1967 Solomon Islands general election

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands between mid-May and mid-June 1967.[1]

Background

At the time of the 1965 elections, the Legislative Council had 22 members; the Governor, 11 'official' members (civil servants) and 10 'unofficial' members, of which seven were elected by regional councils, two appointed by the Governor and one directly elected in Honiara.

Prior to the 1967 elections, the membership was increased to 29, with three ex officio members, twelve officials and fourteen elected members.[2] Thirteen of the elected members were directly-elected, whilst the Eastern Outer Islands seat was indirectly elected by an electoral college.[1]

Results

From a possible electorate of 64,033, only 39,101 people registered to vote, of which 17,689 voted (45.2%).[3]

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Central Solomons (Electorate: 2,727)	John Plant Hoka	646	38.8	Elected
	Ronald Alexander Lawson	463	27.8
	Ben Duva Tonezepo	196	11.8
	Abiah Tegheta	195	11.7
	Erastus Baiave	105	6.3
	Baiabe Tekiou	29	1.7
	Kadmiel Tekieu	26	1.6
	Alick Tehatinga	6	0.4
	Total	1,666	100
North Guadalcanal (Electorate: 3,582)	Baddlly Devesi	1,200	74.7	Elected
	Michael Rapasia	143	8.9	Unseated
	Matthew Belamataga	108	6.7
	Patterson Gatu	92	5.7
	William Norman Tasker	45	2.8
	James Bosa	19	1.2
	Total	1,607	100
South Guadalcanal (Electorate: 2,835)	Leone Laku	520	40.3	Elected
	Gordon Billy Gatu	483	37.4
	Marcus Pipisi	184	14.3
	Romano Vaolu	103	8.0
	Total	1,290	100
Honiara (Electorate: 1,233)	Bill Ramsay	211	54.4	Elected
	Bara Buchanan	157	40.5
	Lilly Ogatina Poznanski	20	5.2	Unseated
	Total	388	100
Ysabel/Russells (Electorate: 3,454)	Willie Betu	1,810	80.7	Elected
	George Tekinaiti Tokatake	180	8.0
	Ernest Tada Huinodi	125	5.6
	Hugo Kolitevo	70	3.1
	Ellison Oliver	35	1.6
	William Loslie Miki	23	1.0
	Total	2,243	100
Makira (Electorate: 3,263)	Jack Campbell	–	–	Re-elected unopposed
Central Malaita (Electorate: 2,645)	Peter Taloni	566	60.7	Elected
	Arnon Atomea	202	21.7
	Robert Harold Gordon	121	13.0
	Abiather Anifela	44	4.7
	Total	933	100
North Central Malaita (Electorate: 2,128)	Peter Kerr Thompson	579	65.1	Elected
	Lucius Noi	258	29.0	Unseated
	Nelson Kifo	52	5.8
	Total	889	100
North East Malaita (Electorate: 2,108)	Mariano Kelesi	615	70.4	Re-elected
	Johnson Siota	151	17.3
	Daniel Laulifoia	56	6.4
	Casper Sade	52	5.9
	Total	874	100
North Malaita (Electorate: 1,792)	Clement Kiriau Ofai	388	49.2	Elected
	Jotham Ausuta	295	37.4
	Lemuel Liolea	105	13.3
	Total	788	100
South Malaita (Electorate: 3,234)	David Kausimae	1,382	71.5	Re-elected
	Emilio Idi	370	19.2
	George Garnet	180	9.3
	Total	1,932	100
Eastern Outer Islands (Electoral college)	Edmond Kiva	–	–	Elected
	Jason Melake	–	–
	Ishmael Mark Tuki	–	–
	Total	–	–
New Georgia (Electorate: 3,638)	John Wesley Kere	763	32.0	Elected
	Belshazzar Gina	652	27.4
	George Pina Lilo	520	21.8
	John Frederick Schenk	224	9.4
	Waldrip Arthur Viva	132	5.5
	Don Alley Riqeo	91	3.8
	Total	2,382	100
North Western Solomons (Electorate: 4,278)	Gordon Siama	1,595	59.1	Elected
	John Macdonald	407	15.1	Unseated
	Remesio Eresi	311	11.5
	Vailini Barisakapa	98	3.6
	Orisanto Otuana	86	3.2
	Jonathan Taneko	69	2.6
	Jason Dorovolomo	66	2.4
	Patrick Paia	65	2.4
	Total	2,697	100
Source: Election Passport

References

1. Apathy in BSIP's first general elections Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1967, p30
2. Busy end-of-year for Islands legislature Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1967, p7
3. Neither "Aparth nor Fever" at BSIP elections Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1967, p37