[1] The elections were initially intended to be held on 19 March, but logistical problems resulted in some areas voting the following day.

[3] The Vanua'aku Pati launched its campaign slogan 'Lets Rebuild Vanuatu' in June 2019 and endorsed the continuation of its Kambak ("come back") policy.

[4] In October 2019, a 'Vot Woman' campaign was launched, supporting all female candidates and calling for guaranteed 50% representation for women in parliament.

[7] An important issue was the future of the lucrative but controversial citizenship by investment, or “passport sales” programs.

Due to the delay in announcing the official results, Parliament was unable to meet for its first sitting within the normal period of 21 days after the election, and instead met for the first time on 20 April.