1989 Solomon Islands general election
Solomon Islands
22 February 1989

All 38 seats in the National Parliament
19 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
People's Alliance Solomon Mamaloni 19.23 23 +11
United Party Peter Kenilorea 18.17 4 −9
Liberal Party Bartholomew Ulufa'alu 6.02 2 +1
NFP 0.86 3 New
Labour 2 New
Independents 55.72 4 −4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Peter Kenilorea
United Party
Solomon Mamaloni
People's Alliance

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 22 February 1989.[1] A total of 257 candidates contested the election,[2] the result of which was a landslide victory for the People's Alliance Party, which won 23 of the 38 seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Alliance Party15,56219.2323+11
Solomon Islands United Party14,70318.174–9
Solomon Islands Liberal Party4,8706.022+1
National Front for Progress6990.863New
Solomon Islands Labour Party2New
Independents45,09655.724–4
Total80,930100.00380
Registered voters/turnout128,830
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  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
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