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- ↑ 2006 election results Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine , National Parliament of Solomon Islands
- ↑ "Four candidates so far for Solomons East Honiara by-election". Radio New Zealand International . August 19, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Countdown to East Honiara Bye-Elections Begin", Solomon Times, September 22, 2008
- 1 2 "East Honiara Bye- Election", Solomon Times, September 23, 2008
- 1 2 "Milikada Wins East Honiara Bye-Election", Solomon Times, September 26, 2008
- ↑ Wood, Terence (1 May 2014). "Solomon Islands Election Results 1967-2013". Social Science Research Network.