He was elected unopposed to the position on 6 December 2011 following the resignation of Namson Tran, independent MP for West Honiara.
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He vacated his seat as MP for North East Guadalcanal upon assuming the duties of Speaker; the resulting by-election led to Hilda Kari becoming the first ever woman in the Solomon Islands Parliament.
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