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.2006 election results, National Parliament of Solomon Islands

The constituency was one of the thirty-eight original constituencies established for the First Parliament elected in 1976. Its first MP was Remesion Eresi."Members of the First Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands

List of MPs Term MP Party 1976–1980 Remesion Eresi ? 1980–1984 Peter Salaka ? 1984–1989 ? 1989–1993 Albert Laore ? 1993–1997 ? 1997–2001 ? 2001–2006 Augustine Taneko ? 2006–2010 People's Alliance Party 2010–2011 Steve Laore Independent 2011–2014 (by-election) Christopher Laore Independent2014–20192019–People's Alliance Party

Election results

2019 2019 general electionCandidatePartyVotesChristopher LaorePeople's Alliance Party1,978Caroline Laore GoraeDemocratic Alliance Party938Steve Jarred LaoreIndependent6Saeda IraviriIndependent0Invalid/blank votes6Total2,975Registered voters3,293Source: Solomon Islands Electoral Commission

2014 2014 general electionCandidatePartyVotesChristopher LaoreIndependent938Ninamo OtuanaIndependent532Pellion BuarePeople's Alliance Party319Brisbane AmatoreUnited Democratic Party185George TaylorIndependent17Derick PakoIndependent2Invalid/blank votes–Total4,834Registered voters–Source: Solomon Islands Electoral Commission

2011 (by-election)

2011 Shortlands by-electionCandidatePartyVotesChristopher LaoreIndependent1,353Augustine Taneko731Pellion BuarePeople's Alliance Party111Joseph Isang Pitu1Invalid/blank votes4Total2,200Registered voters2,939Source: Election Passport

2010 2010 general electionCandidatePartyVotesSteve LaoreReform Democratic Party1,073Augustine Taneko901Albert Bakale Laore136Derick Pako12Ronnie Kidoe5Ninamo Otuana5Invalid/blank votes43Total2,176Registered voters2,939Source: Election Passport

2006 2006 general electionCandidatePartyVotesAugustine Taneko592Albert Bakale Laore340James Laore253Queensland Olega197Michael Kalanuma190John Alisae B. 122Steve Laore86Invalid/blank votes22Total1,802Registered voters2,556Source: Election Passport

2001 2001 general electionCandidatePartyVotesAugustine Taneko382Albert Bakale Laore365Acquila Maike273Dominic Tata218Caroline Laore Gorae132Martina Ului98Roy Kelosi94Robert Lebo88Joseph Isang Pitu71Moses Silvestern Bariri35Invalid/blank votes–Total1,756Registered voters2,330Source: Election Passport

1997 1997 general electionCandidatePartyVotesAlbert Bakale Laore426Dominic Tata320George Lepping320Augustine Taneko122Christopher Laore94Invalid/blank votes–Total1,282Registered voters1,451Source: Election Passport

1993 1993 general electionCandidatePartyVotesAlbert Bakale Laore753Peter J. Salaka262Joseph Isang Pitu130Invalid/blank votes–Total1,145Registered voters1,736Source: Election Passport

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