2011 Marshall Islands general election

2011 Marshallese general election

21 November 2011
All 33 seats in the Nitijeļā
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Speaker before election Alvin Jacklick Elected Speaker Donald Capelle

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General elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 21 November 2011.^[1] The general election is held every four years.^[1]

An estimated 36,000 Marshallese voted in the election.^[1] Final results were not known until after 5 December 2011, when overseas ballots were due.^[1]

Results indicated the incumbent president was likely to have the same one-vote majority in parliament he had before the election.^[2][3]

Health minister Amenta Matthew and former foreign minister Gerald Zackios lost reelection due to postal ballots.^[4]

A tie in the race for the Ujae Atoll seat was only broken after a recount.^[5]

Results

Aftermath

The newly elected Nitijela elected the president on 3 January 2012. Only two candidates were nominated, incumbent Jurelang Zedkaia and long-time MP and government minister Christopher Loeak. Loeak won the election with 21 votes to 11 votes.^[6] Loeak was expected to name his cabinet and be sworn in within a week. Zedkaia agreed to co-operate with the new administration.^[7]

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