2 0 0 7 ▁election , ▁where ▁Labour ▁won ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁the ▁C LP ' s ▁Nat asha ▁Gr ig gs ▁won ▁Sol omon ▁back ▁with ▁a ▁two - party - pre ferred ▁margin ▁of ▁ 1 . 7 5 ▁percent ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 . 9 4 ▁percent ▁swing . ▁She ▁therefore ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁opposition ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁seat ' s ▁history . ▁Gr ig gs ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁a ▁reduced ▁two - party ▁margin ▁of ▁ 1 . 4 ▁percent ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁won ▁government . ▁ ▁A ▁Media Re ach ▁seat - level ▁opinion ▁poll ▁in ▁Sol omon ▁of ▁ 5 1 3 ▁vot ers ▁conducted ▁ 2 2 − 2 3 ▁June ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election ▁campaign ▁unexpected ly ▁found ▁Labor ▁heavily ▁leading ▁the ▁Liber als ▁ 6 1 – 3 9 ▁on ▁the ▁two - party ▁vote ▁from ▁a ▁large ▁ 1 2 . 4 ▁percent ▁swing . ▁ ▁Gr ig gs ▁and ▁the ▁C LP ▁lost ▁Sol omon ▁to ▁Labor ' s ▁Luke ▁G os ling ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July , ▁with ▁G os ling ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Labor ▁candidate ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁primary ▁vote ▁and ▁defe ating ▁Gr ig gs ▁on ▁a ▁ 5 6 – 4 4 ▁two - party ▁vote ▁from ▁a ▁record ▁ 7