The last day for intending candidates to register for Vanuatu's snap election in January was Friday afternoon.
Registrations closed at 4:30pm local time, and prospective candidates had to pay a fee of more than 900 US dollars.
The January 22nd election was called by the president, Baldwin Lonsdale, after weeks of political uncertainty and the failure of MPs to agree on a solution.
In October 14 MPs, who had been members of the government, were jailed on corruption charges.
The 24 former Vanuatu MPs who unsuccessfully sought to overturn the president's decision to order new elections may still appeal.
The Vanuatu Supreme Court has rejected an opposition bid to overturn the dissolution of parliament.
Vanuatu's electoral commission says the country will need help from donor countries to conduct its snap election in January.
Vanuatu's electoral office says it's hoping to crack down on duplicate voting as it prepares to send new electoral cards to people who lost theirs when cyclone Pam struck in March.
Vanuatu's snap election has been scheduled for January 22.
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