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Presidential elections were held in Palau on 28 August 1985 to elect a president and vice-president, following the assassination of Haruo Remeliik on 30 June.[1] Lazarus Salii won the election for president, defeating interim President Alfonso Oiterong, whilst Thomas Remengesau, Sr. was elected vice-president. Voter turnout was 79.1%.
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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Lazarus Salii | 4,077 | 53.22 |
Alfonso Oiterong | 3,484 | 45.48 |
Write-ins | 99 | 1.29 |
Total | 7,660 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 7,660 | 99.51 |
Invalid/blank votes | 38 | 0.49 |
Total votes | 7,698 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 9,735 | 79.08 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Thomas Remengesau, Sr. | 1,968 | 25.94 |
Tosiwo Namamura | 1,353 | 17.84 |
Kazuo Asanuma | 1,168 | 15.40 |
Joshua Koshiba | 1,152 | 15.19 |
Sadang Silmai | 901 | 11.88 |
Haruo Willter | 756 | 9.97 |
John Tarkong | 275 | 3.63 |
Write-ins | 13 | 0.17 |
Total | 7,586 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 7,586 | 98.55 |
Invalid/blank votes | 112 | 1.45 |
Total votes | 7,698 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 9,735 | 79.08 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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