Shortlands constituency

Shortlands is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It is one of eight constituencies in Western Province and covers the Shortland Islands.[1]

Shortlands
Single-member constituency
for the National Parliament of Solomon Islands
RegionWestern Province
Current constituency
Created1993
Current MPChristopher Laore
PartyPeople's Alliance Party
Constituents3,293 (2019)

The constituency was one of the thirty-eight original constituencies established for the First Parliament elected in 1976. Its first MP was Remesion Eresi.[2]

List of MPs
TermMPParty
1976–1980Remesion Eresi ?
1980–1984Peter Salaka ?
1984–1989 ?
1989–1993Albert Laore ?
1993–1997 ?
1997–2001 ?
2001–2006Augustine Taneko ?
2006–2010People's Alliance Party
2010–2011Steve LaoreIndependent
2011–2014 (by-election)Christopher LaoreIndependent
2014–2019
2019– People's Alliance Party

Election results

2019
2019 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Christopher Laore People's Alliance Party 1,978
Caroline Laore Gorae Democratic Alliance Party 938
Steve Jarred Laore Independent 6
Saeda Iraviri Independent 0
Invalid/blank votes 6
Total 2,975
Registered voters 3,293
Source: Solomon Islands Electoral Commission

2014
2014 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Christopher Laore Independent 938
Ninamo Otuana Independent 532
Pellion Buare People's Alliance Party 319
Brisbane Amatore United Democratic Party 185
George Taylor Independent 17
Derick Pako Independent 2
Invalid/blank votes –
Total4,834
Registered voters–
Source: Solomon Islands Electoral Commission

2011 (by-election)
Main article: 2011 Shortlands by-election
2011 Shortlands by-election
Candidate Party Votes
Christopher Laore Independent 1,353
Augustine Taneko 731
Pellion Buare People's Alliance Party 111
Joseph Isang Pitu 1
Invalid/blank votes 4
Total2,200
Registered voters2,939
Source: Election Passport

2010
2010 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Steve Laore Reform Democratic Party 1,073
Augustine Taneko 901
Albert Bakale Laore 136
Derick Pako 12
Ronnie Kidoe 5
Ninamo Otuana 5
Invalid/blank votes 43
Total 2,176
Registered voters 2,939
Source: Election Passport

2006
2006 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Augustine Taneko 592
Albert Bakale Laore 340
James Laore 253
Queensland Olega 197
Michael Kalanuma 190
John Alisae B. 122
Steve Laore 86
Invalid/blank votes 22
Total 1,802
Registered voters 2,556
Source: Election Passport

2001
2001 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Augustine Taneko 382
Albert Bakale Laore 365
Acquila Maike 273
Dominic Tata 218
Caroline Laore Gorae 132
Martina Ului 98
Roy Kelosi 94
Robert Lebo 88
Joseph Isang Pitu 71
Moses Silvestern Bariri 35
Invalid/blank votes –
Total 1,756
Registered voters 2,330
Source: Election Passport

1997
1997 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Albert Bakale Laore 426
Dominic Tata 320
George Lepping 320
Augustine Taneko 122
Christopher Laore 94
Invalid/blank votes –
Total 1,282
Registered voters 1,451
Source: Election Passport

1993
1993 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Albert Bakale Laore 753
Peter J. Salaka 262
Joseph Isang Pitu 130
Invalid/blank votes –
Total 1,145
Registered voters 1,736
Source: Election Passport

References
  1. 2006 election results, National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  2. "Members of the First Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
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