2008 East Honiara by-election

Most populated Solomon Islands Constituency The East Honiara by-election, 2008 was a by-election for the East Honiara constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. East Honiara is by far the most heavily populated constituency in Solomon Islands, with an electorate of over 30,000.2006 election results https://web.archive.org/web/20110606115709/http://www.parliament.gov.sb/files/elections/nationalstatistics2006.pdf 2011-06-06 , National Parliament of Solomon Islands The election was precipitated by the arrest, conviction for fraud and jailing of sitting MP Charles Dausabea, who had held the seat since the 2006 general election.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=41533 Four candidates so far for Solomons East Honiara by-election August 19, 2008 Radio New Zealand International September 29, 2011 A total of twenty-six candidates stood in the by-election."Countdown to East Honiara Bye-Elections Begin", Solomon Times, September 22, 2008 Among them was a former MP, Alfred Sasako."East Honiara Bye- Election", Solomon Times, September 23, 2008 The election was held on September 25, 2008, in thirty-nine polling stations. The Solomon Times reported that many voters and other residents stayed "around to watch the whole day", viewing the election as "entertainment". The newspaper also reported that the election was "filled with drama, with candidates and supporters accusing certain camps of corrupt dealings"."Milikada Wins East Honiara Bye-Election", Solomon Times, September 26, 2008 Results The following candidates finished first, second and third, respectively. Silas Milikada -described by the Solomon Times as a "private businessman"- was duly elected MP for East Honiara. Dr. George Manimu contested the result, claiming "corrupt dealings and voting irregularities", unsuccessfully. Milikada Miller Silas 3435 George Mamimu 1071 Edward Jacob Ronia 973 Makario Tagini 728 Simeon Bouro 699 Jack Donga 626 Alfred Solomon Sasako 484 Robert Gerea 337 Alfred Maetia 325 Leslie Winston Kakai 320 Timothy Omani 211 Andrew Kuvu 174 Delmah Lavina Nori 126 Peterson Boso 99 Yukio Sato 93 Joseph Baetolingia 87 Moses Ramo 71 Charles Aiwosuga Cheka'a 70 John Ashley 51 Ramon Quitales 48 Ellison Ryan Sade 46 Kerry Wate 45 Damien James Teobasi 42 David Dausabea 39 Collin Bentley 31 Wilfred Bello Faari 27 339 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 See also List of Solomon Islands by-elections References 2008 Category:2008 in the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Category:September 2008 in Oceania