1980 Solomon Islands general election

1980 Solomon Islands general election
Solomon Islands
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All 38 seats in the National Parliament
19 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats
United Party Peter Kenilorea 17.96 13
People's Alliance Solomon Mamaloni 15.64 8
National Democratic Bartholomew Ulufa'alu 8.40 2
Independents 58.00 15
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Peter Kenilorea
United Party
Peter Kenilorea
United Party

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1980.[1] They were the first since independence has been achieved two years earlier. The Solomon Islands United Party led by Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea emerged as the largest party, winning 16 of the 38 seats. Following the elections, Kenilorea was re-elected Prime Minister.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p801 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Solomon Islands Inter-Parliamentary Union