2007 Kiribati parliamentary election

2007 Kiribati parliamentary election
22 August 2007 (first round)
30 August 2007 (second round)
44 of the 46 seats in the House of Assembly
22 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
PTK Anote Tong 18 +2
Protectionist Harry Tong 7 −17
Independents – 19 +19
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati on 22 August 2007 and 30 August 2007, within 23 constituencies (electoral districts) used to elect 44 MPs (43,000 citizens vote). Two other MPs were ex officio members (not elected).

There were 146 candidates in the first round, including all 44 sitting MPs, among them President Anote Tong. Most of them represent Pillars of Truth or Protect the Maneaba.

The main issues were education and employment.

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