Shortlands 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...

. It had a registered electorate of 2,556 in 2006. It is one of eight constituencies in Western Province

Western Province (Solomon Islands)

Western Province is the largest of the provinces of the Solomon Islands. The area is renowned for its beautiful tropical islands, excellent diving and snorkelling, coral reefs and WWII wrecks, ecotourism lodges, and head-hunting shrines...

 and (as its name indicates) covers the Shortland Islands

Shortland Islands

The Shortland Islands are group of islands belonging to the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, at . Named by John Shortland, they lie in the extreme northwest of the country's territory, close to the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Shortland Island...

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The constituency was one of the thirty-eight original constituencies established for the First Parliament elected in 1976. Its first MP was Remesion Eresi.

Results in 2010

In the general election on August 4, 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...

, there were seven candidates for the seat, including incumbent MP Augustine Taneko

Augustine Taneko

Augustine Taneko was a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He lives in Shortlands, in the Western Province, and was first elected in 2001. He was replaced by Steve Laore.-References:*...

 and prior MP Albert Laore. The seat was won by independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 candidate Steve Laore

Steve Laore

Steve Laore was a Solomon Islands politician and member of parliament. Formerly a mechanic and businessman, and owner of a construction company, he defeated Augustine Taneko to become MP for the Shortlands constituency...

, who obtained 1,073 votes, and was thereby elected to Parliament for the first time.

Steve Laore died after collapsing suddenly on August 25, a mere three weeks after his election. A bye-election

Shortlands bye-election, 2011

A bye-election was held in the Shortlands constituency in Solomon Islands on March 30, 2011. The election followed the death of MP Steve Laore, an Independent, who was elected to the seat for his first term in the general election on August 4, 2010, and died just twenty-one days later, on August...

 was held on March 30, 2011, and won by Laore's brother, Christopher Laore

Christopher Laore

Christopher Laore is a Solomon Islands politician.A physiotherapist, he worked as Director of Rehabilitation Services at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara. In August 2010, his brother Steve Laore was elected first time Member of Parliament for the constituency of Shortlands, in the Western...

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Members of Parliament by year

The following MPs have represented Central Kwara'ae 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:...	Remesion Eresi	?
	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:...	Peter Salaka	?
	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:...	Peter Salaka	?
	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:...	Albert Laore	?
	1993 Solomon Islands general election, 1993 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 26 May 1993. A record total of 280 candidates contested the election, the result of which was a victory for the new SIGNUR party, which won 20 of the 47 seats. However, it failed to achieve a majority in Parliament, and its leader, Solomon...	Albert Laore	?
	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...	Albert Laore	?
	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....	Augustine Taneko Augustine Taneko Augustine Taneko was a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He lives in Shortlands, in the Western Province, and was first elected in 2001. He was replaced by Steve Laore.-References:*...	?
	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...	Augustine Taneko	People's Alliance Party People's Alliance Party (Solomon Islands) The People's Alliance Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands. The party was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Rural Alliance Party and the People's Progressive Party ....
	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...	Steve Laore Steve Laore Steve Laore was a Solomon Islands politician and member of parliament. Formerly a mechanic and businessman, and owner of a construction company, he defeated Augustine Taneko to become MP for the Shortlands constituency...	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	2011 (bye-election) Shortlands bye-election, 2011 A bye-election was held in the Shortlands constituency in Solomon Islands on March 30, 2011. The election followed the death of MP Steve Laore, an Independent, who was elected to the seat for his first term in the general election on August 4, 2010, and died just twenty-one days later, on August...	Christopher Laore Christopher Laore Christopher Laore is a Solomon Islands politician.A physiotherapist, he worked as Director of Rehabilitation Services at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara. In August 2010, his brother Steve Laore was elected first time Member of Parliament for the constituency of Shortlands, in the Western...	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...