2006 Solomon Islands general election

2006 Solomon Islands general election
Solomon Islands
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All 50 seats in the National Parliament
26 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats
National 6.85 4
SIPRA 6.29 4
People's Alliance Allan Kemakeza 6.24 3
Democratic 4.88 3
Liberal Bartholomew Ulufa'alu 4.59 2
Social Credit Manasseh Sogavare 4.29 2
Lafari 3.19 2
Independents 59.89 30
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Allan Kemakeza
People's Alliance
Snyder Rini
Independent

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 5 April 2006. No party won more than four of the fifty seats, while thirty seats went to independent candidates. A number of those subsequently formed an Association of Independent Members of Parliament, with Snyder Rini as their leader. Rini was elected prime minister by Parliament on 18 April, amidst "widespread street protests" in Honiara, which caused particular damage in the city's Chinatown. Rioters "alleged corruption and insisted that Mr. Rini had been unfairly favouring Chinese businessmen". While the riots ceased with the arrival of Australian and New Zealand peacekeeping troops the next day, the opposition soon lodged a motion of no confidence in Rini's premiership. Rini resigned on 26 April, having been Prime Minister for just eight days. Opposition parties united in a coalition and succeeded in having Manasseh Sogavare, of the Solomon Islands Social Credit Party, elected Prime Minister on 4 May.[1]

  1. ^ "Solomon Islands National Parliament: Election in 2006". Inter-Parliamentary Union.