1997 Solomon Islands general election

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1997.^[1] A total of 350 candidates representing nine parties contested the election,^[2] the result of which was a victory for the , which won 21 of the 50 seats. However, Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, leader of the Liberal Party, was elected Prime Minister by Parliament, defeating SINURP leader Solomon Mamaloni.

Results[]

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
			21	New
People's Alliance Party			7	-2
			5	+2
Solomon Islands United Party			4	+1
Solomon Islands Liberal Party			4	+4
National Party			1	New
Other parties			2	-
Independents			6	+2
Invalid/blank votes		-	-	-
Total	140,522	100	50	+3
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

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p801 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

[2] Solomon Islands Inter-Parliamentary Union

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