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 Billy Manu, in second place, "polled a little over 1000 ballots". Voter turn-out was about 70%.[4][5]

Results

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CandidateVotes%
Matthew Wale1,60830.10
Billy A. Manu1,02219.13
David Faradatolo93717.54
Hellen Osi Huniehu67212.58
Billy Gizo Saenamua4548.50
Peter Clyde Mamisau3115.82
Abraham Willie Waleualo2144.01
Meshach Maebiru Maetoloa631.18
Robert Wales Feraltelia510.95
Robert Henry Alufurai110.21
Total5,343100.00
Valid votes5,34399.26
Invalid/blank votes400.74
Total votes5,383100.00
Source: [6]

See also

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References

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  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
  6. ^ Wood, Terence (1 May 2014). "Solomon Islands Election Results 1967-2013". Social Science Research Network.