David Peter Gadaraoa

The Honourable
David Peter Gadaraoa
MP
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
In office
January 1977 – September 1981
Preceded byEdwin Tsitsi
Succeeded byRuben Kun
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Anabar
In office
1968–1981
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMaein Deireragea
Personal details
Born1944 (age 80–81)

David Peter Gadaraoa (born 1944) is a Nauruan politician.

Biography

David Peter Gadaraoa was born in 1944.[1]

In 1967, Gadaraoa was elected to serve on the Nauruan Constitutional Convention.[2] Gadaraoa was elected to the Parliament of Nauru representing the Anabar Constituency in the 1968 election.[3] He was re-elected unopposed in 1971.[4] He was again re-elected in 1973.[5] In December 1973, Gadaraoa was elected deputy speaker under Speaker Kenas Aroi. Gadaraoa defeated Lagumot Harris by one vote.[6]

Gadaraoa was re-elected in 1976.[7] Gadaraoa was elected speaker of Parliament in January 1977 following the resignation of Speaker Edwin Tsitsi in December 1976.[8] Gadaraoa was re-elected to parliament in 1977.[9] He was re-elected as speaker in November.[10] He was again re-elected unopposed to parliament in 1980.[11] He was re-elected as speaker as well.[12] Gadaraoa resigned his parliamentary seat in September 1981 for personal reasons.[3]

Gadaraoa ran unsuccessfully for parliament in the Anabar Constituency in the following elections: 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, April 2010, and June 2010.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Angam bwiõ, 90 years" (PDF). Nauru Bulletin. Republic of Nauru. 3 November 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Declaration of Election" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (62): 1–5. 18 December 1967.
  3. ^ a b "People". Pacific Islands Monthly (52): 40. November 1981.
  4. ^ Ayers, J. R. (13 January 1971). "ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (3): 9–10.
  5. ^ Cain, Michael B. (17 December 1973). "DECLARATION OF POLL" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (58): 2.
  6. ^ "General Elections in Nauru". Australian foreign affairs record (45): 41. January 1974.
  7. ^ Gillett, S. (20 December 1976). "DECLARATION OF POLL" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (65): 2.
  8. ^ "No Fun and Games When Party Politics Creeps Up on Nauru". Pacific Islands Monthly (2): 9–10. 1 February 1977.
  9. ^ Jones, Peter Lionel (14 November 1977). "DECLARATION OF ELECTION" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (81): 2.
  10. ^ "Nauruans vote to "legalise" a palace revolution". Pacific Islands Monthly (49): 31. January 1978.
  11. ^ Star, T. W. (3 December 1980). "GENERAL ELECTION 1980 ANABAR CONSTITUENCY" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (76): 2–3.
  12. ^ "Surprises in Nauru Poll". Pacific Islands Monthly (52): 5. February 1981.
  13. ^ Star, T. W. (5 December 1983). "DECLARATION OF ELECTION" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (67): 4.
  14. ^ Manu, V. S. (26 January 1987). "DECLARATION OF ELECTION" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (9): 3.
  15. ^ Emiu, K. Deouri (16 November 1992). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 1992" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (77): 6.
  16. ^ Emiu, Kelly D. (20 November 1995). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 1992" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (66): 4.
  17. ^ Itsimaera, Angie (10 February 1997). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 1997" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (16): 3.
  18. ^ Batsiua, Mathew (8 April 2000). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 2000" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (26): 1.
  19. ^ Star, Tamaiti Willie (5 May 2003). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 2003" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (35): 5.
  20. ^ Solomon, Camilla (26 August 2007). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 2007" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (87): 1.
  21. ^ Solomon, Camilla (26 April 2008). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 2008" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (46): 6.
  22. ^ Cain, Michael B. (24 April 2010). "CONSTITUENCY OF ANABAR/IJUW/ANIBARE" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (48): 6.
  23. ^ Cain, Michael B. (19 June 2010). "General Parliamentary Election 2010" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (79): 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2022.
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