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Senate Olbiil Era Kelulau
Type
Type	Upper house of the Palau National Congress
Leadership
President of the Senate	Hokkons Baules, Independent since 19 January 2017
Vice-President of the Senate	Kerai Mariur
Floor Leader of the Senate	Secilil Eldebechel
Sergeant-At Arms	Ricky Mechol
Structure
Seats	15
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality block voting
Last election	3 November 2020
Next election	2024
Meeting place
Olbiil era Kelulau building in the capitol complex, Ngerulmud
Website

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The Senate of Palau is the upper house of the Palau National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau). The Senate has 13 members serving four-year terms in multi-seat constituencies. Since Januaru 2025, the Senate has 15 members. No political parties exist. The most recent election was held on 3 November 2020.

Membership

The Constitution does not indicate the number of a members of the Senate. Every 8 years, the National Congress appoints a reapportionment commission to draw up and recommend a district map allocating seats in accordance with the population. Therefore, the number of senators may change as frequently as every 8 years. Any voter can challenge a reapportionment before the Palau Supreme Court.

During the first legislature in 1981, there were 18 Senators, which was reduced to 14 in 1984. In 2000, the number dropped to 9, but in 2008, the number rose to 13, before dropping again to 11 in 2016.

Committees

The Senate of Palau has 12 standing committees. They are:

Presidents of the Senate

References

1. ^ Reklai, Leilani (13 December 2024). "New Faces, New Roles". Island Times.
2. "REPUBLIC OF PALAU LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 1 NOVEMBER 2016". Psephos. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
3. ^ "History". Olbiil Era Kelulau. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
4. "Senate Standing Committees". Olbiil Era Kelulau. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
5. ^ "The senate directory: 16".
6. "Pacific Islands Monthly: PIM". 1981.
7. ^ "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". 1991.
8. "The Republic of Palau - the Senate". oek.palaunet.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
9. ^ "Special Election In Palau To Replace Late Senator Kesolei | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019.
10. ^ "The senate directory: 4".
11. ^ "NAMING OF NEW PALAU SENATE PRESIDENT QUESTIONED | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019.
12. "IPU PARLINE database: PALAU (House of Delegates) ELECTIONS IN 2008".
13. "Parline for The Senate of Palau". Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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