2019 Marshallese general election

The 2015 elections saw a significant defeat for the government of incumbent President Christopher Loeak, with five cabinet ministers losing their seats.[https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/291372/big-upset-in-marshall-islands-election Big upset in Marshall Islands election] Radio New Zealand, 5 December 2015 Following the elections, Casten Nemra was elected as president on 4 January 2016 by a margin of one vote. However, he was removed from office two weeks later by a vote of no confidence ending 21–12 in favour of dismissing him. On 27 January 2016 Hilda Heine was elected the country's first female president.[http://pidp.org/pireport/2016/January/01-29-08.htm Heine Election Ends Weeks Of Political Turmoil In RMI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204110200/http://pidp.org/pireport/2016/January/01-29-08.htm |date=2016-02-04}} Pacific Islands Report, 29 January 2016 She narrowly survived a vote of no confidence on 12 November 2018; the vote was tied at 16–16 as one member of the Legislature was abroad for medical treatment.[https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/375726/marshall-islands-president-narrowly-survives-no-confidence-vote Marshall Islands president narrowly survives no confidence vote] Radio New Zealand, 12 November 2018

The 33 members of the Nitijeļā were elected in 19 single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting and five multi-member constituencies of between two and five seats via plurality block voting.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2205_B.htm Electoral system] IPU

Hilda Heine and Kitlang Kabua were the only two women elected, with Kabua becoming the youngest member ever of the legislature at age 28.{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Giff |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/407600/marshalls-president-kabua-s-inauguration-set-for-monday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018060514/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/407600/marshalls-president-kabua-s-inauguration-set-for-monday |title=Marshalls' President Kabua's inauguration set for Monday |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=20 January 2020 |archive-date=18 October 2020}}

Incumbent President Hilda Heine lost to David Kabua, son of the former and longest President Amata Kabua.

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