[1] Opponents of President Hilda Heine won a majority of seats.

[2] The 2015 elections saw a significant defeat for the government of incumbent President Christopher Loeak, with five cabinet ministers losing their seats.

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.

[5] 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.