9th Parliament of Solomon Islands

The 9th Parliament of Solomon Islands is the current term of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It was determined by the 2010 general election. It was preceded by the 8th Parliament (2006-2010).

The 9th Parliament consists in 50 representatives, elected from 50 single-seat constituencies.

The various parties currently have the following number of seats. The Speaker is chosen from outside Parliament.

The following are the current 50 members of the National Parliament.

Of these, only seven had been in Parliament prior to 2006. Job Tausinga is Parliament's veteran, having been continuously elected since 1984. Danny Philip was first elected in 1984, but lost his seat in 2001, before regaining it in 2010. Walter Folotalu was first elected in 1994, lost his seat in 1997, and returned to Parliament in a bye-election in 2008. Manasseh Sogavare and Snyder Rini have both continuously been elected since 1997. Gordon Darcy Lilo is serving his third consecutive term, having first been elected in 2001. And James Tora first entered Parliament in a bye-election in 2004. Twenty other MPs (including the now deceased Toswel Kaua) are serving their second term, while the other twenty-three (including the now deceased Steve Laore, and disgraced Jimmy Lusibaea) are first time MPs.

From among these MPs, Prime Minister Danny Philip appointed his Cabinet on 27 August, while Opposition Leader Steve Abana appointed his Shadow Cabinet on 31 August. Additionally, Clay Forau was elected Leader of the Independent Members of Parliament.

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