Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in the Solomon Islands. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in the Solomon Islands.Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
National Party | 13,105 | 6.9 | 4 |
Rural Advancement Party | 12,030 | 6.3 | 4 |
People's Alliance Party | 11,935 | 6.3 | 3 |
Solomon Islands Liberal Party | 9,507 | 5.0 | 2 |
Democratic Party | 9,338 | 4.9 | 3 |
Solomon Islands Social Credit Party | 8,214 | 4.3 | 2 |
Lafari Party | 5,384 | 2.8 | 2 |
Christian Alliance Party | 3,613 | 1.9 | - |
Solomon Islands Labour Party | 1,733 | 0.9 | - |
Independents | 114,977 | 60.3 | 30 |
Total | 190,786 | 50 | |
Source: Adam Carr |
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