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The Solomon Islands Democratic Party and the Kedare Party emerged as the largest parties, with eight seats each, and 21 independents were victorious. [11] As in the 2014 election, most incumbents won re-election; of the 48 who contested, 13 lost their seats, including former Prime Ministers Derek Sikua and Snyder Rini . [ 50 ]
Solomon Islands' relations and security pact with China were a significant issue during the campaign. However, many voters were more concerned about domestic matters, including medicine shortages in clinics throughout the country, education, the poor quality of roads, the cost of living and the national debt.
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
The Solomon Islands People's Democratic Coalition (SIPDC) was made up of the Democratic Alliance, the People's Alliance, the People First Party and the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA). Jeremiah Manele, a first-term member of parliament, was the SIPDC's prime ministerial nominee. In a parliamentary vote on 9 December ...
This is a list of by-elections to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands since the First Parliament in 1976, with the names of the incumbent and victor and (when known) their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, and where that change is known, the result is highlighted: yellow for a Democratic Party gain.
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 4 August 2010. [1] [2] The election date was announced in May 2010 by Prime Minister Derek Sikua. [3]Although the announcement was deemed to be premature, as only the Governor General has the authority to announce the election date upon the advice of the Electoral Commission, [4] the election date remained the same.
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 26 May 1993. [1] A record total of 280 candidates contested the election, [2] the result of which was a victory for the new SIGNUR party. However, it failed to achieve a majority in Parliament, and its leader, Solomon Mamaloni, was defeated in the election for Prime Minister by Francis Billy ...
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1997. [1] A total of 350 candidates representing nine parties contested the election, [2] the result of which was a victory for the Solomon Islands National Unity and Reconciliation Party (SINURP), which won 21 of the 50 seats.