Faagasealii Sapoa Feagiai | |
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Member of the
Samoan Parliament for Aleipata-i-Lalo [a] | |
Assumed office 17 May 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Faagasealii Sapoa Feagiai is a Samoan politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party .
Fa'agaseali'i is a registered nurse who has previously worked for Samoa's National Kidney Foundation. [1] She has previously run unsuccessfully for election in the 2011 [2] and 2016 elections. [3] She stood as a candidate in the 2021 Samoan by-elections in the seat of Aleipata-i-Lalo, [1] but was unsuccessful, losing to Titimaea Tafua by over 200 votes. [4] Following the by-election she was appointed to parliament under the women's quota as the second-highest-polling unsuccessful female candidate. [5] However, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly postponed her swearing in until all legal matters regarding it were addressed. [6] The Supreme Court later ruled against the speaker, and she was sworn in on 17 May 2022. [7]
Faagasealii Sapoa Feagiai | |
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Member of the
Samoan Parliament for Aleipata-i-Lalo [a] | |
Assumed office 17 May 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Faagasealii Sapoa Feagiai is a Samoan politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party .
Fa'agaseali'i is a registered nurse who has previously worked for Samoa's National Kidney Foundation. [1] She has previously run unsuccessfully for election in the 2011 [2] and 2016 elections. [3] She stood as a candidate in the 2021 Samoan by-elections in the seat of Aleipata-i-Lalo, [1] but was unsuccessful, losing to Titimaea Tafua by over 200 votes. [4] Following the by-election she was appointed to parliament under the women's quota as the second-highest-polling unsuccessful female candidate. [5] However, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly postponed her swearing in until all legal matters regarding it were addressed. [6] The Supreme Court later ruled against the speaker, and she was sworn in on 17 May 2022. [7]