Eastern Outer Islands constituency

Eastern Outer Islands was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council, Governing Council and Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands between 1967 and 1976. It was succeeded by the First and Second Eastern Outer Islands constituencies, with the constituency's final MP, Moffat Bonunga, re-elected in the First constituency.[1]

Eastern Outer Islands
Former Single-member constituency
for the Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands
Former constituency
Created1967
Abolished1976
Replaced byFirst Eastern Outer Islands
Second Eastern Outer Islands

List of MPs

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Term MP Party
1967–1970 Edmond Kiva  
1970–1973 TAC Hepwerth  
1973–1976 Moffat Bonunga  

Election results

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1973

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1973 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Moffat Bonunga 1,001
John Melanoli 503
Shadrach Sade 199
John Palusi 176
David Dawea Taukalo 101
Invalid/blank votes
Total 1,980
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

1970

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1970 general election
Candidate Party Votes
TAC Hepwerth
P Bagira
David Dawea Taukalo
Jason Melake
Invalid/blank votes
Total
Registered voters 2,851
Source: Election Passport

1967

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The 1967 elections were carried out using an electoral college.[2]

1967 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Edmond Kiva
Jason Melake
Ishmael Mark Tuki
Invalid/blank votes
Total
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

References

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  1. ^ Solomon Islands Election Passport
  2. ^ Decolonising the Solomon Islands: British theory and Melanesian practice Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Alfred Deakin Research Institute