Shortlands is a
parliamentary constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
electing one representative to the
National Parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
of
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
. It is one of eight constituencies in
Western Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:
*Western Province, Cameroon
*Western Province, Rwanda
*Western Province (Kenya)
*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
*Western Province (Solomon Islands)
*Western Province, Sri Lanka
*Western Provinc ...
and covers the
Shortland Islands
The Shortland Islands is an archipelago of Western Province, Solomon Islands, at . The island group lies in the extreme north-west of the country's territory, close to the south-east edge of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
The largest is ...
.
The constituency was one of the thirty-eight original constituencies established for the
First Parliament elected in 1976. Its first MP was
Remesion Eresi.
"Members of the First Parliament"
National Parliament of Solomon Islands
List of MPs
Election results
2019
2014
2011 (by-election)
2010
2006
2001
1997
1993
References
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Solomon Islands parliamentary constituencies
Western Province (Solomon Islands)
1993 establishments in the Solomon Islands
Constituencies established in 1993