Eastern Outer Islands constituency explained

Eastern Outer Islands
Parl Name:Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands
Year:1967
Abolished:1976
Type:Single-member
Next:First Eastern Outer Islands
Second Eastern Outer Islands

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

TermMPParty
1967–1970Edmond Kiva 
1970–1973TAC Hepwerth 
1973–1976Moffat Bonunga 

Election results

1973

1973 general election
CandidatePartyVotes
Moffat Bonunga1,001
John Melanoli503
Shadrach Sade199
John Palusi176
David Dawea Taukalo101
Invalid/blank votes
Total1,980
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

1970

1970 general election
CandidatePartyVotes
TAC Hepwerth
P Bagira
David Dawea Taukalo
Jason Melake
Invalid/blank votes
Total
Registered voters2,851
Source: Election Passport

1967

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

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.electionpassport.com/files/SB/SB.xlsx Solomon Islands
  2. https://www.deakin.edu.au/research-services/forms/v/3089/adri-working-paper-08.pdf Decolonising the Solomon Islands: British theory and Melanesian practice