1989 Solomon Islands general election

1989 Solomon Islands general election

22 February 1989

All 38 seats in the National Parliament
19 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
People's Alliance Solomon Mamaloni 22.93 11 +1
Liberal Party Bartholomew Ulufa'alu 9.53 4 +3
NFP 8.95 4 New
Labour 8.44 2 New
United Party Peter Kenilorea 6.59 4 −9
Independents – 43.56 13 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Ezekiel Alebua
United Party
Solomon Mamaloni
People's Alliance

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 22 February 1989.[1] A total of 257 candidates contested the election,[2] the result of which was a victory for the People's Alliance Party, which won 11 of the 38 seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Alliance Party18,59122.9311+1
Solomon Islands Liberal Party7,7329.534+3
National Front for Progress7,2598.954New
Solomon Islands Labour Party6,8468.442New
Solomon Islands United Party5,3426.594−9
Independents35,32343.5613+4
Total81,093100.00380
Registered voters/turnout130,805–
Source: Solomon Islands Election Resources[3]

By constituency

ConstituencyElectorateCandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Central Guadalcanal3,525Paul Joseph TovuaSolomon Islands United Party75733.33Re-elected
Cain Eric SeriPeople's Alliance Party60426.60
Francis ManengeleaSolomon Islands Labour Party44119.42
David BalueIndependent33614.80
Jim VokiaSolomon Islands Liberal Party1335.86
Central Malaita3,945Francis Joseph SaemalaIndependent65828.48Elected
John Paul DioIndependent50021.65
Adrian BataiofesiSolomon Islands Liberal Party47620.61Unseated
Walton Willy Abuito'oPeople's Alliance Party37116.06
Harold MaomatekwaIndependent1385.97
David Thomas MaeigoaSolomon Islands Labour Party763.29
Robertson Buaite'eIndependent421.82
David Fox FolomaneIndependent210.91
Edwin MisiIndependent190.82
Frank FosalaIndependent90.39
East ꞌAreꞌare2,452Peter KeniloreaSolomon Islands United Party1,00063.53Re-elected
Edward HuniehuSolomon Islands Liberal Party46029.22
Donation Ha'apuSolomon Islands Labour Party1026.48
Arsene WaiaPeople's Alliance Party120.76
East Guadalcanal3,112Ezekiel AlebuaSolomon Islands United Party87641.54Re-elected
Johnson KoliPeople's Alliance Party45521.57
David ValusaIndependent27212.90
Neven OnorioSolomon Islands Liberal Party23010.91
Moses ButaSolomon Islands Labour Party1195.64
Julius TaipouIndependent954.50
John PedeleniIndependent622.94
East Honiara5,148Batholomew Ulufa'aluSolomon Islands Liberal Party80828.47Elected
John Maetia KaliuaeSolomon Islands United Party58520.61Unseated
David Jack MaesuaNational Front for Progress48116.95
Leslie FuguiPeople's Alliance Party44815.79
Rolland DausabeaIndependent40914.41
Alfred AihunuSolomon Islands Labour Party1073.77
East Isabel3,236Nathaniel SupaPeople's Alliance Party78131.45Re-elected
Michael EvoIndependent69427.95
Culwick Maneguasa VahiaIndependent53121.39
Lonsdale ManaseIndependent1847.41
Jayson LuguhaviSolomon Islands Labour Party1586.36
Michael DevisIndependent753.02
Joseph BogeseNational Front for Progress602.42
East Kwaio3,200John FisangoSolomon Islands Liberal Party34722.46Elected
Samuel FangariaNational Front for Progress18812.17
George Henry TafoaSolomon Islands Labour Party16410.61
Dick Kolosu FuamaeIndependent16110.42
Joseph FiriabaeNational Front for Progress15710.16
Samson UbuniIndependent1529.84
Gideon SiofaIndependent1328.54
Kadmiel MartinIndependent1076.93
Azel Laete SusuaIndependent815.24
Ken Gala'aIndependent563.62
East Makira4,450David SitaiPeople's Alliance Party2,21461.96Re-elected
Benedict KinikaSolomon Islands United Party1,35938.04
East Malaita4,037Alfred MaetiaSolomon Islands United Party64828.09Re-elected
John Moffat FuguiIndependent35815.52
Shemuel SiauIndependent34915.13
Andrew BugaIndependent27011.70
William GuaNational Front for Progress2299.93
Daniel LulutaloaSolomon Islands Labour Party1235.33
Stephen Anilafa SipoloPeople's Alliance Party1185.11
Michael Peter RamosaeSolomon Islands Liberal Party1054.55
Kwasi DauraraIndependent642.77
Martin Ma'akaloIndependent431.86
Gizo/Kolombangara2,559Jackson PiasiSolomon Islands Labour Party42928.99Elected
Joini TutuaIndependent26217.70Unseated
Lemech D. QaeIndependent24516.55
Chris TabouaIndependent24516.55
Warren PaiaIndependent16311.01
Kenneth VavePeople's Alliance Party1338.99
Etekia AvitaIndependent30.20
Lau/Mbaelelea9,014Ben FoukonaNational Front for Progress71016.28Re-elected
Sale FeraniaIndependent69916.03
Paul Maenu'uIndependent3888.90
Nathan WateSolomon Islands Labour Party3848.81
Diau MaugaIndependent3838.78
Philip SolodiaIndependent2936.72
Daniel AbaIndependent2796.40
Alwyn Wa'akoIndependent2696.17
Pio AkeasitaloaSolomon Islands Liberal Party2455.62
Peter AlafaIndependent1864.27
F. WaneuriaIndependent1643.76
Allen Billy ArafoaPeople's Alliance Party1493.42
Paul KakaiIndependent892.04
Andrew AlunaIndependent731.67
Stephen Iro'omeaIndependent400.92
A. SilofaeIndependent100.23
Malaita Outer Islands932Abraham KapeiIndependent24336.11Re-elected
Shadrach R. KeuniSolomon Islands Labour Party16123.92
Brown SauaPeople's Alliance Party15623.18
Paul KeyaumiIndependent11316.79
Marovo3,248Christopher C. AbePeople's Alliance Party1,20452.39Re-elected
Snyder RiniNational Front for Progress66929.11
Pulepada GhemuIndependent2189.49
Haroni H. HilliSolomon Islands Labour Party2079.01
Nggela5,150Gordon MaraIndependent86324.23Elected
Martin MataPeople's Alliance Party71320.02
Robert BeraIndependent70319.74Unseated
Henry Raraka KogaIndependent60116.87
Mathew PuiaSolomon Islands Liberal Party53214.94
Richard HarperSolomon Islands Labour Party1113.12
Patrick IfuriiIndependent391.09
North Choiseul2,731Allan QurusuIndependent1,08953.25Re-elected
Clement Pikabatu KengavaIndependent49224.06
Jimmy PitanapiIndependent21210.37
Voyce PitakakaIndependent1376.70
Elijah KimasaruPeople's Alliance Party683.33
Wesley VukakoloSolomon Islands Labour Party472.30
North East Guadalcanal2,738Waeta BenIndependent83644.54Elected
Hilda Thugea KariPeople's Alliance Party77741.40
Daniel SadeIndependent26414.06Unseated
North Guadalcanal3,827Baddlly DevesiIndependent1,16144.98Elected
Gideon MosesIndependent29611.47
David Vatamana VouzaSolomon Islands Labour Party28611.08
David ThuguvodaIndependent2579.96
George PaluaPeople's Alliance Party1666.43
Stephen PaeniSolomon Islands Liberal Party1295.00Unseated
Alfred ThugeaIndependent1124.34
Stephen MataghuIndependent1104.26
John B. ManebonaIndependent642.48
North West Malaita4,382John Edmond Foreman SukinaIndependent57722.65Elected
Swanson Cornelius KonofiliaNational Front for Progress54721.48Unseated
Joseph TaegaSolomon Islands Liberal Party51120.06
Fred NeobuleIndependent36214.21
Saul SumageloIndependent1877.34
Joseph GofiSolomon Islands Labour Party1455.69
Andrew TonawaneIndependent893.49
Jonas BobbyIndependent752.94
Wilfred DaoauIndependent542.12
Ranongga/Simbo2,249Reuben LiloIndependent37822.49Elected
Jay HongPeople's Alliance Party37022.01
Wilson. T. SosopuIndependent23513.98
Maxwell SimiIndependent16910.05
Stephen B. JoiIndependent1398.27
George TalasasaSolomon Islands Liberal Party925.47
Bruce RagosoIndependent885.23
Laurence RunikeraIndependent875.18
Remon SoreIndependent472.80
Gordon SiamaIndependent412.44
George AlepioIndependent352.08
Rennell/Bellona1,493Joses Taungenga TuhanukuSolomon Islands Labour Party46852.64Elected
Paul JohnPeople's Alliance Party21023.62
John TepaikaNational Front for Progress18320.58Unseated
Wesley HakanoaSolomon Islands United Party283.15
Roviana and North New Georgia2,600Job Dudley TausingaPeople's Alliance Party1,74172.00Re-elected
Ian Kopele TalasasaSolomon Islands Labour Party67728.00
Russells/Savo3,520Allan KemakezaPeople's Alliance Party99045.23Elected
Aubrey PuiaSolomon Islands Labour Party49022.38
Augustine RoseIndependent46221.11
John NginaIndependent2049.32
B. Silas SeloSolomon Islands Liberal Party431.96
Shortland1,250Albert Bakale LaoreIndependent31732.55Elected
James LaoreSolomon Islands Labour Party22122.69
Peter J. SalakaPeople's Alliance Party20721.25Unseated
Ezekiel Alex IvinuiIndependent12212.53
Ludovic HasaodiauIndependent10710.99
Small Malaita4,212Alex BartlettIndependent90829.16Re-elected
William Nii HaomaeNational Front for Progress67921.80
Michael MasihaSolomon Islands Labour Party55117.69
Nicholas Ma'aramoSolomon Islands Liberal Party52916.99
Christian Moffat SuigaPeople's Alliance Party44714.35
South Choiseul3,089Caleb KotaliIndependent72131.86Elected
Harrison BenjaminIndependent44519.66
Romano NoqebatuPeople's Alliance Party29312.95
Alfred Sasa BilikiNational Front for Progress26011.49
Jason DorovolomoIndependent2269.99Unseated
Alpha KimataIndependent1928.48
Stainer PitadunaIndependent1265.57
South Guadalcanal3,217Victor Samuel NgelePeople's Alliance Party90239.18Elected
Sethuel KellyIndependent64628.06Unseated
Stephen ChekaNational Front for Progress59425.80
Victor AlikivaraSolomon Islands Liberal Party1014.39
Craig Apusae PeluIndependent592.56
Temotu Nende3,350Ataban M TropaPeople's Alliance Party73630.65Re-elected
Peter NoliSolomon Islands Liberal Party41317.20
John MelanoliIndependent29112.12
John TopeSolomon Islands Labour Party27811.58
James MekabNational Front for Progress2309.58
Jonas MelatuaIndependent1506.25
Samuel Tensing LeoIndependent1094.54
Ambrose YamaloIndependent863.58
Balthazar LaulaIndependent612.54
Caspar UkaIndependent471.96
Temotu Pele3,527Michael MainaNational Front for Progress48423.17Elected
Simon Peter LeingaPeople's Alliance Party23411.20Unseated
Wilson Ramsey NimepoIndependent2069.86
John Patteson VaikeSolomon Islands Labour Party1959.33
Nathaniel MenigiIndependent1708.14
Charles NatemboIndependent1376.56
Samson MaloakiIndependent1215.79
George Albert FafaleIndependent1044.98
Ezekiel Maai AloloIndependent1024.88
Moffat BonungaIndependent974.64
John Knox IkaoeoIndependent612.92
John Mark Ma'akeIndependent552.63
John TeanakeIndependent411.96
Robert TaylorIndependent371.77
John Baddley BakilaSolomon Islands Liberal Party341.63
Willie Dagi KailoIndependent110.53
Ulawa/Ugi1394Nathaniel Rahumae WaenaPeople's Alliance Party——Re-elected unopposed
Vella Lavella3,030Allan PaulPeople's Alliance Party86635.12Elected
Seth G. LekelaluIndependent64626.20Unseated
Iodine PanasasaIndependent54822.22
Reddly KikoIndependent31312.69
Gwen J. AbanaIndependent933.77
Vona Vona/Rendova/Tetepari2,599Danny PhilipSolomon Islands Liberal Party68535.58Re-elected
Holoti PanapioPeople's Alliance Party50926.44
Timothy Zama HebalaIndependent1919.92
Hugh SoakaiIndependent1618.36
Nathaniel SotoIndependent934.83
John TalasasaIndependent864.47
Billy VeoIndependent804.16
Martin WickhamSolomon Islands Labour Party673.48
Patterson RunikeraIndependent351.82
Luxton JovereIndependent180.94
West ꞌAreꞌare2,518Andrew NoriNational Front for Progress66940.97Re-elected
David KausimaePeople's Alliance Party56634.66
Vincent NakumoraSolomon Islands Liberal Party19912.19
Albert HauhareSolomon Islands Labour Party19912.19
West Guadalcanal4,343George KejoaIndependent1,20443.91Re-elected
Francis OrodaniPeople's Alliance Party60221.95
John Martin GaroSolomon Islands Liberal Party46817.07
Gordon Billy GatuIndependent2629.56
Kamilo TekeIndependent2067.51
West Honiara3,777Ben GalePeople's Alliance Party47828.23Re-elected
Edward KingmeleIndependent37021.85
Peter Vincent BennettSolomon Islands Labour Party28917.07
John WheatleySolomon Islands Liberal Party21512.70
Justus Charles LesimaomaIndependent21012.40
William TaisiaSolomon Islands United Party895.26
Ruth Teu KeyaumiIndependent422.48
West Isabel3,289Edmond H. AndersonIndependent88333.74Elected
Dennis Carlos LuleiPeople's Alliance Party86833.17Unseated
Robert PerakanaIndependent36814.06
Nelson Kehe KileIndependent34012.99
Hudson KikovakaIndependent1586.04
West Kwaio3,104George LuialamoSolomon Islands Liberal Party64233.13Elected
Jonathan Wesley KukaNational Front for Progress43822.60Unseated
Jack Francis RossIndependent25213.00
Abraham BaeanisiaIndependent1849.49
Christian BiliIndependent1799.24
Paul Andrew FoasiSolomon Islands Labour Party1748.98
Joseph MaeanianiIndependent552.84
Adrian Eddy BibimauriIndependent140.72
West Kwara'ae6,381Sam AlasiaNational Front for Progress68120.48Elected
Stephen TonafaleaIndependent42012.63Unseated
Malcolm MaefiliaSolomon Islands Liberal Party33510.08
George Augustus InomeaIndependent2577.73
Cypriano RifaleaIndependent2236.71
Collin GauwaneIndependent2086.26
Alban Kedei KomePeople's Alliance Party2036.11
Chris SuagaIndependent1885.65
Robert Wilson AioroSolomon Islands Labour Party1775.32
Jemuel MisaloIndependent1484.45
Patrick Liufo'oa GwaimaoaIndependent1424.27
Daniel Daununu FaleIndependent1263.79
Francis LulumaniIndependent1173.52
Max Solo ErenimaeIndependent672.02
Alfred KelaIndependent330.99
West Makira4177Solomon S. MamaloniPeople's Alliance Party——Re-elected unopposed

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. ↑ "Election Results". Solomon Islands Election Resources.