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2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election

3 November 2007

Senate election

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3 of the 9 seats in the Senate 5 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats Covenant 3 Independents 3 Republican 2 Democratic 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

House election

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All 20 seats in the House of Representatives 11 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats Republican 12 Covenant 4 Independents 3 Democratic 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands
Constitution and law United States Constitution Northern Mariana Islands Constitution Law of the Northern Mariana Islands
Executive Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands Arnold Palacios (Independent) Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands David M. Apatang (Independent)
Legislature Northern Mariana Islands Senate President Edith DeLeon Guerrero (Democratic) Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives Speaker Edmund Villagomez (Independent)
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Federal delegation United States House Delegate Gregorio Sablan (Democratic)
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The 2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Saturday, 3 November 2007. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for 3 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, seats for the municipal council, seats for the board of education, a justice, and 3 judges. Additionally, 4 referendums were held.

The Republican Party won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, and both referendums were approved. This election would mark the last time that the Democrats would win a legislative seat until the 2020 general election.

Background

The two referendums were on proposed amendments to the constitution. One would amend Chapter XV, article 2, section a to establish a new Higher Education Commission to license post-secondary educational institutions. The other would amend Chapter III, article 4 to require a second round in the elections for governor and lieutenant governor if no candidate received over 50% in the first round.

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

Results summary

Parties		House Election Results		Seat Change	Party Strength
		2005	2007	+/−	Strength
	Republican	7	12	5	60.00%
	Covenant	7	4	3	20.00%
	Independent	2	3	1	15.00%
	Democratic	2	1	1	5.00%
Totals		18	20	2	100.00%

Parties		Senate Election Results		Seat Change	Party Strength
		2005	2007	+/−	Strength
	Covenant	3	3		33.33%
	Independent	1	3	2	33.33%
	Republican	3	2	1	22.22%
	Democratic	2	1	1	11.11%
Totals		9	9		100.00%

Senate

The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan & the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a Multi-member district with three senators. Each district had one seat open for the 2007 elections.

House of Representatives

The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The house has seven districts and five of the seven are Multi-member district. This election saw an increase in the number of seats in the House, from 18 in 2005 to 20. All 20 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives were contested in the 2007 election.

Municipal Council

Board of Education

Justices

Judges

Referendums

References

1. Calendar of Events Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Commonwealth Electoral Commission
2. ^ "CNMI 2007 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
3. Staff, Variety News (2020-11-03). "NMI Democrats win 8 House seats, Saipan Senate race". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
4. Northern Mariana Islands, 3 November 2007: Higher education under a separate Commission Direct Democracy (in German)
5. Northern Mariana Islands, 3 November 2007: Second round of gubernatorial elections Direct Democracy (in German)

External links

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See also: Elections and referendums in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

• 2007 elections in Oceania
• 2007 Northern Mariana Islands elections
• 2007 referendums
• Referendums in the Northern Mariana Islands