Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati

Kiribati

Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...

 on 23 September 1998, with a second round on 30 September. Although all candidates for the 40 seats ran as independents, they could be divided into three groups; the National Progressive Party

National Progressive Party (Kiribati)

The National Progressive Party is a political party in Kiribati without parliamentary representation. Its leader Harry Tong joined the Maneaban Te Mauri before the 2003 elections....

, Protect the Maneaba

Protect the Maneaba

Protect the Maneaba is a political party in Kiribati created by the merger of the National Progressive Party and the Christian Democratic Party....

, and unaffiliated independents. Independents emerged as the largest group in Parliament, with 15 of the 40 seats.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Independents			15
Protect the Maneaba Protect the Maneaba Protect the Maneaba is a political party in Kiribati created by the merger of the National Progressive Party and the Christian Democratic Party....			14
National Progressive Party National Progressive Party (Kiribati) The National Progressive Party is a political party in Kiribati without parliamentary representation. Its leader Harry Tong joined the Maneaban Te Mauri before the 2003 elections....			11
Invalid/blank votes
Total			40	+1
Source: Nohlen et al