1998 Kiribati parliamentary election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Independents | 15 | –4 | ||
| Protect the Maneaba | 14 | +1 | ||
| National Progressive Party | 11 | +4 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 40 | +1 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p679 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p681
- Kiribati: Elections held in 1994 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Observations on the new Kiribati parliament Pacific Islands Report, 12 October 1998
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