Former Premier of Western Province, Wayne Maepio is seeking legal clarification on vote rigging allegation in ward 23 in the Western Provincial election.
The Chief Electoral Officer of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission says, there is no concrete planning at this stage to introduce out-of-constituency voting in the country. Moses Saitala made the clarification over recent concerns raised by a Martin Karani from Makira-Ulawa Province .
With the upcoming Provincial election, the Government’s stand on a proposed Temporary Special Measure for women in the Provincial Assembly is unclear. President of the Western Provincial council of Women Rendy Solomon said the progress towards the policy has been slow.
Lanelle Tanangada, wife of the former MP Jimson Tanangada has been elected the new Member of Parliament for Gizo/Kolombangara constituency after counting in the by election concluded late this evening.
Gizo-Kolombangara constituents in the Western province will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Parliament representative. Five candidates are contesting the seat including the wife of the ousted M-P Lanelle Tanangada and former Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo.
Five candidates are confirmed to contest the Gizo-Kolombangara by-election next month. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission received the nominations before the nomination period closed on Wednesday.
Governor General Sir Frank Kabui today proclaimed May 23 as the date of the by-election for the Gizo/Kolombangara constituency. In a press release, Solomon Islands Electoral Commission Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala said, as of tomorrow, notice of the election will be published within every…
Commentary By Transparency Solomon Islands In almost 40 years of political independence, our collective and personal experience shows that a combination of naturally selfish human nature, easy access to unearned money, donors offering weakly administered external aid and the absence of any…
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission is aiming to launch the by-election for the Gizo/Kolombangara constituency next month. The election is being held because the High Court ruled that Member of Parliament for Gizo/Kolombangara Jimson Tanangada lost his seat for bribing constituents to vote for…
One out of 50 members in the current National Parliament of Solomon Islands is a woman. Three women have been elected to Parliament in the 39 years since the country’s independence.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission rolled out its School Election Project for students of Tamboko Community High School in Northwest Guadalcanal today. The program complemented the Year 8 social studies curriculum, which focused on democracy, elections, governance and leadership.
A hearing was conducted today to strike out the sworn statement of a practicing solicitor in the election petition case against the MP for Temotu Vatud, Hon. Freda Comua. In the hearing today, Mrs.
“Political parties are key actors in Solomon Islands electoral framework, therefore, their consideration on any proposed changes to our electoral system is vital”.
Members of Parliament have completed a two-day dialogue on electoral systems that could be adopted in Solomon Islands. Closing the dialogue, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the meeting gave MPs an opportunity to discuss the complex issue of voting systems in detail.
Central Islands Province has a new Premier. He is Hon. Patrick Vasuni, the Provincial Member for Tulagi Ward. Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, John Bosomata told SIBC News his office has received three nominees, one of which was withdrawn before nominations were closed at 12.30 pm today. Hon.
Honiara City has a new Mayor, he is Councilor for Ngossi Ward one, Honourable Andrew Mua. The election held at the Honiara City Chambers was witnessed by 18 Councilors, which included eleven elected councilors of HCC, Parliament Member for East Honiara, Parliament Member for Central Honiara,…
Honiara City Council Management will elect its new city mayor tomorrow. This has been gazetted by the Prime Minister’s Office. Nominations for intending candidates closed yesterday. Honiara City Council Clerk Mr Charles Kelly told SIBC News, the election takes place at 10am.
Office of the Clerk of Western Provincial Assembly confirms, no nomination has been received for the Western Provincial Premier’s post since nominations opened yesterday morning. SIBC Radio Hapi Lagun’s Adrian Sina reports.
Western Province should have a new premier by next week, announced the Speaker of the provincial assembly Richard Tekefono. Mr. Tekefono made the assurance in an interview with Radio Hapi Lagun. He says relevant provincial authorities are sorting out the leadership issue.
A hearing has begun for the election petition against North Guadalcanal constituency MP Samson Maneka. Former MP for the North Guadalcanal constituency Martin Sopaghe lodged the petition, claiming Honourable Maneka lured 170 voters from North East Guadalcanal constituency to register in the North…
