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Oceania > Solomon Islands > Democracy

SOLOMON ISLANDER DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 2.5 ... [60th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.6 ... [59th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 3 ... [39th of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,974 [11th of 161]
Female ministers 38.1% [7th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 0% [155th of 157]
Female suffrage 1974
First female parliamentarian 1993 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Min - Max Penalty Fine-14 years
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 68.4% [82nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 137,787 [131st of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 70.7 [48th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 201,584 [130th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 194,824 [138th of 163]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

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