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Article 32 Vacation of seats by members of Parliament (1) A member of Parliament vacates his seat: (a) upon the dissolution of Parliament next after his election; (b) upon becoming disqualified under Article 31 to be elected a member of Parliament; (c) upon resigning his seat by writing under his hand delivered, in the case of a member other than the Speaker, to the Speaker and, in the case of the Speaker, to the Clerk of Parliament; (d) if he is absent without leave of Parliament on every day on which a meeting of Parliament is held during a period of two months; or (e) upon ceasing to be a Nauruan citizen. (2) In the event of the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of a member of Parliament, an election shall be held in the manner prescribed by law of a member to fill the vacant office.