Constitution |
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At the national level, Samoa elects a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 51 members elected for a five-year term from 51 electoral constituencies. Prior to 2019, the Legislative Assembly has 49 members, 47 members out of the matai (traditional heads of families) six of whom are elected from two-seat constituencies and 35 from single-seat constituencies, and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals. The head of state is elected for a five-year term by the Fono.
The voting age in Samoa is 21.
Samoa has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Human Rights Protection Party | 49,237 | 55.38 | 25 | –10 | |
Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi | 32,510 | 36.57 | 25 | New | |
Tautua Samoa Party | 2,900 | 3.26 | 0 | –2 | |
Samoa First Party | 207 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
Sovereign Independent Samoa Party | 30 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 4,025 | 4.53 | 1 | –12 | |
Total | 88,909 | 100.00 | 51 | +1 | |
Valid votes | 88,909 | 99.32 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 605 | 0.68 | |||
Total votes | 89,514 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 128,848 | 69.47 | |||
Source:
Government of Samoa,
Seat counts,
Registered voters; Candidate affiliations of all except Vaa o Fonoti, Anoamaa 1 and Aleipata Itupa i Luga |
Below is a list of recent by-elections:
Constitution |
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At the national level, Samoa elects a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 51 members elected for a five-year term from 51 electoral constituencies. Prior to 2019, the Legislative Assembly has 49 members, 47 members out of the matai (traditional heads of families) six of whom are elected from two-seat constituencies and 35 from single-seat constituencies, and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals. The head of state is elected for a five-year term by the Fono.
The voting age in Samoa is 21.
Samoa has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Human Rights Protection Party | 49,237 | 55.38 | 25 | –10 | |
Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi | 32,510 | 36.57 | 25 | New | |
Tautua Samoa Party | 2,900 | 3.26 | 0 | –2 | |
Samoa First Party | 207 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
Sovereign Independent Samoa Party | 30 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 4,025 | 4.53 | 1 | –12 | |
Total | 88,909 | 100.00 | 51 | +1 | |
Valid votes | 88,909 | 99.32 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 605 | 0.68 | |||
Total votes | 89,514 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 128,848 | 69.47 | |||
Source:
Government of Samoa,
Seat counts,
Registered voters; Candidate affiliations of all except Vaa o Fonoti, Anoamaa 1 and Aleipata Itupa i Luga |
Below is a list of recent by-elections: