Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga
Region
Tongatapu
Current constituency
Created
2010
Number of members
1
Member(s)
Vacant
Tongatapu 10 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. Located on the country's main island, Tongatapu, it encompasses the villages of Lapaha, Talasiu, Hoi, Nukuleka, Makaunga, Talafo‘ou, Navutoka, Manuka, Kolonga, Afa, Niutoua, and ‘Eueiki.[1]
Its first ever representative was Semisi Tapueluelu, a first time MP, representing the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.[2] He lost the seat to Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa at the 2014 election. Tuʻiʻonetoa would represent this constituency until April 2022, when he was stripped of the seat by the Supreme Court for bribery.[3]
^Tonga Electoral Commission
^2010 election results for Tongatapu, Matangi Tonga
^Philip Cass (1 May 2022). "If I had wanted to buy votes I would have made sure they got the money, former PM tells court, but judge says bribery occurred, voids election". Kaniva Tonga. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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