1967 Solomon Islands general election

none General elections were held in the Solomon Islands between mid-May and mid-June 1967.Apathy in BSIP's first general elections Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1967, p30 Background At the time of the 1965 elections, the Legislative Council had 22 members; the Governor, 11 'official' members (civil servants) and 10 'unofficial' members, of which seven were elected by regional councils, two appointed by the Governor and one directly elected in Honiara. Prior to the 1967 elections, the membership was increased to 29, with three ex officio members, twelve officials and fourteen elected members.Busy end-of-year for Islands legislature Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1967, p7 Thirteen of the elected members were directly elected, whilst the Eastern Outer Islands seat was indirectly elected by an electoral college. Results From a possible electorate of 64,033, only 39,101 people registered to vote, of which 17,689 voted (45%).Neither "Aparth nor Fever" at BSIP elections Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1967, p37 ConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesCentral Malaita(Electorate: 2,645)Peter Taloni56660.7ElectedArnon Atomea20221.7Robert Harold Gordon12113.0Abiather Anifela444.7Total933100Central Solomons (Electorate: 2,727)John Plant Hoka64638.8ElectedRonald Alexander Lawson46327.8Ben Duva Tonezepo19611.8Abiah Tegheta19511.7Erastus Baiave1056.3Baiabe Tekiou291.7Kadmiel Tekieu261.6Alick Tehatinga60.4Total1,666100Eastern Outer Islands(Electoral college)Edmond Kiva ElectedJason Melake Ishmael Mark Tuki Total Honiara(Electorate: 1,233)Bill Ramsay21154.4ElectedBara Buchanan15740.5Lilly Ogatina Poznanski205.2UnseatedTotal388100Makira(Electorate: 3,263)Jack Campbell——Re-elected unopposedNew Georgia(Electorate: 3,638)John Wesley Kere76332.0ElectedBelshazzar Gina65227.4George Pina Lilo52021.8John Frederick Schenk2249.4Waldrip Arthur Viva1325.5Don Alley Riqeo913.8Total2,382100North Central Malaita(Electorate: 2,128)Peter Kerr Thompson57965.1ElectedLucius Noi25829.0UnseatedNelson Kifo525.8Total889100North East Malaita(Electorate: 2,108)Mariano Kelesi61570.4Re-electedJohnson Siota15117.3Daniel Laulifoia566.4Casper Sade525.9Total874100North Guadalcanal (Electorate: 3,582)Baddlly Devesi1,20074.7ElectedMichael Rapasia1438.9UnseatedMatthew Belamataga1086.7Patterson Gatu925.7William Norman Tasker452.8James Bosa191.2Total1,607100North Malaita(Electorate: 1,792)Clement Kiriau Ofai38849.2ElectedJotham Ausuta29537.4Lemuel Liolea10513.3Total788100North Western Solomons(Electorate: 4,278)Gordon Siama1,59559.1ElectedJohn Macdonald40715.1UnseatedRemesio Eresi31111.5Vailini Barisakapa983.6Orisanto Otuana863.2Jonathan Taneko692.6Jason Dorovolomo662.4Patrick Paia652.4Total2,697100South Guadalcanal(Electorate: 2,835)Leone Laku52040.3ElectedGordon Billy Gatu48337.4Marcus Pipisi18414.3Romano Vaolu1038.0Total1,290100South Malaita(Electorate: 3,234)David Kausimae1,38271.5Re-electedEmilio Idi37019.2George Garnet1809.3Total1,932100Ysabel/Russells(Electorate: 3,454)Willie Betu1,81080.7ElectedGeorge Tekinaiti Tokatake1808.0Ernest Tada Huinodi1255.6Hugo Kolitevo703.1Ellison Oliver351.6William Loslie Miki231.0Total2,243100Source: Wood,Wood Terence 1 May 2014 Solomon Islands Election Results 1967-2013 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2488857 Social Science Research Network Election PassportSolomon Islands Election Passport References Category:1967 in the Solomon Islands Category:Elections in the Solomon Islands Solomon Category:Legislative Council of the Solomon Islands Solomon Solomon Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results