Choiseul/Shortlands constituency

Choiseul/Shortlands
Former single-member Constituency for the Governing Council of the Solomon Islands
Former constituency
Created	1970
Abolished	1973
Replaced by	Choiseul Shortlands/Vella Lavella
Created from	North Western Solomons

Choiseul/Shortlands was a single-member constituency of the Governing Council of the Solomon Islands. Created in 1970 when the Governing Council was created and the number of constituencies increased from 14 to 17, it covered Choiseul Island and the Shortland Islands.

In the 1970 elections the seat was won by Remesio Eresi.^[1] It was abolished in 1973 and succeeded by Choiseul and Shortlands/Vella Lavella.

List of MPs

Term	MP	Party
1970–1973	Remesio Eresi

Election results

1970

1970 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Remesio Eresi		778
Binet Gadebeta		520
Moses Puibangara Pitakaka		506
John Macdonald		173
Total		2,140
Registered voters		3,353
Source: Election Passport

References

↑ Solomon Islands Election Passport

Constituencies of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands

Current (50)	Aoke/Langalanga Baegu/Asifola Central Guadalcanal Central Honiara Central Kwara'ae Central Makira East 'Are'are East Central Guadalcanal East Choiseul East Guadalcanal East Honiara East Kwaio East Makira East Malaita Fataleka Gao/Bugotu Gizo/Kolombangara Hograno/Kia/Havulei Lau/Mbaelelea Malaita Outer Islands Maringe/Kokota Marovo Nggela North East Guadalcanal North Guadalcanal North Malaita North New Georgia North Vella Lavella North West Choiseul North West Guadalcanal Ranongga/Simbo Rennell/Bellona Russells/Savo Shortlands Small Malaita South Choiseul South Guadalcanal South New Georgia/Rendova/Tetepari South Vella Lavella Temotu Nende Temotu Pele Temotu Vatud Ulawa/Ugi West 'Are'are West Guadalcanal West Honiara West Kwaio West Kwara'ae West Makira West New Georgia/Vona Vona

Defunct	'Are'are Central Malaita Central Solomons Choiseul Choiseul/Shortlands East Isabel East Isabel/Savo Eastern Outer Islands Gizo/Ranongga/Simbo/Kolombangara Honiara Kwaio Makira Marovo/Kusaghe New Georgia Ngella/Savo/Russells North Central Malaita North Choiseul North East Malaita North West Malaita North Western Solomons Roviana/Rendova Roviana and North New Georgia Santa Isabel Shortlands/Vella Lavella South Central Malaita South Guadalcanal/Rennell and Bellona South Malaita Vella Lavella Vella Lavella/Kolombangara Vona Vona/Rendova/Tetepari West Guadalcanal and Russells West Isabel Ysabel/Russells

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