Central Kwara'ae is a parliamentary constituency

Constituencies in Solomon Islands

There are 50 constituencies in Solomon Islands, each electing one Member of Parliament to the National Parliament. Elections are held every four years; the most recent took place on April 5, 2006...

 electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

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. It had a registered electorate of 8,977 in 2006, and 9,955 in 2010. It is one of fourteen constituencies in Malaita Province

Malaita Province

Malaita Province is one of the largest provinces of the Solomon Islands. It is named for its largest island, Malaita . Other islands include South Malaita Island , Sikaiana Island, and Ontong Java Atoll. The provincial capital and largest urban center is Auki, located on Big Malaita...

.

The constituency was established for the Fifth Parliament in 1994, and its first MP was Alfred Maetia. Fred Fono

Fred Fono

Fred Iro Fono is a politician in the Solomon Islands who has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Rural Development and Indigenous Affairs since December 2007...

 won the seat in 1997, and was twice re-elected, ultimately becoming deputy Prime Minister in 2007. He stood for a fourth term in 2010, but was unseated by political newcomer and independent

Independent (politician)

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 candidate Jackson Fiulaua

Jackson Fiulaua

Jackson Fiulaua is a Solomon Islands politician.After a primary school education, he began working as a builder....

, in what was described as "the major upset" of the election. Fiulaua then became Minister for Infrastructure and Development in Danny Philip

Danny Philip

Danny Philip is a politician and diplomat from the Solomon Islands. He is the current Prime Minister, who came into office after the 2010 general election. He served as foreign minister from 1995 to 1996 and from July 2000 to June 2001...

's government.

Results in 2010

In the 2010 general election

Solomon Islands general election, 2010

A general election was held in the Solomon Islands on 4 August 2010. In May 2010, Prime Minister Derek Sikua announced that the election would be held on 4 August, however, this announcement was deemed to be premature, as only the Governor General has the authority to announce the election date...

, there were eleven candidates for the seat, including nine independents, incumbent Fred Fono for the newly formed People's Congress Party

People's Congress Party

The People's Congress Party is a political party in Solomon Islands. It was founded by outgoing deputy Prime Minister Fred Fono during the campaign for the 2010 general election....

, and Philip Akote'e for OUR Party

Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party

The Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands.The party was established on 16 January 2010 by the leader of the Opposition , Manasseh Sogavare, and eight opposition MPs...

. Akote'e finished third, ahead of eight independents, with 331 votes. Fono was second, with 2,379 votes, while Fiulaua took the seat with 2,936. The turnout rate was 67%.

Members of Parliament by year

The following MPs have represented Central Kwara'ae in the National Parliament.

Election		MP	Party
	1994	Alfred Maetia	?
	1997 Solomon Islands general election, 1997 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1997. A total of 350 candidates representing nine parties contested the election, the result of which was a victory for the Solomon Islands National Unity and Reconciliation Party, which won 21 of the 50 seats...	Fred Fono Fred Fono Fred Iro Fono is a politician in the Solomon Islands who has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Rural Development and Indigenous Affairs since December 2007...	?
	2001 Solomon Islands general election, 2001 General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 5 December 2001. The People's Alliance Party won the most seats, and its leader, Allan Kemakeza became Prime Minister....	Fred Fono	?
	2006 Solomon Islands general election, 2006 General elections were held on 5 April 2006 in the Solomon Islands. No party managed to win more than four of the fifty seats, while thirty seats went to independent candidates. A number of those subsequently formed an Association of Independent Members of Parliament, with Snyder Rini as their leader...	Fred Fono	?
	2010 Solomon Islands general election, 2010 A general election was held in the Solomon Islands on 4 August 2010. In May 2010, Prime Minister Derek Sikua announced that the election would be held on 4 August, however, this announcement was deemed to be premature, as only the Governor General has the authority to announce the election date...	Jackson Fiulaua Jackson Fiulaua Jackson Fiulaua is a Solomon Islands politician.After a primary school education, he began working as a builder....	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...