A total of 334 candidates are contesting the fifty (50) constituencies for the parliamentary elections in the 2024 Joint Election. This is a single increase of 1 candidate, compared to the 2019 National General Election (NGE) which had a total of 333 candidates.

Out of the 334 parliamentary candidates, 20 (or 5.98%) of them are females. In 2019, 26 females (or 7.83%) contested in the NGE.

For the candidates contesting the provincial and HCC wards, with the exclusion of Duidui Ward, South Guadalcanal, there is a total of 905 candidates. Seven(7) candidates were originally nominated for Duidui Ward.

Parliamentary

A comparison with the 2019 National General Election (NGE) is as below.

  2024 Candidate No. % 2019 % Summary
1 Males 314 94.01% 306 92.16% Increase
2 Females 20 5.98% 26 7.83% Decrease
Total Total 334 332 Almost the same
 
1 Party Candidates 219 66% 170 51.2% Significant Increase
2 Independents 115 34% 162 48.79% Significant decrease
Total 334 332

Provincial Assemblies and Honiara City Council (HCC)

The breakdown of candidates contesting in the wards are as below.

  Provincial Assemblies and HCC No. of Candidates Contesting Summary
1 Provincial Assemblies 816 With the exclusion of 7 candidates from the Duidui Ward, Guadalcanal. There were 823 candidates contesting prior to Duidui Ward’s exclusion.
2 Honiara City Council 89
  Total 905  

A further breakdown is as follows:

Total List of candidates contesting 2024 Joint Election
Excludes Duidui ward
2024 Joint Election Total Contesting Total contesting as Parties Toral Contesting as Independent Total Female Total Male Unopposed candidates
Parliamentary Election 334 219 115 20 314
Provincial Assemblies 816 92 724 35 781 2
Honiara City Council 89 11 78 9 80 1
Total 1239 322 917 64 1175 3

List of Candidate NGE

List of Candidate PA

Parliamentary Candidate Statistics

ProvinceConst codeConst nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M CandidatesTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent Candidates
Choiseul Province01SOUTH CHOISEUL7070725
02NORTH WEST CHOISEUL6060642
03EAST CHOISEUL5050541
TOTAL18018018108
Western Province04SHORTLANDS6060633
05NORTH VELLA LA VELLA5050532
06SOUTH VELLA LA VELLA6060642
07RANNOGGA & SIMBO5050532
08GIZO & KOLOMBANGARA8080853
09WEST NEW GEORGIA & VONAVONA6060633
10NORTH NEW GEORGIA2021111
11SOUTH NEW GEORGIA, RENDOVA & TETEPARI9091854
12MAROVO8081752
TOTAL550553523222
Isabel Province13HOGRANO, KIA & HAVULEI3030321
14MARINGE AND KOKOTA5051423
15GAO & BUGOTU3030321
TOTAL1101111065
Malaita Province16NORTH MALAITA7070752
17LAU MBAELELEA1201201257
18BAEGU & ASIFOLA5050532
19FATALEKA5050532
20WEST KWARA'AE4040440
21CENTRAL KWARA'AE1001001082
22EAST MALAITA5050541
23AOKE & LANGALANGA5050550
24EAST KWAIO10010010100
25WEST KWAIO3031221
26EAST ARE ARE3030330
27WEST ARE ARE6061551
28SMALL MALAITA1001001064
29MALAITA OUTER ISLANDS5051423
TOTAL900903876525
Central Islands Province30NGGELLA7072543
31RUSSELLS & SAVO5050550
TOTAL1201221093
Rennell & Bellona Province32RENNELL & BELLONA8080845
TOTAL8080845
Guadalcanal Province33NORTH-WEST GUADALCANAL6060651
34WEST GUADALCANAL7070761
35SOUTH GUADALCANAL6060633
36EAST GUADALCANAL8080880
37EAST-CENTRAL GUADALCANAL9090945
38NORTH-EAST GUADALCANAL6060642
39NORTH GUADALCANAL8081735
40CENTRAL GUADALCANAL8080853
TOTAL580581573820
Honiara City Council41EAST HONIARA8080862
42CENTRAL HONIARA9092763
43WEST HONIARA3031221
TOTAL20020317146
Makira Ulawa Province44WEST MAKIRA1101111065
45CENTRAL MAKIRA6061542
46EAST MAKIRA1811721598
47ULAWA & UGI9090981
TOTAL441434392716
Temotu Province48TEMOTU PELE6061551
49TEMOTU NENDE4040440
50TEMOTU VATUD9092754
TOTAL19019316145
OVERALL TOTAL335133420314219115
%6.094.065.634.4
Total Independent and party334
Total Gender 334

Provincial Assemblies and Honiara City Council Candidate Statistics

1. ISABEL PROVINCE
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01KIA6060606
02BAOLO4040413
03KOKOTA3030303
04HOVIKOILO4040404
05BUALA6060624
06TIROTONGA1010101
07KOVILOKO3030303
08KMAGA6060606
09KALOKA5050505
10TATABA4041313
11SIGANA5050514
12JAPUANA3030303
13KOLOMOLA5050514
14KOLOTUBI5050505
15SUSUBONA7070707
16SAMASODU6060606
TOTAL73073172667
2. MALAITA PROVINCE
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01AUKI7071607
02AIMELA9091809
03BUMA8081708
04FAUABU9091818
05WEST BAEGU/FATALEKA3031203
06MANDALUA/FOLOTANA6061405
07FO'ONDO/GWAIAU7071607
08MALU'U6061506
09MATAKWALAO8082608
10TAKWA21021318121
11EAST BAEGU7073407
12FOUENDA14014311014
13SULUFOU/KWARANDE7071607
14SUBOBONO/BURIANIASI5051405
15NAFINUA1001028010
16KWAI/FAUMAMANU9091809
17GULALOFOU9091809
18WANEAGU/TAELANASINA2020202
19AIAISI6061506
20ARE9091827
21LAROISU'U5051405
22ABA/ASIMEURI1001019010
23ASIMAE9091809
24MAREHO5052305
25TAI8081708
26KWARE KWAREO6061506
27SIESIE8082608
28WANEAGU/SULANASINA1101129011
29KWAIMELA/RADEFASU9092709
30LANGALANGA7072507
31LIUANUA7071616
32PELAU5050505
33SIKAIANA7072507
TOTAL2590259452135254
3. CENTRAL PROVINCE
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01SANDFLY/BUENAVISTA6060606
02WEST NGGELA4040404
03EAST NGGELA3031203
04TULAGI8081708
05SOUTH WEST NGGELA5050514
06SOUTH EAST NGGELA7071607
07NORTH EAST NGGELA5050505
08NORTH WEST NGGELA3031203
09BANIKA8080817
10PAVUVU5050523
11LAVUKAL6061515
12NORTH SAVO6060624
13SOUTH SAVO6060615
TOTAL72072567864
4. RENNELL BELLONNA PROVINCE
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01EAST TEGANO6060606
02WEST TEGANO5050505
03LUGHU3031203
04KANAVA4040404
05TETAUNGAGOTO3030303
06MUGIHENUA5051405
07MATANGI3030303
08EAST GHOGAU3030303
09WEST GHOGAU3030303
10SA'AIHO5050505
TOTAL40040238040
5. GUADALCANAL PROVINCE
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01TANDAI12012111111
02SAGHALU7071616
03SAVULEI9091809
04TANGARARE6061506
05WANDERER BAY8080817
06TALISE5051405
07VATUKULAU6061506
08DUIDUI7000000
09AVUAVU8080808
10MOLI9092709
11TETEKANJI6060606
12BIRAO6061506
13VALASI5051405
14KOLOKARAKO3031203
15LONGGU10010010010
16AOLA8081708
17PARIPAO4041313
18EAST TASIMBOKO1101129110
19VULOLO4040404
20MALANGO12012211111
21GHAOBATA11011011011
TOTAL1570150171346144
6. MAKIRA ULAWA PROVINCE
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01NORTH ULAWA9090909
02SOUTH ULAWA9091809
03WEST ULAWA6061506
04UGI & PIO6060615
05AROSI WEST100101919
06AROSI SOUTH5052305
07AROSI NORTH7072507
08AROSI EAST5051414
09BARUO WEST8080808
10BAURO CENTRAL7071616
11BAURO EAST9091809
12WAINONI WEST9090909
13WAINONI EAST7160606
14STAR HARBOUR NORTH10010010010
15SANTA ANA5050514
16SANTA CATALINA6061506
17STAR HARBOUR SOUTH5050505
18RAWO3030303
19WEATHER COAST4040404
20HAUNUNU7070716
TOTAL1371136111256130
7. TEMOTU PROVINCE
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01FENUALOA7070707
02VAIAKAU7070707
03NIPWA/NOPALI5050514
04LIPE/TEMOA5051405
05MANUOPO5050505
06NENUMBO4040404
07NEVENEMA4042204
08LATA/LOUVA5051405
09GRACIOSA BAY5051405
10NEA/NO'OLE3031212
11BEKAPOA6061506
12NANGU/LORD HOWE4041304
13DUFF ISLANDS5051414
14UTUPUA6061515
15VANIKORO6060606
16TIKOPIA4040404
17ANUTA1010101
18NEO4041304
TOTAL860861175482
8. HONIARA CITY COUNCIL
Ward #Ward nameTotal. No. Candidates NominatedTotal. No. Candidates WithdrawnTotal. No. Candidates ContestingTotal. No. Party CandidatesTotal. No. Independent CandidatesTotal. No. F CandidatesTotal. No. M Candidates
01NGGOSSI14014311113
02MBUMBURU4040404
03ROVE/LENGAKIKI2020202
04CRUZ6061524
05VAVAEA15015114015
06VUHOKESA5050505
07MATANIKO100102828
08KOLA'A6060606
09KUKUM1010101
10NAHA3031203
11VURA9090927
12PANATINA14014311212
TOTAL890891178980
OVERALL TOTAL913190510380244861
Total Parties and Indipendent 905
Total Gender905
Total provincial Assemblies 8169272435781
Total gender 816
Total Parties and Independent 816