This is a list of by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

s to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands since the First Parliament in 1976, with the names of the incumbent and victor and (when known) their respective parties. Where seats changed political party

Political party

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 at the election, and where that change is known, the result is highlighted: yellow for a Democratic Party

Democratic Party (Solomon Islands)

The Democratic Party is a political party in Solomon Islands.In a country in which political parties tend to be small and transient, and to obtain very few seats in Parliament , the Democratic Party has played a comparatively major role in recent history....

 gain.

The source for most of this information is the parliamentary website.

First Parliament (1976-1980)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	| Party		Winner	| Party		Cause
Vona Vona-Rendova-Tetepare	unknown	Francis Aqorau			John Talasasa			Death
West Kwara'ae	unknown	Fr. John Gerea			Allan Taki			Resignation

Fourth Parliament (1989-1993)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	| Party		Winner	| Party		Cause
North-East Guadalcanal	1989	Waita Ben Tabusasi			Hilda Kari Hilda Kari Hilda Kari is a Solomon Islands politician.Educated in Australia, she is a senior health administrator, and President of the National Council of Women, an organisation dedicated to encouraging and facilitating women's participation in politics....			Elected Speaker Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands The Speaker of National Parliament is the Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. The position was established under section 64 of the Constitution of 1978, when the country became independent from the United Kingdom...
East Honiara	1990	Bartholomew Ulufa'alu Bartholomew Ulufa'alu Bartholomew Ulufa'alu was the fifth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 27 August 1997 to 30 June 2000....	Charles Dausabea			Resignation
East 'Are'are	1992	Peter Kenilorea Peter Kenilorea Sir Peter Kenilorea KBE is a Solomon Islands politician, officially styled The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom....			Edward Huni'ehu Edward Huni'ehu Edward Huni'ehu is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He currently serves as Minister for Energy, Mines and Rural Electrification, and lives on the island of Malaita.-References:*...			Resignation

Fifth Parliament (1994-1997)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	| Party		Winner	| Party		Cause
East Honiara	unknown	Charles Dausabea			John Maetia Kauluae			Petitioned

Sixth Parliament (1997-2001)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	| Party		Winner	| Party		Cause
West Makira	2000	Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni was the second Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands three times:* August 31, 1981 - November 19, 1984* March 28, 1989 - June 18, 1993* November 7, 1994 - August 27, 1997...	Jackson Suna'one			Death (kidney disease)
Gao-Bugotu	unknown	James Tarasele Saliga			William Harry Gigini			Death

Seventh Parliament (2001-2005)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	| Party		Winner	| Party		Cause
Gao-Bugotu	2002	Eric Notere			Basil Manelegua	Petitioned
South Guadalcanal	2002	Augustine Geve Augustine Geve Augustine Geve was a Solomon Islands Catholic priest and politician.He was first elected to Parliament in the December 2001 general election, as MP for South Guadalcanal, at the time of the violent ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal...			Victor Totu			Assassinated
North Malaita	2004	Daniel Fa'afunua	Daniel Enele Kwanairara Daniel Enele Kwanairara Daniel Enele Kwanairara is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He represents a constituency in Malaita Province.-References:*...			Disqualified
Ulawa-Ugi	2004	Nathaniel Waena Nathaniel Waena Sir Nathaniel Rahumaea Waena GCMG, CSI, KStJ was the Governor-General of the Solomon Islands from 2004 to 2009.Waena was a Member of the National Parliament for Ulawa-Ugi constituency in the Makira-Ulawa Province from 1984 to 2004...			James Tora James Tora James Tora is a Solomon Islands politician.After studying at the Honiara Technical Institute, he worked as Supervising Manager for Student Welfare Services at the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education...			Elected Governor-General

Eighth Parliament

8th Parliament of Solomon Islands

The 8th Parliament of Solomon Islands, determined by the 2006 general election, was the National Parliament of Solomon Islands from 2006 to 2010...

 (2006-2010)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	| Party		Winner	| Party		Cause
East Malaita	27 March 2008	unknown			Manasseh Maelanga Manasseh Maelanga Manasseh Maelanga is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He represents a constituency from Malaita Province....			unknown
Aoke-Langalanga Aoke-Langalanga bye-election, 2008 The Aoke-Langalanga bye-election, 2008 was a bye-election for the Aoke-Langalanga constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It was held following the death of sitting MP Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, of the Liberal Party....	28 March 2008	Bartholomew Ulufa'alu Bartholomew Ulufa'alu Bartholomew Ulufa'alu was the fifth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 27 August 1997 to 30 June 2000....	Matthew Cooper Wale Matthew Cooper Wale Matthew Cooper Wale is a Solomon Islands politician. He is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands, and was elected to Parliament representing the Aoke Langa Langa Constituency on 27 March 2008.-References:...	Death
Lau Mbaelelea	23 September 2008	unknown			Walter Folotalu			unknown
East Honiara East Honiara bye-election, 2008 The East Honiara bye-election, 2008 was a bye-election for the East Honiara constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. East Honiara is by far the most heavily populated constituency in Solomon Islands, with an electorate of over 30,000....	25 September 2008	Charles Dausabea			Silas Milikada			Jailed following conviction for fraud
Central Guadalcanal	6 May 2009	Peter Shanel Agovaka			Peter Shanel Agovaka (Incumbent re-elected)			unknown
Savo and Russells	29 October 2009	Allan Kemakeza Allan Kemakeza Sir Allan Kemakeza KBE was the seventh Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 2001 to 2006. He represented Savo/Russel Constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands from 1989 to 2010 and was most recently Minister of Forestry December 2007 to August 2010...	Allan Kemakeza Allan Kemakeza Sir Allan Kemakeza KBE was the seventh Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 2001 to 2006. He represented Savo/Russel Constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands from 1989 to 2010 and was most recently Minister of Forestry December 2007 to August 2010... (Incumbent re-elected)	Jailed following conviction for "demanding with menace, intimidation and larceny"

Ninth Parliament (2010- )

By-election	Date	Incumbent	| Party		Winner	| Party		Cause
Shortlands Shortlands bye-election, 2011 A bye-election was held in the Shortlands constituency in Solomon Islands on March 30, 2011. The election followed the death of MP Steve Laore, an Independent, who was elected to the seat for his first term in the general election on August 4, 2010, and died just twenty-one days later, on August...	30 March 2011	Steve Laore Steve Laore Steve Laore was a Solomon Islands politician and member of parliament. Formerly a mechanic and businessman, and owner of a construction company, he defeated Augustine Taneko to become MP for the Shortlands constituency...	Christopher Laore Christopher Laore Christopher Laore is a Solomon Islands politician.A physiotherapist, he worked as Director of Rehabilitation Services at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara. In August 2010, his brother Steve Laore was elected first time Member of Parliament for the constituency of Shortlands, in the Western...	Death
Baegu-Asifola Baegu-Asifola bye-election, 2011 A bye-election was held in the Baegu-Asifola constituency in Solomon Islands on March 30, 2011. The election followed the death of MP Toswel Kaua, an Independent, who had first won the seat in April 2006, and held it in the August 2010 general election....	30 March 2011	Toswel Kaua Toswel Kaua Toswel Kaua was a Solomon Islands politician, several times Cabinet minister, and Deputy Prime Minister from May to November 2007....	David Tome David Tome David Tome is a Solomon Islands politician.Described as a "former agriculturist turned teacher", he was an independent candidate for the Baegu/Asifola seat in the August 2010 general election, and finished second of fourteen candidates, with 16.3% of the vote; he was defeated by the incumbent,...	Death

Notable by-elections

The 1989 by-election in the North-East Guadalcanal constituency, prompted by Waita Ben Tabusasi's election as Speaker

Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands

The Speaker of National Parliament is the Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. The position was established under section 64 of the Constitution of 1978, when the country became independent from the United Kingdom...

, resulted in a woman, Hilda Kari

Hilda Kari

Hilda Kari is a Solomon Islands politician.Educated in Australia, she is a senior health administrator, and President of the National Council of Women, an organisation dedicated to encouraging and facilitating women's participation in politics....

, being elected to Parliament for the first time.