*Note: Number of valid votes calculated from the voter turnout (89.93%) reported by the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) and the number of reported registered voters.

At stake in this election:    

• The 50 seats in Solomon Islands’ National Parliament

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
• Queen’s Representative: Governor General Frank KABUI (since 7 July 2009)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Gordon Darcy LILO (since 16 November 2011)
• Assembly: Solomon Islands has a unicameral National Parliament with 50 seats

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is hereditary
• The Queen’s representative (Governor General) is appointed by the monarch on the advice of parliament, to serve for up to 5-years (eligible for a second term)
• In the National Parliament, 50 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Election Note:

• On Wednesday 19 November 2014, there will be an election for the National Parliament in the Solomon Islands.[i]

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: The People’s Alliance Party (PAP)
  • Leader: James MEKAB
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Democratic Alliance Party
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election:
• Party: People’s Progressive Party
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: National Transformation Party
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Kadere Pati
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Pan Melanesian Party
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election:
• Party: People First Party
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Solomon Islands’ Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA)
  • Leader: Job D. TAUSINGA
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Direct Development Party (DDP)
  • Leader: Dick HA’AMORI
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: United Democratic Party
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP)*
  • Leader: Steve ABANA
  • Seats won in last election: 14
• Party: Our Party*
  • Leader: Manasseh SOGAVARE
  • Seats won in last election: 4
• Party: Liberal Party (SILP)*
  • Leader: Derek ABANA
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: Labor Party*
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Rural Urban Party (RUPP)*
  • Leader: Samuel MANETOALI
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: United Party*
  • Leader: Sir Peter KENILOREA
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: National Party*
  • Leader: Francis HILLY
  • Seats won in last election: 1

* These are non-registered political parties and candidates will be running as independents.

Last election:

• The last election to the National Parliament in the Solomon Islands was on 4 August 2010.[ii] Turnout was 52.36 percent with 234,366 of 447,612 registered voters.[iii] Results can be found here.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 609,883 (July 2014 est)[iv]
• Registered Voters: 287,567 (Oct 2014)[v]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 11,153,890 (July 2014 est)[i]
• Is Solomon Islands a signatory to CEDAW: No[ii]
• Has Solomon Islands ratified CEDAW: Yes (6 May 2002)[iii]
• Gender Quota:  No.[iv]
• Female Candidates in this election: N/A.
• Number of Female Legislators: 1 (2%) of 50 seats in the National Parliament[v]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 157[vi]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Ranking: Not Ranked (latest rankings are from 2012)[vii]