Solomon Islands Social Credit Party

Political party in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Social Credit Party

Leader| Manasseh Sogavare
Founded| July 2005
Dissolved| By 2010
Succeeded by| Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party
Ideology| Social credit
National affiliation| Solomon Islands Alliance for Change

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The Solomon Islands Social Credit Party ("Socreds") was a political party in the Solomon Islands that espoused social credit theories of monetary reform. It opposed foreign interference in the economy of the country.[1]

It was led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, previously leader of the People's Progressive Party[2] and the former Member of Parliament for East Choiseul. Sogavare launched the party in July 2005, backed by Filipino businessman Ramon Quitales.[3] Other prominent party members included Clay Forau Soalaoi.[4]

It was a member of a four-party coalition, the Solomon Islands Alliance for Change, which included the National Party, Solomon Islands Liberal Party, and the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement, and groups of independents from Honiara, Malaita and Guadalcanal.[5]

The party opposes foreign control of the economy, and advocates a full monetary and financial reform in line with the ideology of social credit. It believes that the islands' poverty can only be addressed through social credit monetary reform.[6] The party traced its origins to the New Zealand Social Credit Party and one of its leaders, Bruce Beetham, who hosted a Solomon Islands student in his home. That student, Solomon Mamaloni, later became prime minister of the Solomon Islands.[7]

The party, running candidates for the first time, contested 29 constituencies in the 2006 general election. The party won 4.3% of the vote and 2 seats. In 2007, the party had around 10,000 members.[8] Soon after, it was dissolved and absorbed by the Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, again led by Sogavare.[9]

## See also

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* Social credit
* List of political parties in the Solomon Islands

## References

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1. ^ Cavanough, Edward Acton (2023-09-19). Divided Isles: Solomon Islands and the China Switch. Black Inc. ISBN 978-1-74382-328-6.
2. ^ "Q&A: Solomon Islands vote". BBC News. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
3. ^ "New political party launched in the Solomon Islands", Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation text website (nl.newsbank.com), July 11, 2005.
4. ^ Fraenkel, Jon (2006). "The Impact of RAMSI on the 2006 Elections in the Solomon Islands". Political Science. 58 (2): 63–85\. doi:10.1177/003231870605800205. hdl:1885/54631. ISSN 0032-3187.
5. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
6. ^ "SOLOMON IS: New political party challanges [sic] country's leadership". ABC Pacific Beat. 2005-07-13. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
7. ^ Michael Field (2006-04-16). "Solomons leaders who led country into civil war contest premiership". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
8. ^ Hassall, Graham (2016). Democracy in the Pacific: Tensions between system and Life-world. pp. 313–360.
9. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: SOLOMON ISLANDS (National Parliament), ELECTIONS IN 2010". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

## External links

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* Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview with Manasseh Sogavare

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Political parties in the Solomon Islands

Extant|

* Democratic Alliance Party
* Kadere Party
* Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party
* People First Party
* People's Alliance Party
* Solomon Islands Democratic Party
* Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement
* Solomon Islands United Party
* Umi for Change Party

Defunct|

* Christian Alliance Party
* Democratic Party
* Labour Party
* Lafari Party
* National Party
* People's Congress Party
* People's Power Action Party
* People's Progressive Party
* Reform Democratic Party
* Rural Alliance Party
* Rural and Urban Political Party
* Solomon Islands Labour Party
* Solomon Islands Liberal Party
* Solomons United National Party
* Solomon Islands Social Credit Party
* Twelve Pillars to Peace and Prosperity Party
* United Democratic Party
* United Solomon Islands Party

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* List of political parties
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Movements|

| Canada|

* Abolitionist Party of Canada
* British Columbia Social Credit Party
* Canada Party
* Christian Credit Party
* Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform
* Les Démocrates
* Manitoba Social Credit Party
* New Democracy
* Pauper Party of Ontario
* Parti crédit social uni
* Pilgrims of Saint Michael
* Ralliement créditiste
* Ralliement créditiste du Québec
* Social Credit Board
* Alberta Social Credit Party
* Social Credit Party of Canada
* Social Credit Party of New Brunswick
* Social Credit Party of Ontario
* Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan

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Oceania|

* Australian League of Rights
* Country Party (New Zealand)
* Democratic Labour Party (New Zealand)
* Douglas Credit Party
* Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
* Social Credit-NZ
* Solomon Islands Social Credit Party

Europe|

* British People's Party
* Irish Monetary Reform Association
* Social Credit Party of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* Social Credit Party of Ireland

People|

* William Aberhart
* Lavern Ahlstrom
* Bruce Beetham
* W. A. C. Bennett
* John Horne Blackmore
* Eric Butler
* Réal Caouette
* Vernon Cracknell
* C. H. Douglas
* Louis Even
* A. N. Field
* Ron Gostick
* John Hargrave
* Robert A. Heinlein
* Norman Jaques
* Solon Earl Low
* Hugh MacDiarmid
* Ernest Manning
* Roly Marks
* Neil Morrison
* Al Overfield
* Ezra Pound
* Manasseh Sogavare
* Ken Sweigard
* John Turmel

History|

* 1937 Social Credit backbenchers' revolt
* Prosperity certificate
* Social Credit Party of Canada split, 1963

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