2011 Marshallese general election

{{Infobox election

| type = parliamentary

| country = Marshall Islands

| election_date = 21 November 2011

| seats_for_election = All 33 seats in the Nitijeļā

| previous_election = 2007 Marshallese general election

| previous_year = 2007

| next_election = 2015 Marshallese general election

| next_year = 2015

| title = Speaker{{0|0000000}}

| before_election = Alvin Jacklick

| posttitle = Elected
Speaker

| after_election = Donald Capelle

| party1 = Independents

| seats_after1 = 33

}}{{Politics of the Marshall Islands}}

General elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 21 November 2011.{{cite news|title=Vote counting in Marshall Islands shows three incumbents may retain seats|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=64562|work=Radio New Zealand International|date=2011-11-21|accessdate=2011-11-23}} The general election is held every four years.

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

Results indicated the incumbent president was likely to have the same one-vote majority in parliament he had before the election.{{cite web|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=64931|title=Unofficial election results show no clear majority in Marshall Islands|publisher=Rnzi.com|date=2011-12-08|accessdate=2016-03-20}}{{cite news|title =Results for 2011 Elections in Marshall Islands|publisher = Adam Carr News|date = 21 February 2012|url = http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/m/marshallislands/rmi2011.txt}}

Health minister Amenta Matthew and former foreign minister Gerald Zackios lost reelection due to postal ballots.{{cite web|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=64912|title=Postal ballots up-end three candidates in Marshall Islands elections|publisher=Rnzi.com|date=2011-12-08|accessdate=2016-03-20}}

A tie in the race for the Ujae Atoll seat was only broken after a recount.{{cite web|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=65200|title=Marshalls election recount breaks tie in Ujae Atoll seat|publisher=Rnzi.com|date=2011-12-22|accessdate=2016-03-20}}