▁new ▁constitution ▁was ▁prom ul g ated ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April . ▁It ▁combined ▁the ▁previous ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁and ▁Executive ▁Council ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁body . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁elected ▁members ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁majority , ▁having ▁increased ▁in ▁number ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 7 . ▁The ▁G ov Co ▁consisted ▁of ▁sevent een ▁elected ▁members , ▁nine ▁government ▁officials ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Commission er , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man . ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁had ▁six ▁comm itte es ; ▁Communic ations , ▁Fin ance , ▁In ternal ▁Affairs , ▁Natural ▁Resources , ▁Social ▁Services ▁and ▁Works . ▁The ▁elected ▁members ▁were ▁elected ▁from ▁single - member ▁constitu encies ▁for ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁The ▁first ▁elections ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁elections ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁elected ▁members ▁and ▁consist encies ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁was ▁prom ul g ated , ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Council ▁and ▁replacing ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁constitu encies ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁Category : Def unct ▁un ic amer al ▁legisl atures ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁Category : 1 9 7 4 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands <0x0A>