Elections in Samoa

At the national level, Samoa elects a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 49 members elected for a five-year term, 47 members out of the matai (traditional heads of families) in six two-seat, 35 single-seat constituencies, and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals. The head of state is elected for a five-year term by the parliament.

The voting age in Samoa is 21.

Samoa has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties.

Latest election

Main article: Samoan general election, 2011

 Results for the 2011 Samoan parliamentary election

Parties	List votes	%	Seats (list and nominal)
Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)	48,771	55.6	29
Tautua Samoa Party (TSP)	21,692	24.7	13
Independents	17,311	19.7	7
Total	87,774		49
Source: Samoa General Elections, 2011

By-elections

Below is a list of recent by-elections:

Election	Date	Reason	Winner
1998 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election	24 July 1998	Disqualification of Suafo'a Lautusi	Maiava Visekota Peteru (HRPP)
1998 Faleata East By-election	28 August 1998	Appointment of Matai'a Visesio Europa to Council of Deputies	Patau'ave Etuale (SNDP)
1999 Fa’asalele’aga No 1 By-election	21 May 1999	Death of Tofilau Eti Alesana	Seumanu Aita Ah Wa (HRPP)
2002 Faleata East By-election	2002	Appointment of Faumuina Anapapa to Council of Deputies	Lepou Petelo II
2002 Alataua West By-election	30 November 2002	Death of Alii-male-manu Sasa	Ta’atiti Alofa (SNDP)
2003 Alataua West By-election	1 August 2003	Death of Ta’atiti Alofa	Unknown (HRPP)
2004 Fa’asalele’aga No 1 By-election	19 March 2004	Death of Seumanu Aita Ah Wa	Unknown
2004 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election	26 November 2004		Aiono Tile Gafa (HRPP)
2005 Anoama'a East By-election	2005	Elevation of Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi to Council of Deputies	Unknown
2005 Anoama'a West By-election	March 2005	Resignation of Tagaloa Tuala Kerslake	Unknown (HRPP)
2006 Fa’asalele’aga No 2 By-election	24 September 2006	Election of Pa’u Sefo Pa’u declared invalid	Rita Pa’u Letoa (HRPP)
2006 Aleipata Itupa-I-Lalo By-election	6 October 2006	Election of Paepae Kapeli Su’a declared invalid	Muagututi’ a Siaosi Meredith (HRPP)
2006 Fa’asalele’aga No 4 By-election	6 October 2006	Election of Mulitalo Sealiimalietoa Siafausa Vui declared invalid	Vui Tupe Ioane (HRPP)
2007 Fa’asalele’aga No 2 By-election	2 February 2007	Election of Rita Pa’u Letoa declared invalid	Papalii Samuelu Petaia (HRPP)
2007 Faleata East By-election	23 April 2007	Death of Manuleleua Lalagofaatasi Falaniko Leleua	Patau'ave Etuale (HRPP)
2007 Vaimauga West By-election	6 May 2007	Death of Sililoto Tolo Tua'ifaiva	Patu Ativalu (HRPP)
2010 Vaisigano No.1 By-election	2 May 2010	Disqualification of Va'ai Papu Vailupe	Va'ai Papu Vailupe (TSP)
2010 Faleata West By-election	14 May 2010	Disqualification of Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi	Ale Vena Ale (HRPP)
2010 Safata By-election	14 May 2010	Disqualification of Palusalue Fa’apo II	Palusalue Fa’apo II (TSP)
2011 Aleipata Itupa I Luga by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Taua Kitiona Seuala (HRPP)	Fagaaivalu Kenrick Samu (HRPP)
2011 Anoamaa East by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Alai'asa Filipo Schwartz Hunt (HRPP)	Alo Fulifuli Taveuveu (HRPP)
2011 Satupaitea by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Tavu'i Tiafau Salevao (HRPP)	Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell (HRPP)
2011 Vaisigano No.1 by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Va'ai Papu Vailupe (TSP)	Tufuga Gafoleata Faitua (HRPP)
2014 Gaga'ifomauga No.1 by-election	15 August 2014	Death of Tuilo'a Anitele'a Tuilo'a (HRPP)	Faimalotoa Kolotita Stowers (HRPP)
2015 Sagaga-le-Usoga by-election	17 April 2015	Resignation of Muagututagata Peter Ah Him (HRPP), convicted of fraud	to be determined (HRPP)

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Elections in Samoa
• Adam Carr's Election Archive