Central Kwara'ae constituency

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Central Kwara'ae
Constituency
for the Solomon Islands
Region Malaita Province
Current constituency
Created1993
Party Independent
Member(s) Jackson Fiulaua

Central Kwara'ae is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It had a registered electorate of 8,977 in 2006, and 9,955 in 2010. It is one of fourteen constituencies in Malaita Province. [1]

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The constituency was established for the Fifth Parliament in 1993, and its first MP was Alfred Maetia. [2] Fred Fono won the seat in 1997, and was twice re-elected, ultimately becoming deputy Prime Minister in 2007. [3] He stood for a fourth term in 2010, but was unseated by political newcomer and independent candidate Jackson Fiulaua, in what was described as "the major upset" of the election. [4] Fiulaua then became Minister for Infrastructure and Development in Danny Philip's government. [5]

List of MPs

The following MPs have represented Central Kwara'ae in the National Parliament. [6]

ElectionMPParty
1993 Alfred Maetia
1997 Fred Fono
2001 Fred Fono
2006 Fred Fono
2010 Jackson Fiulaua Independent

Election results

2010

In the 2010 general election, there were eleven candidates for the seat, including nine independents, incumbent Fred Fono for the newly formed People's Congress Party, and Philip Akote'e for OUR Party. Akote'e finished third, ahead of eight independents, with 331 votes. Fono was second, with 2,379 votes, while Fiulaua took the seat with 2,936. The turnout rate was 67%. [7]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jackson Fiulaua Independent2,93643.83
Fred Fono People's Congress Party 2,37935.51
Philip Akote'e Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party 3314.94
Reubin MoliIndependent2513.75
Colin SigimanuIndependent2323.46
John To'ofiluIndependent2153.21
Rosie AnilabataIndependent1211.81
Fred Maetoloa Solomon Islands Liberal Party 771.15
Walton Abuito'oIndependent721.07
Clement LeeIndependent560.84
Leonard SasaiIndependent290.43
Total6,699100.00
Source: SIBC [8]

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References

  1. 2006 election results Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine , National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  2. "Members of the Fifth Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  3. Fred Fono: biography, National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  4. "Record number of election petition filed in Solomon Islands court", Pacific Islands News Association, September 17, 2010
  5. "PM Philip name ministers" Archived August 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , Island Sun, August 27, 2010
  6. Website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands
  7. 2010 election data Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine , Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
  8. 2010 election data Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine , Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation