Choiseul constituency

Choiseul
Former single-member Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands
Region	Choiseul Province
Former constituency
Created	1973
Abolished	1976
Replaced by	North Choiseul & South Choiseul
Created from	Choiseul/Shortlands

Choiseul was a single-member constituency of the Governing Council and Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands. Created in 1973 when the Governing Council was expanded from 17 to 24 seats, it covered Choiseul Island, replacing the former Choiseul/Shortlands constituency.

In the 1973 elections the seat was won by Gideon Zoleveke.^[1] It was abolished in 1976 and succeeded by North Choiseul (in which Zoleveke was re-elected)^[1] and South Choiseul.

List of MPs

Term	MP	Party
1973–1976	Gideon Zoleveke

Election results

1973

1973 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
Gideon Zoleveke		690
Franklin Pitakaka		318
Allan Qurusu		263
Binet Gadebeta		192
Benjamin Robinson		81
Peter Qorovuku		63
Total		1,607
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

References

1 2 Solomon Islands Election Passport

Constituencies of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands

Current (50)	Aoke/Langalanga Baegu/Asifola Central Guadalcanal Central Honiara Central Kwara'ae Central Makira East 'Are'are East Central Guadalcanal East Choiseul East Guadalcanal East Honiara East Kwaio East Makira East Malaita Fataleka Gao/Bugotu Gizo/Kolombangara Hograno/Kia/Havulei Lau/Mbaelelea Malaita Outer Islands Maringe/Kokota Marovo Nggela North East Guadalcanal North Guadalcanal North Malaita North New Georgia North Vella Lavella North West Choiseul North West Guadalcanal Ranongga/Simbo Rennell/Bellona Russells/Savo Shortlands Small Malaita South Choiseul South Guadalcanal South New Georgia/Rendova/Tetepari South Vella Lavella Temotu Nende Temotu Pele Temotu Vatud Ulawa/Ugi West 'Are'are West Guadalcanal West Honiara West Kwaio West Kwara'ae West Makira West New Georgia/Vona Vona

Defunct	'Are'are Central Malaita Central Solomons Choiseul Choiseul/Shortlands East Isabel East Isabel/Savo Eastern Outer Islands Gizo/Ranongga/Simbo/Kolombangara Honiara Kwaio Makira Marovo/Kusaghe New Georgia Ngella/Savo/Russells North Central Malaita North Choiseul North East Malaita North West Malaita North Western Solomons Roviana/Rendova Roviana and North New Georgia Santa Isabel Shortlands/Vella Lavella South Central Malaita South Guadalcanal/Rennell and Bellona South Malaita Vella Lavella Vella Lavella/Kolombangara Vona Vona/Rendova/Tetepari West Guadalcanal and Russells West Isabel Ysabel/Russells

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