Ubenide Constituency

Ubenide
Constituency
Ubenide Constituency within Nauru
Coordinates: 0°31′2.57″S 166°55′28.08″E / 0.5173806°S 166.9244667°ECoordinates: 0°31′2.57″S 166°55′28.08″E / 0.5173806°S 166.9244667°E
Country	Nauru
Districts	4 (Baitsi, Denigomodu, Nibok, Uaboe)
Area
• Total	4.5 km^2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,300
Time zone	(UTC+12)
Area code(s)	+674
Members of Parliament	4[1]

Map of Ubenide

View of Denigomodu and Nibok

Ubenide is one of the constituencies of Nauru and is made up of the four districts: Baitsi, Denigomodu, Nibok, and Uaboe. It covers an area of 4.5 km², and has a population of 3,300. It returns (as the only constituency) four members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren.^[1]

Geography

Named after the acronym of the 4 districts (Uaboe, BEidi -old name of Baitsi-, NIbok, DEnigomodu), Ubenide is located in northeast coast of Nauru, and borders with the constituencies of Anetan, Anabar, Buada and Aiwo. The phosphate railway crosses the constituency in the hills.

Members of Parliament

Seat 1

Member	Term	Party
Joseph Hiram	?-2001	Non-partisan
David Adeang	2001–Present	Nauru First

Seat 2

Member	Term	Party
Lagumot Harris	1968-1976	Non-partisan
Victor Eoaeo	1976-1977	Non-partisan
Lagumot Harris	1977-1980	Non-partisan
Kennan Adeang	1980-1988	Nauru Party/Democratic Party
Buraro Detudamo	1988-1994	Non-partisan
Aloysius Amwano	1998-2003	Non-partisan
Fabian Ribauw	2003-2008	Non-partisan
Aloysius Amwano	2008-2013	Non-partisan
Russ J. Kun	2013–present	Non-partisan

Seat 3

Member	Term	Party
Derog Gioura	1968-1971	Non-partisan
Kennan Adeang	1971	Nauru Party
Derog Gioura	1971-1973	Non-partisan
Kennan Adeang	1973-1976	Nauru Party
Derog Gioura	1976-1977	Non-partisan
Kennan Adeang	1977-1978	Nauru Party
Derog Gioura	1978-2004	Non-partisan
Valdon Dowiyogo	2004–Present	Non-partisan

Seat 4

Member	Term	Party
Victor Eoaeo	1968-1973	Non-partisan
Bernard Dowiyogo	1973-2003	Nauru Party/Democratic Party
Russell E. Kun	2003-2004	Centre Party
Freddie Pitcher	2004-2013	Nauru First
Ranin Akua[2]	2013–present	Non-partisan

Notable people

• Derog Gioura, who represented Ubenide in the Parliament of Nauru, served as President of Nauru in 2003.
• Russell Kun, who has served as the Republic of Nauru's Justice Minister and as the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru, formerly represented Ubenide in Parliament.
• David Adeang, formerly Foreign Minister, appointed Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru in 2008, represents Ubenide.

References

1. Constituencies of Nauru (naurugov.nr)
2. Nauru 2013 elections

External links

Media related to Constituencies of Nauru at Wikimedia Commons