2020 Kiribati parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections in Kiribati were originally planned on 7 April 2020, with a second round of voting to be held on 15 April 2020.[1] However, in late March the Electoral Commission changed the voting date to 14 April 2020,[2] with a second round on 21 April 2020.[3]
Electoral system
The 46 members of the House of Assembly are elected by three methods; 44 are elected in 23 single- and multi-member constituencies (seven with one seat, eleven with two seats and five with three seats)[4] using a modified two-round system. The other two members of the House consisted of one seat elected by the Rabi Council of Leaders,[5] and an ex officio member (the Attorney General). The Speaker is elected after the elections, from outside the House of Assembly. He doesn't participate in the votes.[6]
Voters have as many votes to cast as the number of seats in their constituencies. In single-member constituencies a candidate is elected in the first round if they receive more than 50% of the ballots cast. In two- or three-member constituencies, a candidate has to receive at least 25% of the vote to be elected in the first round.[4] Where not all seats are filled, a second round is held with the number of candidates being equal to the number of remaining seats plus two. A tie in the second round results in a third round of voting.[5]
Results
| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Pillars of Truth | ||||||||
| Tobwaan Kiribati Party | ||||||||
| Kiribati First Party | ||||||||
| Independent | ||||||||
| Elected Speaker | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 23 | ' | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Source: IPU, Radio Kiribati | ||||||||
References
- ^ Kiribati to go to polls for elections in April Radio New Zealand, 6 March 2020
- ^ 44,929 registered for elections Radio Kiribati, 26 March 2020
- ^ Delayed start for Kiribati elections Radio New Zealand, 10 April 2020
- ^ a b Kiribati Pacific Women in Politics
- ^ a b Kiribati Election Passport
- ^ Last elections IPU
- ^ "Current Members". Parliament of Kiribati (Maneaba ni Maungatabu). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Party Members". Parliament of Kiribati (Maneaba ni Maungatabu). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Current Ministers". Parliament of Kiribati (Maneaba ni Maungatabu). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
