1993 Solomon Islands general election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 26 May 1993.[1] A record total of 280 candidates contested the election,[2] the result of which was a landslide victory for the new SIGNUR party, which won 20 of the 47 seats. However, it failed to achieve a majority in Parliament, and its leader, Solomon Mamaloni, was defeated in the election for Prime Minister by Francis Billy Hilly.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| SIGNUR | 28,473 | 23.04 | 20 | New | |
| People's Alliance Party | 20,267 | 16.40 | 9 | –14 | |
| National Action Party Solomon Islands | 16,169 | 13.08 | 3 | New | |
| Solomon Islands United Party | 12,973 | 10.50 | 3 | –1 | |
| National Front for Progress | 11,922 | 9.65 | 3 | 0 | |
| Christian Fellowship Group | 4 | New | |||
| Solomon Islands Labour Party | 1 | –1 | |||
| Independents | 33,777 | 27.33 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 123,581 | 100.00 | 47 | +9 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 165,620 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p801 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Solomon Islands Inter-Parliamentary Union
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