East Choiseul constituency

East Choiseul
Single-member Constituency for the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands
Region	Choiseul Province
Current constituency
Created	1993
Created from	North Choiseul
Current MP	Manasseh Sogavare^[1]
Party	Independent

East Choiseul is a single-member constituency of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. Located on Choiseul Island, it was established in 1993 when Parliament was expanded from 38 to 47 seats; Its first MP, Allan Qurusu, had previously served as the MP for North Choiseul between 1980 and 1993, when the constituency was abolished.

List of MPs

Term	MP	Party
1993–1997	Allan Qurusu
1997–2001	Manasseh Sogavare
2001–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014		Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party
2014–		Independent

Election results

2014

2014 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Manasseh Sogavare	Independent	1,596
Ronald Pitamama	Democratic Alliance Party	602
James Ron Kaboke	Solomon Islands People First Party	320
Invalid/blank votes		12
Total
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

2010

2010 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Manasseh Sogavare	Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party	1,913
Moses Kurebose Biliki	People's Alliance Party	384
Hence Vaekesa	People's Congress Party	100
Sheperd Lapo	National Party	248
Invalid/blank votes		20
Total		2,665
Registered voters		4,000
Source: Election Passport

2006

2006 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Manasseh Sogavare		854
Francis Qalokamake		646
Gordon Volaka		371
Moses Kurebose Biliki		355
Billy Takubala		136
Invalid/blank votes		32
Total		2,394
Registered voters		4,028
Source: Election Passport

2001

2001 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Manasseh Sogavare		1,225
Allan Qurusu		952
Billy Takubala		190
Nason Neko Degerekolo		137
Invalid/blank votes
Total		2,504
Registered voters		3,377
Source: Election Passport

1997

1997 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Manasseh Sogavare		1,111
Allan Qurusu		588
Invalid/blank votes
Total		1,699
Registered voters		2,452
Source: Election Passport

1993

1993 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Allan Qurusu		903
Hence Vaekesa		260
Paul Puqara Lekelalu		65
Jacab Sogavare		62
Invalid/blank votes
Total		1,290
Registered voters		1,570
Source: Election Passport

References

↑ Alphabetical Listing of Members of the 10th Parliament National Parliament of the Solomon Islands

Constituencies of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands

Current (50)	Aoke/Langalanga Baegu/Asifola Central Guadalcanal Central Honiara Central Kwara'ae Central Makira East 'Are'are East Central Guadalcanal East Choiseul East Guadalcanal East Honiara East Kwaio East Makira East Malaita Fataleka Gao/Bugotu Gizo/Kolombangara Hograno/Kia/Havulei Lau/Mbaelelea Malaita Outer Islands Maringe/Kokota Marovo Nggela North East Guadalcanal North Guadalcanal North Malaita North New Georgia North Vella Lavella North West Choiseul North West Guadalcanal Ranongga/Simbo Rennell/Bellona Russells/Savo Shortlands Small Malaita South Choiseul South Guadalcanal South New Georgia/Rendova/Tetepari South Vella Lavella Temotu Nende Temotu Pele Temotu Vatud Ulawa/Ugi West 'Are'are West Guadalcanal West Honiara West Kwaio West Kwara'ae West Makira West New Georgia/Vona Vona

Defunct	'Are'are Central Malaita Central Solomons Choiseul Choiseul/Shortlands East Isabel East Isabel/Savo Eastern Outer Islands Gizo/Ranongga/Simbo/Kolombangara Honiara Kwaio Makira Marovo/Kusaghe New Georgia Ngella/Savo/Russells North Central Malaita North Choiseul North East Malaita North West Malaita North Western Solomons Roviana/Rendova Roviana and North New Georgia Santa Isabel Shortlands/Vella Lavella South Central Malaita South Guadalcanal/Rennell and Bellona South Malaita Vella Lavella Vella Lavella/Kolombangara Vona Vona/Rendova/Tetepari West Guadalcanal and Russells West Isabel Ysabel/Russells

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