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The Fono Aoao Faitulafono (Legislative Assembly) of Samoa has 51 members representing 51 electoral constituencies. Until 1991 voting for candidates in traditional territorial constituencies was by matai (chiefs) suffrage only. After a 1990 plebiscite, universal suffrage was introduced with a voting age of 21.

Only registered matais may stand in territorial electorates.

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Electoral constituencies of Samoa

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Assembly) of Samoa has 51 members representing 51 electoral constituencies. Until 1991 voting for candidates in traditional territorial constituencies was by...

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Legislative Assembly of Samoa

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traditional Samoan fale. Electoral Constituencies of Samoa List of speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Politics of Samoa List of legislatures...

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Elections in Samoa

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level, Samoa elects a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 51 members elected for a five-year term from 51 electoral constituencies. Prior...

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Districts of Samoa

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Samoa is made up of eleven itūmālō (political districts). These are the traditional eleven districts that were established well before European arrival...

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Lists of electoral districts by country and territory

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List of constituencies of Kenya Constituencies of Mauritius Constituencies of Nauru Electoral constituencies of Samoa List of constituencies of the National...

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2016 Samoan general election

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constituency boundary changes in 2015. The six double-member constituencies were split into twelve constituencies, each represented by one member of parliament...

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2021 Samoan general election

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Savai‘i constituencies but residing in Apia, resulting in these individuals having to travel to their constituencies to vote. Although Samoan citizens...

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Lotofaga

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village on the south coast of Upolu island in Samoa. Lotofaga is also the name of the larger Lotofaga Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) which includes...

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2001 Samoan general election

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single-member constituencies, six constituencies elected two members, whilst the other two were elected through individual voters, mostly non-ethnic Samoans and...

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Samoa

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Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa (Samoan: Sāmoa i Sisifo), is a Polynesian island country consisting...

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Next Samoan general election

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Ponifasio holding the balance of power. Ponifasio later joined the FAST Party, but in the interim the Samoan Electoral Commission controversially declared...

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2011 Samoan general election

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General elections were held in Samoa on 4 March 2011, to determine the composition of the 15th Parliament. Two parties contested the election, the ruling...

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1996 Western Samoan general election

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General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 April 1996 to determine the composition of the 12th Parliament. The election occurred following constitutional...

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Politics of Samoa

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from ethnic Samoan territorial constituencies; the other two are chosen by the Samoan citizens of non-Samoan origin on a separate electoral roll. Universal...

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Tautua Samoa Party

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Protection Party. Under the Samoan Electoral Act, registering as members of a new party would have required Tautua Samoa's members to contest a by-election...

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Faleatiu

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the island of Upolu in Samoa. The village is on the north-west coast of the island and forms part of A'ano Alofi 4 Electoral Constituency (Faipule District)...

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Leulumoega

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coast Upolu island in Samoa. The village is part of the A'ana Alofi 3 Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) which forms part of the larger A'ana political...

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Faala

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district of Palauli 3. The population is 932. "Electoral Constituencies Act 2019" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original...

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