Eastern Outer Islands constituency

Eastern Outer Islands was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council, Governing Council and Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands between 1967 and 1976. It was succeeded by the First and Second Eastern Outer Islands constituencies, with the constituency's final MP, Moffat Bonunga, re-elected in the First constituency.[1]

Eastern Outer Islands
Former Single-member Constituency
for the Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands
Former constituency
Created1967
Abolished1976
Replaced byFirst Eastern Outer Islands
Second Eastern Outer Islands

List of MPs
Term MP Party
1967–1970Edmond Kiva 
1970–1973TAC Hepwerth 
1973–1976Moffat Bonunga 

Election results

1973
1973 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Moffat Bonunga1,001
John Melanoli503
Shadrach Sade199
John Palusi176
David Dawea Taukalo101
Invalid/blank votes
Total1,980
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

1970
1970 general election
Candidate Party Votes
TAC Hepwerth
P Bagira
David Dawea Taukalo
Jason Melake
Invalid/blank votes
Total
Registered voters2,851
Source: Election Passport

1967

The 1967 elections were carried out using an electoral college.[2]

1967 general election
Candidate Party Votes
Edmond Kiva
Jason Melake
Ishmael Mark Tuki
Invalid/blank votes
Total
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

References
  1. Solomon Islands Election Passport
  2. Decolonising the Solomon Islands: British theory and Melanesian practice Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Alfred Deakin Research Institute
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