Japhet Waipora (born 24 June 1943) is a

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and former member of the

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Political career

Waipora ran for election to the National Parliament in the 1993 general elections in the Central Makira constituency, finishing in third place. He won the seat in the

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, unseating the incumbent MP Benedict Kinika, but was unseated himself in the

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, finishing third and losing to Bernard Ghiro. In the 2006 general elections he stood in the West Makira constituency, defeating the incumbent MP

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as he was returned to Parliament. He lost his seat to

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in the

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. In May 2013 he was convicted for having misused about SI$ 150,000 "that had been earmarked for his constituency in 2008 and 2009"."Solomon Islands MP’s conviction send strong message"
, Radio New Zealand International, 9 May 2013

References

Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands 1943 births Living people People from Makira-Ulawa Province {{Solomons-politician-stub