General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 22 February 1989.[1] A total of 257 candidates contested the election,[2] the result of which was a landslide victory for the People's Alliance Party, which won 23 of the 38 seats.
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All 38 seats in the National Parliament 19 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's Alliance Party | 15,562 | 19.23 | 23 | +11 | |
| Solomon Islands United Party | 14,703 | 18.17 | 4 | –9 | |
| Solomon Islands Liberal Party | 4,870 | 6.02 | 2 | +1 | |
| National Front for Progress | 699 | 0.86 | 3 | New | |
| Solomon Islands Labour Party | 2 | New | |||
| Independents | 45,096 | 55.72 | 4 | –4 | |
| Total | 80,930 | 100.00 | 38 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 128,830 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p801 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Solomon Islands Inter-Parliamentary Union