List of Solomon Islands by-elections

This is a list of by-elections to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands since the First Parliament in 1976, with the names of the incumbent and victor and (when known) their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, and where that change is known, the result is highlighted: yellow for a Democratic Party gain.

The source for most of this information is the parliamentary website.^[1]

Contents 1 First Parliament (1976-1980) 2 Second Parliament (1980-1984) 3 Third Parliament (1984-1988) 4 Fourth Parliament (1989-1993) 5 Fifth Parliament (1994-1997) 6 Sixth Parliament (1997-2001) 7 Seventh Parliament (2001-2005) 8 Eighth Parliament (2006-2010) 9 Ninth Parliament (2010- ) 10 Notable by-elections 11 Notes and references

First Parliament (1976-1980)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Vona Vona-Rendova-Tetepare	unknown	Francis Aqorau		(unknown)	John Talasasa		(unknown)	Death
West Kwara'ae	unknown	Fr. John Gerea		(unknown)	Allan Taki		(unknown)	Resignation

Second Parliament (1980-1984)

None.

Third Parliament (1984-1988)

None.

Fourth Parliament (1989-1993)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
North-East Guadalcanal	1989	Waita Ben Tabusasi		(unknown)	Hilda Kari		(unknown)	Elected Speaker
East Honiara	1990	Bartholomew Ulufa'alu		Liberal Party	Charles Dausabea		(unknown)	Resignation
East 'Are'are	1992	Peter Kenilorea		(unknown)	Edward Huni'ehu		(unknown)	Resignation

Fifth Parliament (1994-1997)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
East Honiara	unknown	Charles Dausabea		(unknown)	John Maetia Kauluae		(unknown)	Petitioned

Sixth Parliament (1997-2001)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
West Makira	2000	Solomon Mamaloni		People's Progressive Party	Jackson Suna'one		(unknown)	Death (kidney disease)
Gao-Bugotu	unknown	James Tarasele Saliga		(unknown)	William Harry Gigini		(unknown)	Death

Seventh Parliament (2001-2005)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Gao-Bugotu	2002	Eric Notere		(unknown)	Basil Manelegua		Association of Independent Members of Parliament	Petitioned
South Guadalcanal	2002	Augustine Geve		(unknown)	Victor Totu		(unknown)	Assassinated
North Malaita	2004	Daniel Fa'afunua		People's Alliance Party	Daniel Enele Kwanairara		(unknown)	Disqualified
Ulawa-Ugi	2004	Nathaniel Waena		(unknown)	James Tora		(unknown)	Elected Governor-General

Eighth Parliament (2006-2010)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
East Malaita	27 March 2008	unknown		(unknown)	Manasseh Maelanga		(unknown)	unknown
Aoke-Langalanga	28 March 2008	Bartholomew Ulufa'alu		Liberal Party	Matthew Cooper Wale		Democratic Party	Death
Lau Mbaelelea	23 September 2008	unknown		(unknown)	Walter Folotalu		(unknown)	unknown
East Honiara	25 September 2008	Charles Dausabea		(unknown)	Silas Milikada		(unknown)	Jailed following conviction for fraud
Central Guadalcanal	6 May 2009	Peter Shanel Agovaka		(unknown)	Peter Shanel Agovaka (Incumbent re-elected)		(unknown)	unknown
Savo and Russells	29 October 2009	Allan Kemakeza		People's Alliance Party	Allan Kemakeza (Incumbent re-elected)[2]		People's Alliance Party	Jailed following conviction for "demanding with menace, intimidation and larceny"

Ninth Parliament (2010- )

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Shortlands	30 March 2011	Steve Laore		Independent	Christopher Laore		Independent	Death
Baegu-Asifola	30 March 2011	Toswel Kaua		Independent	David Tome		Independent	Death

Notable by-elections

The 1989 by-election in the North-East Guadalcanal constituency, prompted by Waita Ben Tabusasi's election as Speaker^[3], resulted in a woman, Hilda Kari, being elected to Parliament for the first time.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and references

1. ^ "Members", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
2. ^ Kemakeza's re-election was subsequently voided by court order, as he was under a suspended jail sentence at the time. With a general election coming up by that point, there was no second by-election.("Sir Allan loses his seat again", Solomon Star, 27 February 2010)
3. ^ In contrast with the United Kingdom, in Solomon Islands a sitting MP may not be Speaker. The Speaker is generally elected from outside Parliament (such as a former MP who has lost his seat), but on this one occasion a sitting MP was elected to the position, necessitating that he resign.
4. ^ New politics in the South Pacific, 1994, p.205
5. ^ “Women Candidates Training Workshop 2010”, Centre for Democratic Institutions