The Democratic Party was the first political party in the Solomon Islands.[1]

History

The party was established in June 1965 by Mariano Kelesi and Eric Lawson.[1][2] Kelesi and Lawson were both members of the Legislative Council, and the formation of the party was aimed at bringing together elected members,[2] which had been introduced to the Council in 1964. In total, eight MLCs joined the new party.[3]

The party had disappeared by 1967.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Decolonising the Solomon Islands: British theory and Melanesian practice Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Alfred Deakin Research Institute
  2. 1 2 3 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific: Laos–Western Samoa, Greenwood Press, p1000
  3. ↑ Self-Government Aim for BSIP Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1965, p15
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