title: 2017 Micronesian parliamentary election
text: # 2017 Micronesian parliamentary election
  
  Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 2017, alongside a referendum on allowing dual citizenship. Although the proposed constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was approved by a majority of voters, it did not pass the threshold of 75% voting in favour in at least three of the four states.
  
  ## Electoral system
  
  The 14 members of Congress are elected by two methods; ten are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting for two year terms. The four at-large Senators are elected on the basis of one from each state, for four year terms
  
  Following the elections, the President and Vice-President are elected by the Congress, with only the four at-large Senators allowed to be candidates.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Congress
  
  | State | Elected member |
  | - | - |
  | Chuuk | Tiwiter Aritos |
  | Chuuk | Victor Gouland |
  | Chuuk | Florencio Singkoro Harper |
  | Chuuk | Derensio Konman |
  | Chuuk | Robson Romolow |
  | Kosrae | Paliknoa K. Welly |
  | Pohnpei | Esmond Moses |
  | Pohnpei | Dion G. Neth |
  | Pohnpei | Femy S Perman |
  | Yap | Isaac V. Figir |
  | Source: Kaselehile Press ||
  
  ### Referendum
  
  The constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was passed in all four states, but only by more than 75% of voters in Kosrae.
  
  | State | For | For | Against | Against |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | State | Votes | % | Votes | % |
  | Chuuk | 12,735 | 61 | | 39 |
  | Kosrae | 2,694 | 85 | | 15 |
  | Pohnpei | 14,344 | 70.21 | | 29.79 |
  | Yap | 1,563 | 52 | | 48 |
  | Total | 31,336 | | | |
  | Source: Kaselehile Press, Direct Democracy |||||
  