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House of Assembly (Kiribati)

House of Assembly
Coat of arms of Kiribati.svg
Type
Type
History
Founded July 12, 1979
Structure
Seats 46 members (45 elected + 1 speaker)
House of Assembly (Kiribati) diagram.svg
Political groups

     Pillars of Truth (26)

     Tobwaan Kiribati Party (19)
Elections
Last election
30 December 2015
Last election
7 January 2016 ( Second round)
Meeting place
KiribatiParliamentHouse.jpg
Ambo, South Tarawa
Website
www.parliament.gov.ki

     Pillars of Truth (26)

The House of Assembly (official constitutional name: Maneaba ni Maungatabu or "supreme maneaba") of Kiribati has 46 members, 44 elected for a four-year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex officio member (the Attorney General).

Created by the Constitution of 12 July 1979, its seat has been at Ambo on South Tarawa since October 2000. From 1979 to 2000, it was at Bairiki.

The current Kiribati Electoral Commissioner is Rine Ueara. The Kiribati voters last went to the polls on 30 December 2015 (and 7 January for the second round) to elect 44 MPs in 23 electoral districts.

The House of Assembly has a Speaker, elected by its members from outside Parliament, per article 71 of the Constitution.

Coordinates: 1°21′01″N 173°02′20″E / 1.35028°N 173.03889°E / 1.35028; 173.03889



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