2008 Aoke-Langalanga by-election

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The Aoke-Langalanga by-election, 2008 was a by-election for the Aoke-Langalanga constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It was held following the death of sitting MP (and former Prime Minister) Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, of the Liberal Party.[1]

Ten candidates (nine men and one woman) stood for the by-election, which was held on March 28, 2008.[2]

Matthew Cooper Wale, of the Democratic Party,[3] obtained 1,608 votes, while , in second place, "polled a little over 1000 ballots". Voter turn-out was about 70%.[4][5]

Results[]

Candidate Party Votes
Matthew Cooper Wale Democratic Party 1,608
? 1,000-1,100
? 642
? 346
? 260
? 218
? 216
? 199
? 155
? 25
Democratic gain from Liberal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Members for East Malaita and Aoke-Langalanga", Solomon Times, March 29, 2008
  2. ^ "TWO NEW MALAITA MPs SWORN-IN", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  3. ^ "The Hon. Matthew Cooper Wale", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
  4. ^ "New Members for East Malaita and Aoke-Langalanga", Solomon Times, March 29, 2008
  5. ^ "TWO NEW MALAITA MPs SWORN-IN", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
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