| Choiseul/Shortlands | |
| Parl Name: | Governing Council of the Solomon Islands |
| Year: | 1970 |
| Abolished: | 1973 |
| Type: | single-member |
| Previous: | North Western Solomons |
| Next: | Choiseul Shortlands/Vella Lavella |
Choiseul/Shortlands was a single-member constituency of the Governing Council of the Solomon Islands. Created in 1970 when the Governing Council was created and the number of constituencies increased from 14 to 17, it covered Choiseul Island and the Shortland Islands.
In the 1970 elections the seat was won by Remesio Eresi.[1] It was abolished in 1973 and succeeded by Choiseul and Shortlands/Vella Lavella.
| 1970 general election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |
| Remesio Eresi | 778 | ||
| Binet Gadebeta | 520 | ||
| Moses Puibangara Pitakaka | 506 | ||
| John Macdonald | 173 | ||
| Total | 2,140 | ||
| Registered voters | 3,353 | ||
| Source: Election Passport | |||