1982 Kiribati parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati on 26 March 1982, with a second round on 1 April.^[1] All candidates for the 36 seats ran as independents. In the constituency of Banaba there was only one candidate, who was returned without an election taking place. Voter turnout was 82.5%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Independents			36	+1
Total				36	+1
Total votes		18,826	–
Registered voters/turnout		22,816	82.51
Source: Nohlen et al