The 8th Parliament of Solomon Islands, determined by the 2006 general election, was the
National Parliament
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of
Solomon Islands
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from 2006 to 2010. It was preceded by the seventh and followed by the
ninth
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The various parties had the following number of seats.
Members
The following were the 50 members of the National Parliament.
:
Changes in membership
The following MPs obtained their seats through
by-election
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s during the term of the 8th Parliament.
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Walter Folotalu
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was elected MP for
Lau Mbaelelea
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in a by-election on 23 September 2008.
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Manasseh Maelanga
Manasseh Maelanga (born March 25, 1970) is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He represents East Malaita constituency.
In May 2009, he was named Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening in Pr ...
was elected MP for
East Malaita
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in a by-election on 27 March 2008.
* Silas Milikada was elected MP for
East Honiara
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in a
by-election
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by-election
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on 27 March 2008.
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Peter Shanel Agovaka
Peter Shannel Agovaka (born 1 November 1959Biography on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands< ...
by-election
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on 6 May 2009.
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Allan Kemakeza
Allan Kemakeza (born 11 September 1950) was the prime minister of Solomon Islands from 2001 to 2006. He represented Savo/Russel Constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands from 1989 to 2010Savo and Russells in a
by-election
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on 29 October 2009. However, in February 2010, the High Court ruled that
Allan Kemakeza
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