Gizo/Ranongga/Simbo/Kolombangara constituency

Gizo/Ranongga/Simbo/Kolombangara
Former Single-member Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of the Solomon Islands
Region	Western Province
Former constituency
Created	1973
Abolished	1976
Replaced by	Gizo/Kolombangara Ranongga/Simbo
Created from	Vella Lavella/Kolombangara

Gizo/Ranongga/Simbo/Kolombangara was a single-member constituency of the Governing Council and Legislative Assembly. Located in Western Province, it covered the islands of Gizo, Kolombangara, Ranongga and Simbo. It was established in 1973 when the Governing Council was expanded from 17 to 24 seats, and was abolished in 1976 when the Legislative Assembly (which the Governing Council had been transformed into in 1974) was enlarged to 38 seats, at which point it was split into Gizo/Kolombangara and Ranongga/Simbo. The constituency's sole MP, George Ngumi, contested the Gizo/Kolombangara seat in the 1976 elections, but was defeated by Lawry Eddie Wickham.^[1]

List of MPs

Term	MP	Party
1973–1976	George Ngumi

Election results

1973

1973 general election
Candidate	Party	Votes
George Ngumi		876
Anthony Ramoi		276
Bruce Ragoso		148
Aquila Talasasa		55
Alfred Bisili		51
Invalid/blank votes
Total		1,406
Registered voters
Source: Election Passport

References

↑ 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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