Choiseul/Shortlands constituency
Choiseul/Shortlands | |
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Former single-member Constituency for the Governing Council of the Solomon Islands | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1970 |
Abolished | 1973 |
Created from | |
Replaced by | Choiseul |
Choiseul/Shortlands was a single-member constituency of the Governing Council of the Solomon Islands. Created in 1970 when the Governing Council was created and the number of constituencies increased from 14 to 17, it covered Choiseul Island and the Shortland Islands.
In the 1970 elections the seat was won by .[1] It was abolished in 1973 and succeeded by Choiseul and .
List of MPs[]
Term | MP | Party |
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1970–1973 |
Election results[]
1970[]
1970 general election | ||
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Candidate | Party | Votes |
778 | ||
Binet Gadebeta | 520 | |
Moses Puibangara Pitakaka | 506 | |
John Macdonald | 173 | |
Total | 2,140 | |
Registered voters | 3,353 | |
Source: Election Passport |
References[]
- ^ Solomon Islands Election Passport
Categories:
- Governing Council of the Solomon Islands constituencies
- 1970 establishments in the Solomon Islands
- Constituencies established in 1970
- 1973 disestablishments in the Solomon Islands
- Constituencies disestablished in 1973