2024 Solomon Islands general election

2024 Solomon Islands general election

← 2019 17 April 2024 Next →

All 50 seats in the National Parliament 26 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– OUR Party Manasseh Sogavare 24.07 15 New Democratic Party Matthew Wale 19.31 11 +3 United Party Peter Kenilorea Jr. 13.49 6 +4 Kadere Party Martin Housanau 4.89 1 −7 SIPRA Gordon Darcy Lilo 4.55 1 0 People First Jimmie Rodgers 3.19 3 +2 Umi for Change Daniel Suidani 3.00 1 New Democratic Alliance Rick Houenipwela 1.59 1 −2 Independents – 21.88 11 −10 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Manasseh Sogavare OUR Party Jeremiah Manele OUR Party

Politics of Solomon Islands
The Crown Monarch Charles III Governor-General David Vunagi
Executive Cabinet Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare
Legislature National Parliament Speaker: Ajilon Nasiu Leader of the Opposition Jeremiah Manele Shadow Cabinet Constituencies Political parties
Elections Recent elections General: 2010 2014 2019 2024
Judiciary Judiciary
Administrative divisions Administrative divisions
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Minister: Jeremiah Manele Diplomatic missions of / in Solomon Islands Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Related topics Foreign relations Truth and Reconciliation Commission Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
Other countries
v t e

General elections were held in Solomon Islands on 17 April 2024 to determine the composition of the 12th Parliament.^[1][2] Initially planned for 2023, parliament voted in 2022 to delay the elections. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare claimed the country could not afford to have an election in the same year the Solomon Islands were hosting the Pacific Games. The opposition condemned the delay and accused Sogavare of a power grab.^[3]

A major campaign issue included the country's ties with China; however, domestic issues were a primary concern amongst many voters, including the cost of living, the national debt and medicine shortages. Eight parties and ten independents won seats. Prime Minister Sogavare's Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party (OUR) won the most seats, securing 15, but fell short of a majority. The opposition Coalition for Accountability, Reform and Empowerment (CARE) bloc, made up of the Democratic Party, Democratic Alliance and the Umi for Change Party, won a combined 13 seats. Another opposition party, the United Party (UP), secured six seats.

After the election, the OUR Party established the Coalition of National Unity and Transformation with the Kadere and People First parties. On 29 April, Sogavare announced he would not seek another term as prime minister in the 2 May parliamentary vote. The coalition nominated Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele in his place, while CARE, UP and the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA) selected Matthew Wale. Manele went on to defeat Wale, with the support of most of the independents.^[4]