1998 Kiribati parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati on 23 September 1998, with a second round on 30 September.[1] Although all candidates for the 40 seats ran as independents,[2] they could be divided into three groups; the National Progressive Party, Protect the Maneaba, and unaffiliated independents.[3] Independents emerged as the largest group in Parliament, with 15 of the 40 seats.[4]

Results[edit]

PartySeats+/–
Protect the Maneaba14+1
National Progressive Party11+4
Independents15–4
Total40+1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p679 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p681
  3. ^ Kiribati: Elections held in 1994 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  4. ^ Observations on the new Kiribati parliament Archived 2020-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Pacific Islands Report, 12 October 1998