Eastern Outer Islands constituency explained
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]
List of MPs
Term | MP | Party |
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1967–1970 | Edmond Kiva | |
1970–1973 | TAC Hepwerth | |
1973–1976 | Moffat Bonunga | | |
Election results
1973
1973 general election |
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Candidate | Party | Votes |
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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
1967
The 1967 elections were carried out using an electoral college.[2]
Notes and References
- http://www.electionpassport.com/files/SB/SB.xlsx Solomon Islands
- https://www.deakin.edu.au/research-services/forms/v/3089/adri-working-paper-08.pdf Decolonising the Solomon Islands: British theory and Melanesian practice