1984 Solomon Islands general election

1984 Solomon Islands general election
24 October 1984
All 38 seats in the National Parliament
19 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
United Party Peter Kenilorea 21.23 13 0
People's Alliance Solomon Mamaloni 20.90 10 +2
SASF 7.70 4 New
National Democratic 7.23 1 −1
Independents – 39.35 9 −6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Solomon Mamaloni
People's Alliance		 Peter Kenilorea
United Party

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 24 October 1984.[1] A total of 230 candidates contested the elections,[2] the result of which was a victory for the Solomon Islands United Party, which won 13 of the 38 seats.

Results

Eighteen incumbent MPs lost their seats, including eight ministers.[3]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Solomon Islands United Party14,31721.23130
People's Alliance Party14,09120.9010+2
Solomon Agu Segu-Fenua5,1907.704New
National Democratic Party4,8747.231−1
Solomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement2,4203.590New
Independents26,53139.359−6
Vacant1–
Total67,423100.00380
Registered voters/turnout110,339–
Source: Solomon Islands Election Resources[4]

By constituency

ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Central GuadalcanalPaul Joseph TovuaSolomon Islands United Party47329.20Re-elected
Samuel TopiluSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement40124.75
Sam Nesa ChamatetePeople's Alliance Party34921.54
Cain Eric SeriIndependent26316.23
Walter VaghiSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua1348.27
Central MalaitaAdrian BataiofesiNational Democratic Party61535.20Re-elected
Collin GauwaneSolomon Islands United Party32018.32
Japhlet FonoIndependent1578.99
Walter Andy OfonaniSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement1357.73
Clifton KaluIndependent955.44
Tina WawaneIndependent905.15
Harold MaomatekwaIndependent895.09
Philip Jack AruIndependent864.92
Ariel Bill ArafamaeIndependent603.43
Harry ToliabuIndependent301.72
Justus Charles LesimaomaIndependent291.66
David MaefasiaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua241.37
Andrew SaeniPeople's Alliance Party170.97
East ꞌAreꞌarePeter KeniloreaSolomon Islands United Party1,01682.20Re-elected
Alphonsus NoriPeople's Alliance Party22017.80
East GuadalcanalEzekiel AlebuaSolomon Islands United Party95848.83Re-elected
David ValusaPeople's Alliance Party39720.23
Johnson KoliIndependent36818.76
Norman OnorioIndependent23912.18
East HoniaraJohn Maetia KaliuaeSolomon Islands United Party54929.79Elected
Aquila TalasasaIndependent43523.60
Batholomew Ulufa'aluNational Democratic Party39021.16Unseated
David Jack MaesuaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua25113.62
Rolland DausabeaIndependent1407.60
Aziel Laete Bola'aSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement412.22
John Ratu DaofainiaPeople's Alliance Party372.01
East IsabelNathaniel SupaPeople's Alliance Party1,00849.03Elected
Michael EvoIndependent81339.54Unseated
Rex BogeseNational Democratic Party23511.43
East KwaioElection not held
East MakiraDavid SitaiPeople's Alliance Party1,86857.51Elected
Benedict KinikaSolomon Islands United Party1,38042.49Unseated
East MalaitaAlfred MaetiaSolomon Islands United Party82141.44Re-elected
Billy Fa'aroboIndependent30215.24
John M. RamoniSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement22211.21
Nemuel MisitanaIndependent1276.41
Ariel Fa'amaeIndependent1175.91
Michael FoutaenuIndependent1045.25
Alick SamoIndependent1045.25
Blake AfugaIndependent944.75
Jezrel Luitamo KiiIndependent391.97
Billy AbanaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua341.72
Thomas SiauIndependent170.86
Gizo/KolombangaraGeorge NgumiIndependent31330.33Elected
Joini TutuaPeople's Alliance Party29928.97
V. LiloIndependent15014.53
Chris TabouaIndependent1039.98
Jackson PiasiSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua757.27
Francis Billy HillyIndependent626.01
Hugh PaiaPeople's Alliance Party302.91
Lau/MbaeleleaBen FoukonaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua37110.68Elected
Paul Maenu'uIndependent36410.48
Diau MaugaSolomon Islands United Party35110.10
George Suri KwanaeIndependent3359.64Unseated
Claudio GanikuiIndependent2928.41
Moses TeteauSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement2406.91
Lemuel W. LiobanaIndependent1965.64
Ferania SaleIndependent1845.30
Bobby KwaomaePeople's Alliance Party1684.84
Solomon Beliga LaumaeIndependent1604.61
Selwyn SurimalefoIndependent1554.46
Texley Fa'asiIndependent1404.03
Jim Brown LeniIndependent1353.89
Everest EgaNational Democratic Party1293.71
Saeti SaefafiaIndependent812.33
Alfred BouroIndependent792.27
Wilfred Ben KiriauIndependent691.99
Jimmy NgatamaeIndependent250.72
Malaita Outer IslandsAbraham KapeiSolomon Islands United Party21633.80Elected
Paul KeyaumiPeople's Alliance Party19129.89Unseated
Johnson KengaluNational Democratic Party16325.51
Mark EtuaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua385.95
Reuben TenaiIndependent314.85
MarovoChristopher C. AbePeople's Alliance Party71938.84Elected
Snyder RiniIndependent55930.20
Rodrick Terry KeraNational Democratic Party29515.94
Pulepada GhemuSolomon Islands United Party27815.02Unseated
NggelaRobert BeraIndependent1,02233.10Elected
Gordon MaraSolomon Islands United Party90329.24
Henry Raraka KogaIndependent53617.36
Richard TinoniPeople's Alliance Party31510.20
Johnson SoroIndependent1725.57
Richard HarperIndependent782.53Unseated
Ben TumulimaIndependent622.01
North ChoiseulAllan QurusuSolomon Islands United Party90462.78Re-elected
Isaac KoramakoloSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua28319.65
Jimmy PitanapiIndependent25317.57
North East GuadalcanalDaniel SadeIndependent44132.40Elected
Waeta BenSolomon Islands United Party37727.70Unseated
Nelson ThoaIndependent23917.56
Billy TapaliaNational Democratic Party1249.11
Reuben BulaIndependent836.10
Moses GhauaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua705.14
Simon NoneIndependent271.98
North GuadalcanalStephen PaeniPeople's Alliance Party67631.49Elected
Alfred ThugeaSolomon Islands United Party53124.73
David ThuguvodaIndependent36116.81
Samuel OnoSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua25411.83
Alfred MaekeIndependent22810.62
Peter SeselaIndependent974.52
North West MalaitaSwanson Cornelius KonofiliaSolomon Islands United Party36021.98Elected
Bartholomew Leni OleaIndependent23414.29Unseated
Norman KwalemanuIndependent22613.80
Samuel MisitanaIndependent1519.22
Saul SiomagelaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua1428.67
Joseph TaegaNational Democratic Party1418.61
John RarangiaIndependent1066.47
James DelamaniIndependent1006.11
Andrew WillisIndependent724.40
Leonard SulualaIndependent492.99
Felix LaumaeIndependent332.01
Francis DaukwaiIndependent241.47
Ranongga/SimboCharlie PanakeraIndependent66447.53Elected
Peter BeckIndependent34524.70
Boaz Nagu EddieIndependent15310.95
Bruce RagosoIndependent14710.52
Patterson RunikeraIndependent886.30
Rennell/BellonaJohn TepaikaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua35742.05Elected
Paul JohnPeople's Alliance Party20624.26Unseated
James TepukeIndependent16719.67
Puia KaungaNational Democratic Party779.07
Abiah TeghetaSolomon Islands United Party424.95
Roviana and North New GeorgiaJob Dudley TausingaPeople's Alliance Party1,48859.17Elected
William TalasasaNational Democratic Party90135.83
Rennell MamupaniaIndependent1265.01
Russells/SavoJohn NginaPeople's Alliance Party52428.71Re-elected
Mark Roboliu KemakezaIndependent28515.62
Nestor BeleIndependent23312.77
Aubrey PuiaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua23312.77
Mark GoluIndependent20711.34
B. Silas SeloIndependent1578.60
Jacob ManegaruIndependent894.88
John Baptist TuraIndependent563.07
Wilson SungiIndependent412.25
ShortlandPeter J. SalakaIndependent19125.99Re-elected
Lawrence AlisaeIndependent14720.00
Remesio EresiNational Democratic Party14119.18
Roy KelosiIndependent11515.65
Jerry BuareSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua8311.29
Christopher LaorePeople's Alliance Party587.89
Small MalaitaTony HarihiruSolomon Islands United Party51219.29Re-elected
Alex BartlettIndependent48418.24
Anthony SaruSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement27010.17
David LilimaeIndependent27010.17
Richard WatekariPeople's Alliance Party26810.10
David TapiaiSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua1967.39
William Nii HaomaeIndependent1646.18
John S. WatemaeIndependent1234.63
Christian Moffat SuigaIndependent1164.37
Stanley WalakutuIndependent1104.14
Peter WateoliNational Democratic Party943.54
Emanuel RapumanuIndependent471.77
South ChoiseulJason DorovolomoSolomon Islands United Party45425.66Re-elected
Harrison BenjaminPeople's Alliance Party33318.82
Franklin PitakakaIndependent33318.82
Isaac QoloniIndependent21912.38
Rence KodosikuIndependent1619.10
Leadly MedikoIndependent814.58
Metcalf PitasopaIndependent804.52
Binet GadebetaIndependent693.90
Billy TakubalaIndependent392.20
South GuadalcanalSethuel KellySolomon Agu Segu-Fenua78544.93Elected
Victor Samuel NgeleSolomon Islands United Party54631.25
Stephen ChekaPeople's Alliance Party41623.81
Temotu NendeAtaban M TropaPeople's Alliance Party1,01849.76Re-elected
Robert MewebuNational Democratic Party50324.58
Peter NoliIndependent40119.60
John MelanoliIndependent1246.06
Temotu PeleSimon Peter LeingaPeople's Alliance Party34422.14Elected
John Baddley BakilaNational Democratic Party30919.88
Clement Jimmy NateiSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua26817.25
Simon KeireIndependent21413.77
Ezekiel Maai AloloIndependent18712.03
Moffat BonungaSolomon Islands United Party17511.26Unseated
David Dawea TaukaloIndependent573.67
Ulawa/UgiAndrew MamauPeople's Alliance Party55656.73Re-elected
Geoffrey LoloitoSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua17818.16
Frank PoraraSolomon Islands United Party10911.12
Moffat RamoniIndependent616.22
Mathias SitanaNational Democratic Party575.82
Michael UmaleoIndependent191.94
Vella LavellaSeth G. LekelaluSolomon Islands United Party98954.73Elected
George TalasasaPeople's Alliance Party52028.78Unseated
Andrew KukutiIndependent29816.49
Vona Vona/Rendova/TetepariDanny PhilipSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua48030.34Elected
Willie LiangaPeople's Alliance Party28317.89
Richard BosoIndependent23414.79
Frank JamakanaIndependent21713.72
Hugh SoakaiSolomon Islands United Party17911.31Unseated
Maekera ViuruIndependent1147.21
Rex BikuIndependent754.74
West ꞌAreꞌareDavid KausimaePeople's Alliance Party42833.26Elected
Alfred AihunuSolomon Islands United Party39430.61Unseated
John AsiparaSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua22217.25
Timothy KauhionaIndependent977.54
Albert HauhareIndependent745.75
John ManewaiIndependent564.35
John Mare AihunuIndependent161.24
West GuadalcanalGeorge KejoaIndependent55726.15Elected
Orlie TorlingIndependent47622.35
Bernard GaroSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua33115.54
Kamilo TekePeople's Alliance Party24311.41Unseated
Bartholomew BuchananIndependent2009.39
Matthew BelamatagaSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement1597.46
John TotoNational Democratic Party1175.49
George Wilson MangaleIndependent472.21
West HoniaraBen GaleSolomon Islands United Party48433.04Elected
Andrew NoriPeople's Alliance Party35123.96
Peter Vincent BennettNational Democratic Party24516.72
Gordon Billy GatuIndependent15210.38Unseated
Stephen MartinSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua896.08
Duddley WateIndependent624.23
Patrick LetaIndependent422.87
William TaisiaIndependent211.43
Edwin SitoriSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement191.30
West IsabelDennis Carlos LuleiIndependent1,38460.68Re-elected
Lily O. PoznanskiSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement51122.40
Nelson Kehe KilePeople's Alliance Party38616.92
West KwaioJonathan Wesley KukaSolomon Islands United Party55131.54Re-elected
Sam Philip KorasimoraPeople's Alliance Party23213.28
Abraham BaeanisiaNational Democratic Party21712.42
John AleIndependent19911.39
Paul Andrew FoasiIndependent18710.70
John Martin GaroIndependent1548.82
Lawrence UtakaIndependent653.72
Eustace IngiIndependent462.63
Jack Francis RossSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua442.52
Adrian Eddy BibimauriIndependent331.89
Jungle Holy DeveIndependent191.09
West Kwara'aeStephen TonafaleaIndependent72829.17Elected
Leonard MaenunaSolomon Islands United Party44517.83
Robert Wilson AioroSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement35014.02
Alan TakiIndependent27911.18Unseated
Nelson KifoIndependent2319.25
Patrick Liufo'oa GwaimaoaPeople's Alliance Party1435.73
Francis LulumaniNational Democratic Party1214.85
Geoffrey AniiIndependent1184.73
M. J. LioaIndependent813.25
West MakiraSolomon S. MamaloniIndependent1,71177.99Re-elected
Mathias TaroSolomon Agu Segu-Fenua24811.30
Gad HagasuramoIndependent1637.43
John MarahoraSolomon Islands Cultural Traditional Leaders Movement723.28

Aftermath

Following the elections, Peter Kenilorea was elected Prime Minister on 24 October, defeating Solomon Mamaloni by 21 votes to 13. All twelve People's Alliance Party MPs and the sole National Democratic Party MP voted for Mamaloni, while the thirteen Solomon Islands United Party MPs, four Solomon Agu Segu-Fenua MPs and four independents voted for Kenilorea.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p801 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ↑ Solomon Islands Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ↑ Eight ministers out in Solomons poll Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1984, p7
  4. ↑ "Election Results". Solomon Islands Election Resources.
  5. ↑ Kenilorea is Solomons P.M. Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1985, p7
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