East Honiara constituency

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East Honiara
Constituency
for the Solomon Islands
RegionHoniara City Council
Current constituency
Created1976
Party Reformed Democratic Party
Member(s) Douglas Ete

East Honiara is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. With an electorate of 30,049 in 2006, it is by far the most heavily populated constituency in the country, being the only one (out of fifty) to consist in more than 20,000 voters. It is one of three parliamentary constituencies in the country's capital city, Honiara - the other two being Central Honiara and West Honiara. [1] [2] [3]

The constituency has existed since the first Parliament in 1976. Its first MP was Bartholomew Ulufa’alu, who was later to become Prime Minister. [4]

Charles Dausabea was elected in the 2006 general election, but subsequently lost his seat was he was convicted and jailed for fraud. This precipitated a bye-election, which Silas Milikada won with 3,453 votes. [5] [6]

Opinion polls suggested that Auditor General Edward Ronia was the most popular candidate to take the seat in the 2010 general election. [7] Ultimately, however, he did not stand. There were twelve candidates for the seat, including nine independents, two rival candidates from OUR Party, and one (Douglas Ete) from the Reformed Democratic Party. Ete won by an overwhelming margin, obtaining 3,178 votes, ahead of second-placed former MP Charles Dausabea (OUR Party), who obtained 958 votes. Voter turnout, however, was only 19%. [8]

Members of Parliament by year

ElectionMPParty
1976 Bartholomew Ulufa’alu
1980
1984 John Maetia Kauliae
1989 Bartholomew Ulufa’alu
1990 by-election Charles Dausabea
1993 John Maetia Kauluae
1997 Charles Dausabea
2001 Simeon Bouro Association of Independent Members
2006 Charles Dausabea
2008 by-election Silas Milikada
2010 Douglas Ete Reform Democratic Party
2014
2019 Democratic Party
2024 Morris Toiraena United Party

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References

  1. "Constituencies and their Members of Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  2. 2006 election results Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine , National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  3. "Listing of Members of Parliament by Political Parties", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  4. "Members of the First Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  5. "Four candidates so far for Solomons East Honiara by-election". Radio New Zealand International . August 19, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  6. "Milikada Wins East Honiara Bye-Election", Solomon Times, September 26, 2008
  7. "Ronia is preferred candidate for East Honiara" Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine , Solomon Star, March 19, 2010
  8. Official results, 2010 general election Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation