The
Legislature of the Marshall Islands (
Marshallese: ) has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat and five multi-seat
constituencies. The last election was November 21, 2011. Elections in the Marshall Islands are officially
nonpartisan, but most members of the Nitijela are affiliated with one of the four active
political parties in the Marshall Islands:
Aelon Kein Ad (AKA), Kien Eo Am (KEA), United People's Party (UPP), and
United Democratic Party (UDP).