House of Assembly of Kiribati
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The House of Assembly of 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...

(official constitutional name: Maneaba ni Maungatabu) has 46 members, 44 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island
Banaba Island
Banaba Island , an island in the Pacific Ocean, is a solitary raised coral island west of the Gilbert Island chain and 300 km east of Nauru. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati. It has an area of 6.5 km², and the highest point on the island is also the highest point in Kiribati, at 81...

 and 1 ex-officio member (the Attorney General).

Created with the Constitution of 12 July 1979, its new seat is at Ambo since October 2000, on South Tarawa
South Tarawa
South Tarawa is the official capital of the Republic of Kiribati on Tarawa Atoll. The meaning of Teinainano is "down of the mast", alluding to the sail-shape of the atoll...

. From 1979 to 2000, it was at Bairiki.

There is a Kiribati Electoral Commissioner (her name is Rine Ueara). The Kiribati voters last went to the polls on 22nd August 2007 (and 30 August for second round) to elect 44 MPs in 23 electoral districts.

The House of Assembly has a Speaker
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati
The House of Assembly of Kiribati has a Speaker, a function adapted from the British Westminster model. The position was established by article 71 of the Constitution, when the country became independent from the United Kingdom....

, elected by its members from oustide Parliament, per article 71 of the Constitution.
Speakers

Name Period
Hon. Rota Onorio 1979 - 1982
Hon. Matita Taniera 1982 - 1987
Hon. Beretitara Neeti 1987 - 1994
Hon. Tekiree Tamuera 1994 - 2002
Hon. Taomati Iuta
Taomati Iuta
Taomati Iuta, born 2 May 1939 on Beru Island, is an I-Kiribati politician. He is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati for the Ninth Parliament...

2003
Hon. Etera Teangana 2003 - 2007
Hon. Taomati Iuta
Taomati Iuta
Taomati Iuta, born 2 May 1939 on Beru Island, is an I-Kiribati politician. He is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati for the Ninth Parliament...

2007 -

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