2010 election – Guadalcanal

There are 80 candidates contesting the 8 Guadalcanal seats, up a little from the 71 contestants in 2006. Several seats are much more heavily contested: North Guadalcanal (13 candidates, up from 8 in 2006), East Guadalcanal (11 candidates, up from 6) and North West Guadalcanal (14 candidates, up from 10). Some are much less so: Central Guadalcanal (2 candidates, down from 7) and North East Guadalcanal (6 candidates, down from 10).

The tables below provide some statistics on the Guadalcanal seats in recent elections. Below that is a list of the candidates in each constituency (source: Electoral Commission, published in Excel on the Tutuvatu site and the TARD blogsite). I’ve also included any information I’ve been able to find about the candidates’ party affiliations, previous electoral performance, work experience and qualifications. (Note: I will keep updating this post until the election, so comments and corrections are particularly welcome.)

Table 1: Election statistics, Guadalcanal province

Election	Candidates	Incumbents returned	Voters (reg’d)	Votes cast	Voter turn-out
2010	80
2006	71	4/8	41,879	28,401	67.8%
2001	44	2/8	?	25,648	?
1997	?	?	?	?	?
1993	53	5/8	28,089	18,917	67.3%

Table 2: Candidates per constituency, Guadalcanal province

Constituency	2010	2006	2001	1997	1993
Central Guadalcanal	2	7	5	?	4
East Central Guadalcanal	11	9	6	?	5
East Guadalcanal	11	6	4	?	6
North East Guadalcanal	6	10	6	?	12
North Guadalcanal	13	8	6	?	5
North West Guadalcanal	14	10	7	?	14
South Guadalcanal	12	13	4	?	2
West Guadalcanal	11	8	6	?	5
Total	80	71	44	?	53

South Guadalcanal

There are 12 candidates, compared to 13 in 2006, 4 in 2001 and 2 in 1993.

1. Betty Lirma GIGISI
2. Ron Lawson MEKE
3. Andrew Donia MUAKI
4. Francis Peter PARA
5. Victor TOTU: former MP (c.2003-06), originally elected to parliament in a by-election, came 5^th in 2006 with 8.2% of the vote
6. Jack Israel BANA (SIPRA)
7. David Day PACHA (SIDP)*: outgoing MP (2006-10), won in 2006 with 21.2% of the vote
8. Charles AIWOSUGA (RDP-SI)
9. Josiah KARICHI: came 4^th in 2006 with 9.8% of the vote
10. Konald Kalea SALA
11. Martin TSUKI
12. Allastair TEAVA

East Guadalcanal

There are 11 candidates, compared to 6 in 2006, 4 in 2001 and 6 in 1993.

1. Bradley TOVOSIA: former Deputy Premier, Guadalcanal Province
2. Dr John HUE (SIPRA)
3. Johnson KOLI*: outgoing MP (1997-2010), won in 2006 with 36.2% of the vote
4. Joe Tuti Ruriti UIAMANU
5. Samson TAHUNIARA (OUR party)
6. Henry PECHAKIBO
7. Joseph HIKUTA’A: came 4^th in 2006 with 15.2% of the vote
8. Kennedy HODA
9. Ezekiel ALEBUA: former Deputy PM (1984-86) and then PM (1986-89), former Premier, Guadalcanal Province (late 1990s-early 2000s), former MP (1980-97); in July 2007, Alebua was convicted and sentenced to 3.5 years on two counts of embezzlement relating to the misuse of US$27,000 in 2001, whilst he Premier (Solomon Times, RNZI, both 5/07/07)
10. Benedict TOVA: came 3^rd in 2006 with 17.5% of the vote

East Central Guadalcanal

There are 11 candidates, compared to 9 in 2006, 6 in 2001 and 5 in 1993.

1. Gordon TAPALIA: came 2^nd in 2006 with 18.8% of the vote
2. Abel ARAMBOLA (RDP-SI): former Premier, Guadalcanal Premier (mid-2000s)
3. Joseph ONIKA (OUR party)
4. Nathaniel MARA: came 5^th out of 9 with 6.9% of the vote
5. Nollen C LENI*: outgoing MP (2001-10), won in 2006 with 23.2% of the vote, one of five ministers sacked by PM Sikua in April following the failure of the political parties integrity bill
6. Eric THOGOLE
7. Kamilo Kevin GAOMA
8. Mark GATU
9. Molia GEMALI
10. Rueben TOVUTOVU (SIPRA)
11. Job Maneka GESENI

North East Guadalcanal

There are 6 candidates, compared to 10 in 2006, 6 in 2001 and 12 in 1993.

1. Ishmael Robert LEUAPE (OUR party): came 2^nd in 2006 with 11.6% of the vote
2. Derek SIKUA (Liberal)*: outgoing PM and MP (2006-10), won in 2006 with 35.6% of the vote
3. Alfred Mane-ngelea LOVANITILA (RDP-SI)
4. Fairall WILFRED
5. Brally Jim TAVALIA
6. Henry SAEA

North Guadalcanal

There are 13 candidates, compared to 8 in 2006, 6 in 2001 and 5 in 1993.

1. Martin SOPAGE*: outgoing MP (2006-10), won in 2006 with 28.0% of the vote
2. Daniel Vedar BUTO
3. Benedict GARIMAE (RDP-SI)
4. David KUAN
5. Samson MANEKA: came 5^th out of 8 in 2006 with 13.9% of the vote
6. Stephen PAENI: former MP (North-East Guadalcanal, 2001-06; North Guadalcanal, 1984-89), came 3^rd in NE Guadalcanal in 2006 with 11.4% of the vote
7. Harry BARNABAS
8. Edmond SONITAVEA
9. John ROSIVAENA
10. Alfred MAEKE
11. Greenta Vienna TOME (OUR party)
12. Andrew KUVU
13. Hendrick QOUTALA: (Note: Qoutala is included on the SIEC list but not separately enumerated, so only 12 candidates are recorded for North Guadalcanal.)

Central Guadalcanal

There are 2 candidates, compared to 7 in 2006, 5 in 2001 and 4 in 1993. There were 3 candidates for the by-election held on 6 May 2009.

1. Peter Shannel AGOVAKA (OUR party): outgoing MP (2006-08, 2009-10), forfeited his seat following a six-month jail sentence for stabbing a young man during an argument but won back the seat with 58.8% of the vote in the subsequent by-election, won in 2006 with 31.7% of the vote
2. Walton NAEZON: former Minister and MP (1997-2006), came 2^nd in 2006 with 27.2% of the vote, also came 2^nd with 36.4% of the vote in the 2009 by-election

North West Guadalcanal

There are 14 candidates, compared to 10 in 2006, 7 in 2001 and 10 in 1993.

1. Charles Brown BEU
2. John QUAN
3. Craig Apusae PELU
4. Joseph Pali NIELSEN: came 2^nd in 2006 with 22.7% of the vote
5. Joseph Solomon ANEA (OUR party): former CEO, Solomon Airlines, came 5^th in West Guadalcanal in 2006 with 10.0% of the vote
6. Horst Heinz Bobo DETTKE: local businessman involved in the logging industry & owner of ITA Hardware, reportedly a backer of Sogavare’s camp based in Pacific Casino hotel during the selection of PM after the 2006 election (see Allen 2008, p.43, Kabutalauka 2008, p.108 and Fraenkel 2008, p.173), also reportedly involved in the controversial and seemingly ill-fated National Alliance Party (Solomon Times, 08/10/08 and 28/10/08).
7. George KAVOA
8. Hilda Padavera KI’I (RDP-SI): lecturer, Distance Education Unit, SICHE (since 2001); resource person for Guadalcanal Province Leaders Summit 2005; co-author (with several others) of “Raetemaot: creative writing from Solomon Islands” (1996)
9. Solomon LOVE
10. Siriako USA*: outgoing MP (2001-10), former Minister for Lands (2001-06) and Mines (2006-07), recently the subject of a Court Order to disclose his expenditure of constituency funds (Solomon Star, 3/05/10), won in 2006 with 29.1% of the vote
11. Michael Ben WALAHOULA
12. Francis Mocho Belande SADE
13. Stephen LABU
14. Charles Keku CHIVILI: shortly before election day, a warrant was issued for Keku’s arrest in relation to charges of illegal interference with SIWA works and illegal diversion of water (Solomon Star, 3/08/10)

West Guadalcanal

There are 11 candidates, compared to 8 in 2006, 6 in 2001 and 5 in 1993. Outgoing MP, Laurie Chan (2001-10), is not re-contesting the seat.

1. Anthony Kamutulka VEKE (OUR party)
2. Joshua BULOLO
3. Moses GARU (SIDP): former Guadalcanal DBSI Branch Manager
4. David ROSALIO
5. Peter S HAEO
6. Silas Divine Gift LAUVISU
7. Obediah GADI
8. Pascal K BELAMATAGU: came 3^rd in 2006 with 14.5% of the vote
9. George W MANGALE (SIPRA)
10. Samson TETEHA
11. Edme ZIOKERA

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