both chambers are directly elected, and the Senate has advice-and-consent powers for presidential appointments.

palaugov.pw Official source

Executive Order No. 457: Amending the membership of the NEC

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

palaugov.pw Official source

The Olbiil Era Kelulau, Belau’s National legislative body, is a bi-cameral National Congress made up of the House of Delegates and the Senate.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Presidential election
2024 Palauan presidential election
12 November 202423 months ago
Held
Wikidata Q102351194: 2024 Palauan presidential election Wikidata
2024 Palauan presidential election - point in time 2024-11-12
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2024 Palauan parliamentary election
5 November 202423 months agoNational Congress
Held Final results
Wikidata Q102351072: 2024 Palauan parliamentary election Wikidata
2024 Palauan parliamentary election - point in time 2024-11-05
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2020 Palauan presidential election
3 November 20206 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q84027078: 2020 Palauan presidential election Wikidata
2020 Palauan presidential election - point in time 2020-11-03
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2020 Palauan parliamentary election
3 November 20206 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q84082460: 2020 Palauan parliamentary election Wikidata
2020 Palauan parliamentary election - point in time 2020-11-03
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2016 Palauan presidential election
1 November 201610 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q28224443: 2016 Palauan presidential election Wikidata
2016 Palauan presidential election - point in time 2016-11-01
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2016 Palauan general election
1 November 201610 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q27534219: 2016 Palauan general election Wikidata
2016 Palauan general election - point in time 2016-11-01
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest election with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 Palauan parliamentary election

5 November 2024 Final resultsTurnout 58.1%

Seats won: all 10 lines, as in the table

Results of 2024 Palauan parliamentary election
Party or candidate	Votes	Seats	Source
Stevenson Kuartei Elected	5,224	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Mason Ngirchechebangel Whipps Elected	5,019	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Andrew Tabelual Elected	4,742	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Mark U. Rudimch Elected	4,621	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Brian Melairei Elected	4,088	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Kazuki L. "Topps" Sungino Elected	4,070	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Siegfried Bai Nakamura Elected	4,053	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Secilil Eldebechel Elected	4,048	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Ann Latii Pedro Elected	4,039	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026
TJ Imrur Remengesau Elected	4,003	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia The 15 members of the Senate were elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, incumbent President Surangel Whipps Jr won a second term Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Palau in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

palaugov.pwOfficial source
palaugov.pwOfficial source
palaugov.pwOfficial source
Wikidata Q28224443: 2016 Palauan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q27534219: 2016 Palauan general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q84027078: 2020 Palauan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q84082460: 2020 Palauan parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q102351072: 2024 Palauan parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q102351194: 2024 Palauan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
data.ipu.orgNews report
data.ipu.orgNews report
data.ipu.orgNews report

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