{"iso":"SB","name":"Solomon Islands","flag":"\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde7","vote":"National Parliament vote \u00b7 baseline forecast","model":"baseline","updated":"2024-04-17","source":"2024 election result, official count","credit":"No polling record exists, so this entry shows the April 2024 national parliamentary vote, official results as published by the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission. Elections are free and competitive, and governments are made and unmade by post-election bargaining among parties and independents. The next election is due in 2028.","shares":{"OUR":24.1,"SIDP":19.3,"SIUP":13.5,"IND":21.9,"KAD":4.9,"SIPRA":4.5,"PFP":3.2},"polls":[],"parties":{"OUR":{"name":"OUR Party","color":"#C7B912"},"SIDP":{"name":"Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP)","color":"#012887","name_en":"Solomon Islands Democratic Party"},"SIUP":{"name":"Solomon Islands United Party","color":"#0844D6","name_en":"United Party"},"KAD":{"name":"Kadere Party","color":"#FFBC03"},"SIPRA":{"name":"Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA)","color":"#3E9B84","name_en":"Party for Rural Advancement"},"PFP":{"name":"People First Party (PFP)","color":"#9000AD","name_en":"People First Party"},"IND":{"name":"Independents","color":"#888888"}},"primer":{"system":"Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy (Commonwealth realm)","head_of_state":"King Charles III, represented by Governor-General Sir David Tiva Kapu","head_of_government":"Prime Minister Matthew Wale (Solomon Islands Democratic Party)","legislature":"National Parliament, unicameral, 50 members serving four-year terms.","electoral_system":"First-past-the-post in single-member constituencies.","government_now":"Matthew Wale, opposition leader since 2019, became prime minister in May 2026 after a parliamentary realignment ended Jeremiah Manele's coalition formed after the 2024 election.","context":"The 2024 election was the first since the country switched recognition to Beijing in 2019, and relations with China remain the central fault line. Frequent floor-crossing keeps every government provisional.","sources":"Cross-checked against the English-language MediaWiki encyclopedic record via its public API, 2 July 2026."},"parties_info":{"OUR":["OUR Party","Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party","Largest party after the 2024 election, founded by veteran ex-PM Manasseh Sogavare and linked to the pro-China turn; led the government until a 2026 realignment pushed it toward opposition."],"SIDP":["Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP)","","Led by Matthew Wale; the main opposition party after 2024 that took power in a May 2026 parliamentary realignment, with Wale becoming prime minister."],"SIUP":["Solomon Islands United Party","","One of the country's oldest parties, centrist and patronage-based; a coalition player that won six seats in 2024."],"KAD":["Kadere Party","","Small party that won a single seat in 2024; like most Solomon Islands parties, defined more by patronage and personalities than by ideology."],"SIPRA":["Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA)","","Small party focused on rural development, holding one seat."],"PFP":["People First Party (PFP)","","Small party that won three seats in 2024; a minor player in coalition bargaining."],"IND":["Independents","","Non-party MPs, collectively a large and pivotal bloc who decide which coalition forms the government."]},"seats_now":{"chamber":"National Parliament","as_of":"2024 election","total":50,"seats":{"OUR":15,"SIDP":11,"SIUP":6,"PFP":3,"KAD":1,"SIPRA":1,"IND":10}},"has_geo":true,"geo_meta":{"kind":"admin1","source":"Natural Earth 10m admin-1 states/provinces (nvkelso/natural-earth-vector), retrieved 2026-07-02","note":"Region set and any internationally-disputed territories follow the Natural Earth source dataset. Far overseas/outlying territories may fall outside the primary map frame."},"next_election":{"date":"2028","title":"Solomon Islands general election","chamber":"National Parliament","type":"expected"}}