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Labour Party (Solomon Islands)

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The Labour Party was a political party in the Solomon Islands.

History

The party was established by Honiara MP Peter Salaka in 1970.[1] It gained support from the Honiara Labour Union.

The party was dissolved in 1971 when Salaka left the party to take the chairmanship of a parliamentary committee.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific: Laos–Western Samoa, Greenwood Press, p1001