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The election was the first for Catherine Willoughby's premiership and the first election in which the re-established [[Liberal Party (KT)|Liberal Party]], formed as merger between the [[Liberal Democrats (KT)|Liberal Democrats]] and the [[Coalition for Compromise]], stood for election in a combined list of Liberal Democrat and Coalition MPs. It was also the first general election in which candidates from the [[Tarawan National Party]] won seats in the House of Commons. | The election was the first for Catherine Willoughby's premiership and the first election in which the re-established [[Liberal Party (KT)|Liberal Party]], formed as merger between the [[Liberal Democrats (KT)|Liberal Democrats]] and the [[Coalition for Compromise]], stood for election in a combined list of Liberal Democrat and Coalition MPs. It was also the first general election in which candidates from the [[Tarawan National Party]] won seats in the House of Commons. | ||
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The Kiribati-Tarawa general election of 25 March 2017 elected 650 members to the Kiribatian House of Commons. The election was called on 7 March 2017, with only 18 days allocated for the campaign after prime minister Catherine Willoughby made a formal request for a dissolution to the King. The election was a snap poll, and no minor parties or independents won seats.
The election was the first for Catherine Willoughby's premiership and the first election in which the re-established Liberal Party, formed as merger between the Liberal Democrats and the Coalition for Compromise, stood for election in a combined list of Liberal Democrat and Coalition MPs. It was also the first general election in which candidates from the Tarawan National Party won seats in the House of Commons.
Polling for the election had, up through election day, predicted a hung parliament, with the Conservatives losing seats, but Labour not gaining enough to govern, leaving Willoughby to lead a minority or coalition government. The polls, however, did not sufficiently account for the vote-splitting effect of the newly reformed Liberal Party, which sapped votes from Labour candidates in many key constituencies, allowing the Conservatives to actually gain 11 seats and grow their one-seat majority to 12.