15th Samoan Parliament

The 15th Samoan Parliament is the current term of the Parliament of Samoa. Its composition was determined by the 2011 elections.

The 15th Parliament consists of 49 representatives, elected from six two-seat and 35 single-seat territorial constituencies, and two non-territorial constituencies. Only two of the MPs were women following the general election, a decline from four in the previous Parliament.^[1] A third woman, Kika Stowers, joined them after winning a by-election in August 2014.^[2]

Members

Initial MPs

	Name	Party	Electorate	Term
	Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo	HRPP	Anoama'a West	Third
	Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster	TSP	A'ana Alofi No. 3	First
	Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi	HRPP	Lepa	Ninth
	Aveau Niko Palamo	TSP	Faleata East	First
	So'oalo Mene	HRPP	Gagaifomauga No. 2	First
	Lefau Harry Schuster	TSP	Vaimauga West	First
	Lenatai Victor Faafoi Tamapua	HRPP	Vaimauga West	First
	Tuileutu Alava'a Voi	TSP	Fa'asalele'aga No. 3	First
	Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau Tuilagi	TSP	Fa'asalele'aga No. 2	First
	Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi	TSP	Faleata West	Second
	Tavui Tiafau Tafu Salevao	HRPP	Satupa'itea	First
	Tafua Maluelue Tafua	HRPP	Aleipata Itupa-I-Lalo	First
	Laauli Leuatea Polataivao	HRPP	Gagaifomauga No. 3	Second
	Fiame Naomi	HRPP	Lotofaga	Seventh
	Lafaitele Patrick Leiataualesa	HRPP	Alataua West	Second
	Manualesagalala Enokati Posala	HRPP	Safata	First
	Palusalue Fa’apo II	TSP	Safata	Fourth
	Ifopo Matia Filisi	HRPP	Aiga-I-Le-tai	First
	Taefu Lemi	HRPP	Falelatai & Samatau	First
	Muagututagata Peter Ah Him	HRPP	Sagaga-Le-Usoga	Third
	Sala Fata Pinati	HRPP	Gagaemauga No. 1	Second
	Taua Kitiona Seuala	HRPP	Aleipata-Itupa-I-luga	Fourth
	Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Lei’ataua	HRPP	A'ana Alofi No. 2	Fourth
	Tuilo'a Anitelea	HRPP	Gagaifomauga No. 1	Second
	Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau	HRPP	Vaimauga East	Third
	Peseta Vaifou Tevaga	HRPP	Fa'asalele'aga No. 4	First
	Alaiasa Filipo Schwarts Hunt	HRPP	Anoama'a East	First
	Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow	HRPP	Fa'asalele'aga No. 1	Second
	A'eau Peniamina	TSP	Falealupo	Fifth
	Niko Lee Hang	HRPP	Individual	Third
	Maualaivao Pat Ah Him	HRPP	Individual	First
	Faumuina Tiatia Liuga	HRPP	Palauli-Le-Falefa	Third
	Afualo Wood Salele	TSP	Salega	First
	Tapuai Toese Ah Sam	TSP	Salega	First
	Tuu'u Anasi'i Leota	HRPP	Si'umu	Fourth
	Tialavea Fea Tionisio Seigafolava	HRPP	Va'a-O-Fonoti	First
	Motuopuaa Uifagasa Aisoli	TSP	Vaisigano No. 2	Second
	Tuiloma Lameko	HRPP	Falealili	Seventh
	Tusa Misi Tupuola	HRPP	Falealili	First
	Levaopolo Talatonu Va’ai	TSP	Gagaemauga No. 2	Second
	Le Mamea Ropati	HRPP	Lefaga & Falese'ela	Eighth
	Tuisa Tasi Patea	HRPP	Sagaga-Le-Falefa	First
	Toleafoa Apulu Fa'afisi	HRPP	A'ana Alofi No. 1	Fifth
	Tuitama Talalelei Tuitama	HRPP	A'ana Alofi No. 1	First
	Magele Mauiliu Magele	HRPP	Fa'asalele'aga No. 1	First
	Faamoetauloa Ulaitino Faale Tumaalii	HRPP	Gagaemauga No. 3	First
	Afoafouvale John Moors	HRPP	Palauli East	First
	Agafili Patisela Eteuati Tolovaa	HRPP	Palauli West	First
	Va'ai Papu Vailupe	TSP	Vaisigano No.1	Fourth

Summary of changes

• Following the general election, the elections in four constituencies were voided by the Supreme Court due to acts of corruption (such as bribery and treating). Simultaneous by-elections were held in all four constituencies on 29 July 2011. The Human Rights Protection Party retained its seats in Anoamaa East (new MP: Alo Fulifuli Taveuveu), Aleipata Itupa I Luga (Fagaaivalu Kenrick Samu) and Satupaitea (Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell), and won the seat of Vaisigano No.1 from the Tautua Samoa Party, with the election of Tufuga Gafoleata Faitua.^[3]
• Tuilo'a Anitele'a Tuilo'a (HRPP MP for Gaga'ifomauga 1) died on 9 June 2014, leading to a by-election on 15 August.^[4] Faimalotoa Kika Stowers (HRPP) was elected to replace him, bringing the number of women in Parliament to three.^[2]

References

1. "Samoa’s ruling party retains power with reduced majority". Radio New Zealand International. 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
2. "Only woman candidate in Samoa by-election wins seat", Radio New Zealand, 16 August 2014
3. "Bi-election clean sweep for HRPP", Savali, 2 August 2011
4. "Samoa ruling party backs four by-election candidates", Radio New Zealand International, 19 July 2014

External links

• Parliament of Samoa