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Solomon Islands Liberal Party
The Solomon Islands Liberal Party (SILP) was a political party in the Solomon Islands. History The party was established as the Nationalist Party in 1975, before becoming the National Democratic Party (NADEPA).Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific: Laos–Western Samoa'', Greenwood Press, p1001 Its founders, Joses Tuhanuku and Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, were trade union leaders, with Tuhanuku heading the Solomon Islands General Workers' Union. It won eight of the 38 seats in the 1976 general elections. It was reduced to two seats in the 1980 elections and one seat in the 1984 elections. In 1986 the party was renamed the Solomon Islands Liberal Party;''The Far East and Australasia 2003', p1102'' a split later saw Tuhanuku leave to form the Solomon Islands Labour Party in 1988. In the 1989 elections it won two seats, but lost both in the 1993 elections. It won four seats in the 1997 elections, in which it was part of the Solomon Islands Alliance for Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (currently a part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands. The islands have been settled since at least some time between 30,000 and 28,800 BCE, with later waves of migrants, notably the Lapita people, mixing and producing the modern indigenous Solomon Islanders population. In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to visit them. Though not named by Mendaña, it is believed that the islands were called ''"the Solomons"'' by those who later receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Solomon Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1997. A total of 350 candidates representing nine parties contested the election, Inter-Parliamentary Union the result of which was a victory for the (SINURP), which won 21 of the 50 seats. However, , leader of the Liberal Party, was elected Prime Minister by Parliament, defeating SINURP leader |
Defunct Political Parties In The Solomon Islands
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2014 Solomon Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 19 November 2014. Independent candidates won 32 of the 50 seats in the National Parliament, with the Democratic Alliance Party emerging as the largest party with seven seats. Background The elections were assisted by the United Nations Development Programme, who wanted to help with "the development of a sustainable, cost effective and inclusive voter registration system to ensure the integrity of the vote." Previous elections in 2006 were followed by racial rioting, particularly targeting Chinese immigrants. Electoral system The 50 members of the National Parliament were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system.Electoral system IPU Voters had to be at least 18 years old and hold Solomon Islands citizenship. Overseas residents could not vote, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Sikua
David Derek Sikua (born 10 October 1959Sikua CV at Parliament website ) served as the ninth Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 20 December 2007 to 25 August 2010. He is a member of the . Career Sikua is from Ngalitavethi Village in . He was |
2010 Solomon Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 4 August 2010. The election date was announced in May 2010 by Prime Minister Derek Sikua. 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, the election date remained the same. Candidates There were a total of 509 candidates, including 25 women. Results The event was overseen by international election observers connected with the United Nations International Election Observation Coordination Team. The elections were described as peaceful, although strong concerns were expressed about voter registration irregularities. 25 incumbents were returned and 25 were replaced (including three seats where the incumbent chose not to recontest and one seat that was vacant due to the death of Edward Huni'ehu). Of the 50 MPs, most are relatively inexperienced: 45 have served less than two terms in office. The five l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Solomon Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 5 April 2006. No party won more than four of the fifty seats, while thirty seats went to independent candidates. A number of those subsequently formed an Association of Independent Members of Parliament, with Snyder Rini as their leader. Rini was elected Prime Minister by Parliament on 18 April, amidst "widespread street protests" in Honiara, which caused particular damage in the city's Chinatown. Rioters "alleged corruption and insisted that Mr. Rini had been unfairly favouring Chinese businessmen". While the riots ceased with the arrival of Australian and New Zealand peacekeeping troops the next day, the opposition soon lodged a motion of no confidence in Rini's premiership. Rini resigned on 26 April, having been Prime Minister for just eight days. Opposition parties united in a coalition and succeeded in having Manasseh Sogavare, of the Solomon Islands Social Credit Party, elected Prime Minister on 4 May. Conduct Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Solomon Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 5 December 2001. Inter-Parliamentary Union The People's Alliance Party won the most seats, and its leader, Allan Kemakeza became . Results References {{Solomon Islands elections Elections in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands Alliance For Change
The Solomon Islands Alliance for Change is a political alliance in Solomon Islands, led by the Solomon Islands Liberal Party, which was headed by Bartholomew Ulufa'alu until his death in May 2007. The SIAC includes the National Party, the Solomon Islands Social Credit Party, the Solomon Islands Liberal Party, and the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement. It was originally called the Solomon Islands Coalition for Change. The name was changed to the Solomon Islands Alliance for Change, or SIAC. It campaigned as the Solomon Islands Alliance for Change Coalition. It won power in 1997 and began government reform. Manasseh Sogavare was a member, and served as Finance Minister in Ulufa'ulu's Government. At the legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Solomon Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 26 May 1993. A record total of 280 candidates contested the election, Inter-Parliamentary Union the result of which was a for the new SIGNUR party, which won 20 of the 47 seats. However, it failed to achieve a majority in Parliament, and its leader, , was defeated in the election for Prime Minister by < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joses Tuhanuku
Joses Tuhanuku (born 1 January 1952Biography National Parliament website in , ) is a politician and former leader. He served three terms in Parliament before losing his seat in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Solomon Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 22 February 1989. A total of 257 candidates contested the election, Inter-Parliamentary Union the result of which was a landslide victory
A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin. The term became popular in the 1800s to describe a victory in which the opposition is "buried", similar to the way in which a geol ... for the People's Alliance Party, which won 23 of the 38 seats.
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