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The 8th Parliament of Solomon Islands, determined by the 2006 general election, was the National Parliament of Solomon Islands from 2006 to 2010. It was preceded by the seventh and followed by the ninth.
The 8th Parliament consisted in 50 representatives, elected from 50 single-seat constituencies. [1]
The various parties had the following number of seats. [2]
The following were the 50 members of the National Parliament. [3]
The following MPs obtained their seats through by-elections during the term of the 8th Parliament. [4]
Politics of Solomon Islands takes place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. Solomon Islands is an independent Commonwealth realm, where executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and a multi-party parliament.
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