Is voting compulsory in Nauru?
Compulsory (enforced)
Compulsory voting was introduced in 1965 when Nauru was an Australian possession.
Nauru is one of 15 countries classified “Compulsory (enforced)” for compulsory voting — 9% of the 176 with data. (Also searched as mandatory voting.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Compulsory voting
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Solomon Islands
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Vanuatu
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Fiji
- Voluntary Not enforced starting in 2014 with no legal requirement to vote.
- New Caledonia
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Papua New Guinea
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Samoa
- Compulsory (enforced) Compulsory voting was adopted in 2018 and implemented for the 2021 general election.
Other laws in Nauru
- Voting Age
- 19+
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