Central Solomons constituency

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Central Solomons
Former Single-member Constituency
for the Legislative Council of the Solomon Islands
Former constituency
Created 1967
Abolished 1970

Central Solomons was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council of the Solomon Islands. It was created in 1967 and abolished in 1970 when the Governing Council was created. Its sole elected member, John Plant Hoka stood for re-election in the Ngella/Savo/Russells constituency in the 1970 elections. [1]

Legislative Council of the Solomon Islands

The Legislative Council (LegCo) was the legislature of the Solomon Islands between 1960 and 1970.

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The Governing Council (GovCo) was the legislature and executive of the Solomon Islands between 1970 and 1974.

John Plant Hoka was a Solomon Islands politician.

Contents

List of MPs

TermMPParty
1967–1970 John Plant Hoka  

Election results

1967 general election
CandidatePartyVotes
John Plant Hoka 646
Ronald Alexander Lawson463
Ben Duva Tonezepo196
Abiah Tegheta195
Erastus Baiave105
Baiabe Tekiou29
Kadmiel Tekieu26
Alick Tehatinga6
Invalid/blank votes
Total1,666
Registered voters2,727
Source: Election Passport

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References

  1. Solomon Islands Election Passport