East Honiara is a parliamentary constituency

Constituencies in Solomon Islands

There are 50 constituencies in Solomon Islands, each electing one Member of Parliament to the National Parliament. Elections are held every four years; the most recent took place on April 5, 2006...

 electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

. With an electorate of 30,049 in 2006, it is by far the most heavily populated constituency in the country, being the only one (out of fifty) to consist in more than 20,000 voters. It is one of three parliamentary constituencies in the country's capital city

Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....

, Honiara

Honiara

Honiara, population 49,107 , 78,190 , is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town...

 - the other two being Central Honiara and West Honiara.

The constituency has existed since the first Parliament in 1976. Its first MP was Bartholomew Ulufa’alu, who was later to become Prime Minister.

Charles Dausabea was elected in the 2006 general election

Solomon Islands general election, 2006

General elections were held on 5 April 2006 in the Solomon Islands. No party managed to win more than four of the fifty seats, while thirty seats went to independent candidates. A number of those subsequently formed an Association of Independent Members of Parliament, with Snyder Rini as their leader...

, but subsequently lost his seat was he was convicted and jailed for fraud

Fraud

In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...

. This precipitated a bye-election

East Honiara bye-election, 2008

The East Honiara bye-election, 2008 was a bye-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....

, which Silas Milikada won with 3,453 votes.

Opinion polls suggested that Auditor General Edward Ronia was the most popular candidate to take the seat in the 2010 general election

Solomon Islands general election, 2010

A general election was held in the Solomon Islands on 4 August 2010. In May 2010, Prime Minister Derek Sikua announced that the election would be held on 4 August, however, this announcement was deemed to be premature, as only the Governor General has the authority to announce the election date...

. Ultimately, however, he did not stand. There were twelve candidates for the seat, including nine independents, two rival candidates from OUR Party

Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party

The Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands.The party was established on 16 January 2010 by the leader of the Opposition , Manasseh Sogavare, and eight opposition MPs...

, and one (Douglas Ete

Douglas Ete

Douglas Ete, born August 4, 1964, is a Solomon Islands politician.After studying at the University of the South Pacific and at Massey University , he worked as Chief Executive Officer at the National Referral Hospital in Solomon Islands....

) from the Reformed Democratic Party. Ete won by an overwhelming margin, obtaining 3,178 votes, ahead of second-placed former MP Charles Dausabea (OUR Party), who obtained 958 votes. Voter turnout, however, was only 19%.

Members of Parliament by year

The following MPs have represented East Honiara in the National Parliament.

Election	MP	Party
1976 Solomon Islands general election, 1976 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands in 1976. Although contested by three political parties , the Independent Group emerged as the largest group in Parliament, and elected Peter Kenilorea Chief Minister.-Results:...	Bartholomew Ulufa’alu	?
1980 Solomon Islands general election, 1980 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1980. A total of 244 candidates contested the election, the result of which was a victory for the Solomon Islands United Party, which won 16 of the 38 seats.-Results:...	Bartholomew Ulufa’alu	?
1984 Solomon Islands general election, 1984 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 24 October 1984. A total of 230 candidates contested the election, the result of which was a victory for the Solomon Islands United Party, which won 13 of the 38 seats, despite receiving fewer votes than the People's Alliance Party.-Results:...	John Maetia Kauliae	?
1989 Solomon Islands general election, 1989 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 22 February 1989. A total of 257 candidates contested the election, the result of which was a victory for the People's Alliance Party, which won 23 of the 38 seats.-Results:...	Bartholomew Ulufa’alu (resigned) Charles Dausabea	?
1994	Charles Dausabea (petitioned) John Maetia Kauluae	?
1997 Solomon Islands general election, 1997 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1997. A total of 350 candidates representing nine parties contested the election, the result of which was a victory for the Solomon Islands National Unity and Reconciliation Party, which won 21 of the 50 seats...	Charles Dausabea	?
2001 Solomon Islands general election, 2001 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 5 December 2001. The People's Alliance Party won the most seats, and its leader, Allan Kemakeza became Prime Minister....	Simeon Bouro	AIMP
2006 Solomon Islands general election, 2006 General elections were held on 5 April 2006 in the Solomon Islands. No party managed to win more than four of the fifty seats, while thirty seats went to independent candidates. A number of those subsequently formed an Association of Independent Members of Parliament, with Snyder Rini as their leader...	Charles Dausabea	?
2008 bye-election East Honiara bye-election, 2008 The East Honiara bye-election, 2008 was a bye-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....	Silas Milikada	?
2010 Solomon Islands general election, 2010 A general election was held in the Solomon Islands on 4 August 2010. In May 2010, Prime Minister Derek Sikua announced that the election would be held on 4 August, however, this announcement was deemed to be premature, as only the Governor General has the authority to announce the election date...	Douglas Ete Douglas Ete Douglas Ete, born August 4, 1964, is a Solomon Islands politician.After studying at the University of the South Pacific and at Massey University , he worked as Chief Executive Officer at the National Referral Hospital in Solomon Islands....	Reformed Democratic Party