2014 Solomon Islands general election

2014 Solomon Islands general election

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All 50 seats in the National Parliament 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	89.93% ( 36.86pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– United Democratic Thomas Ko Chan 10.72 5 New Democratic Alliance Steve Abana 7.78 7 New Kadere Party Alfred Legua 4.67 1 New People First Jimmie Rodgers 4.51 1 New People's Alliance Nathaniel Waena 4.44 3 +3 SIPRA Gordon Darcy Lilo 3.90 1 −3 Independents – 56.27 32 +12 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Gordon Darcy Lilo SIPRA Manasseh Sogavare Independent

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General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 19 November 2014 to determine the composition of the 10th Parliament. The election was held following the passage of the Political Parties Integrity Bill, which sought to discourage party-switching. A biometric voter registration system was introduced before the election, which removed a large number of double enrolments and deceased voters from the electoral roll. Six of the twelve parties that contested the election won seats. The Democratic Alliance emerged as the largest, winning seven. Independents, who comprised the majority of candidates, won 32 of the 50 seats in the National Parliament. Only one woman was elected. Voter turnout was a record 89%. In an upset, Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo lost his seat of Gizo/Kolombangara to his nephew Jimson Tanagada.

Following the election, two blocs emerged to attempt to form a government. The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) comprised the Kadere Party, the United Democratic Party (UDP) and numerous independents. The DCC nominated Manasseh Sogavare, who had previously served as prime minister two times, as its candidate for prime minister. The Solomon Islands People's Democratic Coalition (SIPDC) was made up of the Democratic Alliance, the People's Alliance, the People First Party and the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA). Jeremiah Manele, a first-term member of parliament, was the SIPDC's prime ministerial nominee. In a parliamentary vote on 9 December, Sogavare defeated Manele.