1993 Solomon Islands general election

1993 Solomon Islands general election
	All 47 seats in the National Parliament; 24 seats needed for a majority
Solomon Mamaloni; People's Alliance	Francis Billy Hilly; SIGNUR

General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 26 May 1993.^[1] A record total of 280 candidates contested the election,^[2] the result of which was a landslide 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 Mamaloni, was defeated in the election for Prime Minister by Francis Billy Hilly.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SIGNUR	28,473	23.04	20	New
	People's Alliance Party	20,267	16.40	9	–14
	National Action Party Solomon Islands	16,169	13.08	3	New
	Solomon Islands United Party	12,973	10.50	3	–1
	National Front for Progress	11,922	9.65	3	0
	Christian Fellowship Group			4	New
	Solomon Islands Labour Party			1	–1
	Independents	33,777	27.33	4	0
Total		123,581	100.00	47	+9

Registered voters/turnout		165,620	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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