Aoke/Langalanga constituency

Aoke/Langalanga
Constituency for the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands
Region	Malaita Province
Current constituency
Created	1993
Current MP	Matthew Wale
Party	Democratic Party

Aoke/Langalanga, also known as Auki/Langalanga, is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It is one of fourteen constituencies in Malaita Province. It is also a relatively new constituency, having been established for the Fifth Parliament in 1993. It had an electorate of 7,365 in 2006.^[1][2][3]

Aoke/Langalanga was the constituency of Bartholomew Ulufa'alu when he became Prime Minister in 1997. Ulufa'alu lost the premiership in 2000, but continued to hold the seat until his death in 2007. A by-election was then held in 2008, which was won by Democratic Party candidate Matthew Wale.^[4][5][6]

In the 2010 general election, Wale stood for re-election against five other candidates: Richard Ulufa'alu of the Liberal Party, Judy Barty of OUR Party, and three independents. Wale was re-elected, obtaining 1,681 votes, ahead of independent candidate Billy Kwasimanu (1,512). Independent Tony Wale received exactly 1,000 votes, while the other three candidates trailed far behind: Ulufa'alu obtained 182 votes; Frank Bosi, 62; and Judy Barty, just 58. The turnout rate was 51%.^[7]

List of MPs

The following MPs have represented Aoke/Langalanga in the National Parliament, since the seat was created in 1993.^[8]

Election		MP	Party
	1993	Francis Joseph Saemala	?
	1997	Bartholomew Ulufa'alu	Liberal Party
	2001	Bartholomew Ulufa'alu	Liberal Party
	2006	Bartholomew Ulufa'alu	Liberal Party
	2008 by-election	Matthew Wale	Democratic Party
	2010	Matthew Wale	Democratic Party

Election results

1993

Candidate	Party	Votes
Francis Joseph Saemala		1,139
Bartholomew Ulufa'alu		959
Philip Jack Aru		126
Harold Maomatekwa		35
Invalid/blank votes
Total		2,259
Registered voters		3,043
Source: Election Passport

References

1. "Constituencies and their Members of Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
2. 2006 election results, National Parliament of Solomon Islands
3. "Listing of Members of Parliament by Political Parties", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
4. "The Hon. Matthew Cooper Wale", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
5. "New Members for East Malaita and Aoke-Langalanga", Solomon Times, March 29, 2008
6. "TWO NEW MALAITA MPs SWORN-IN", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
7. Official results, 2010 general election, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
8. Website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands