Central Kwara'ae

Central Kwara'ae is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It had a registered electorate of 8,977 in 2006, and 9,955 in 2010. It is one of fourteen constituencies in Malaita Province.^[1]

The constituency was established for the Fifth Parliament in 1994, and its first MP was Alfred Maetia.^[2] Fred Fono won the seat in 1997, and was twice re-elected, ultimately becoming deputy Prime Minister in 2007.^[3] He stood for a fourth term in 2010, but was unseated by political newcomer and independent candidate Jackson Fiulaua, in what was described as "the major upset" of the election.^[4] Fiulaua then became Minister for Infrastructure and Development in Danny Philip's government.^[5]

Results in 2010

In the 2010 general election, there were eleven candidates for the seat, including nine independents, incumbent Fred Fono for the newly formed People's Congress Party, and Philip Akote'e for OUR Party. Akote'e finished third, ahead of eight independents, with 331 votes. Fono was second, with 2,379 votes, while Fiulaua took the seat with 2,936. The turnout rate was 67%.^[6]

General Election 2010: Central Kwara'ae[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y Jackson Fiulaua	2,936
	People's Congress Party	N Fred Fono (incumbent)	2,379
	OUR Party	Philip Akote'e	331
	Independent	Reubin Moli	251
	Independent	Colin Sigimanu	232
	Independent	John To'ofilu	215
	Independent	Rosie Anilabata	121
	Liberal Party	Fred Maetoloa	77
	Independent	Walton Abuito'o	72
	Independent	Clement Lee	56
	Independent	Leonard Sasai	29

Members of Parliament by year

The following MPs have represented Central Kwara'ae in the National Parliament.^[8]

References