Elections in Solomon Islands
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Elections in Solomon Islands gives information on election and election results in Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands elects on national level a legislature. The National Parliament has 50 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies.
Contents
1 Political culture
2 Latest elections
3 Past elections
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Political culture
Solomon Islands has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone. Parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Latest elections
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo lost his seat in the Gizo-Kolombangara constituency, losing to his nephew Jimson Tanangada of the United Democratic Party.[1]
As nearly two-thirds of the MPs returned are independent and the incumbent Prime Minister lost his seat, negotiations began to form a coalition government and select a new Prime Minister.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| United Democratic Party | 27,550 | 10.72 | 5 | New |
| Democratic Alliance Party | 19,992 | 7.78 | 7 | –5 |
| Kadare Party of Solomon Islands | 11,999 | 4.67 | 1 | New |
| Solomon Islands People First Party | 11,601 | 4.51 | 1 | New |
| People's Alliance Party | 11,414 | 4.44 | 3 | +3 |
| Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement | 10,022 | 3.90 | 1 | –2 |
| National Transformation Party | 7,336 | 2.85 | 0 | New |
| Solomon Islands Pan-Melanesian Congress Party | 5,421 | 2.11 | 0 | New |
| Youth Owned Rural and Urban Party | 3,666 | 1.43 | 0 | New |
| Direct Development Party | 1,961 | 0.76 | 0 | –3 |
| New Nation Party | 795 | 0.31 | 0 | New |
| People's Progressive Party | 616 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 144,599 | 56.27 | 32 | +15 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,627 | – | – | – |
| Total | 258,599 | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 287,565 | 89.93 | – | – |
| Source: Election Passport, IPU | ||||
Past elections
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See also
- List of Solomon Islands by-elections
- List of political parties in Solomon Islands
References
^ Solomon Islands election: caretaker PM Gordon Darcy Lilo concedes he has lost seat ABC News, 23 November 2014
^ "Solomon Islands election: Independents win two-thirds of parliamentary seats". ABC. ABC. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
- Adam Carr's Election Archive
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