2008 Aoke-Langalanga by-election
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[]
- ^ "New Members for East Malaita and Aoke-Langalanga", Solomon Times, March 29, 2008
- ^ "TWO NEW MALAITA MPs SWORN-IN", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
- ^ "The Hon. Matthew Cooper Wale", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
- ^ "New Members for East Malaita and Aoke-Langalanga", Solomon Times, March 29, 2008
- ^ "TWO NEW MALAITA MPs SWORN-IN", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
Categories:
- By-elections in the Solomon Islands
- 2008 in the Solomon Islands
- 2008 elections in Oceania