1986 Tuvaluan constitutional referendum Unsuccessful referendum on changing Tuvalu into a republic.1986 Tuvaluan constitutional referendum February 1986 Results Choice Votes % Republic 121 5.34% Constitutional monarchy 2,144 94.66% Valid votes 2,265 95.89% Invalid or blank votes 97 4.11% Total votes 2,362 100.00% Politics of TuvaluGovernment Constitution of Tuvalu Law Human rights Legislature Parliament of Tuvalu Speaker Samuelu Teo Natano Kofe Laafai Taupo Tehulu Melei Laoi Teo Boreham Kiritome Sopoaga Talama Paeniu Sualiki Taape Meisake Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani Prime Minister Feleti Teo (I) Cabinet Judiciary Judicial Committee of the Privy Council President Robert Reed High Court of Tuvalu Chief Justice Charles Sweeney Elections 1977 general elections 1981 general elections 1985 general elections 1989 general elections September 1993 general elections November 1993 general elections 1998 general elections 2002 general elections 2006 general elections 2010 general elections 2015 general elections 2019 general elections 2024 general elections Foreign relations Visa policy Tuvalu portal Other countries A referendum on becoming a republic was held in Tuvalu in February 1986. However, the proposed change was approved on only one of the eight islands, resulting in the country remaining a constitutional monarchy.[1] Results Choice Votes % For 121 5.14 Against 2,144 90.75 Invalid/blank votes 97 - Total 2,362 100 Registered voters/turnout 52.24 References ^ Far East and Australasia 2003 Eur, p1113 Elections and referendums in TuvaluGeneral elections 1967* 1971* 1974* 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 (Sep) 1993 (Nov) 1998 2002 2006 2010 2015 2019 2024 Referendums 1974 1986 2008 * As part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands See also: List of by-elections
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