Elections in Samoa
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At the national level, Samoa elects a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 49 members elected for a five-year term, 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 parliament.
The voting age in Samoa is 21.
Samoa has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties.
Latest election
Main article: Samoan general election, 2011
| Parties | List votes | % | Seats (list and nominal) |
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| Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) | 48,771 | 55.6 | 36 |
| Tautua Samoa Party (TSP) | 21,692 | 24.7 | 13 |
| Independents | 17,311 | 19.7 | 0 |
| Total | 87,774 | 49 | |
| Source: Samoa General Elections, 2011 | |||
Past elections
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By-elections
Below is a list of recent by-elections:
| Election | Date | Reason | Winner |
| 1998 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election | 24 July 1998 | Disqualification of Suafo'a Lautusi | Maiava Visekota Peteru (HRPP) |
| 1998 Faleata East By-election | 28 August 1998 | Appointment of Matai'a Visesio Europa to Council of Deputies | Patau'ave Etuale (SNDP) |
| 1999 Fa’asalele’aga No 1 By-election | 21 May 1999 | Death of Tofilau Eti Alesana | Seumanu Aita Ah Wa (HRPP) |
| 2002 Faleata East By-election | 2002 | Appointment of Faumuina Anapapa to Council of Deputies | Lepou Petelo II |
| 2002 Alataua West By-election | 30 November 2002 | Death of Alii-male-manu Sasa | Ta’atiti Alofa (SNDP) |
| 2003 Alataua West By-election | 1 August 2003 | Death of Ta’atiti Alofa | Unknown (HRPP) |
| 2004 Fa’asalele’aga No 1 By-election | 19 March 2004 | Death of Seumanu Aita Ah Wa | Unknown |
| 2004 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election | 26 November 2004 | Aiono Tile Gafa (HRPP) | |
| 2005 Anoama'a East By-election | 2005 | Elevation of Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi to Council of Deputies | Unknown |
| 2005 Anoama'a West By-election | March 2005 | Resignation of Tagaloa Tuala Kerslake | Unknown (HRPP) |
| 2006 Fa’asalele’aga No 2 By-election | 24 September 2006 | Election of Pa’u Sefo Pa’u declared invalid | Rita Pa’u Letoa (HRPP) |
| 2006 Aleipata Itupa-I-Lalo By-election | 6 October 2006 | Election of Paepae Kapeli Su’a declared invalid | Muagututi’ a Siaosi Meredith (HRPP) |
| 2006 Fa’asalele’aga No 4 By-election | 6 October 2006 | Election of Mulitalo Sealiimalietoa Siafausa Vui declared invalid | Vui Tupe Ioane (HRPP) |
| 2007 Fa’asalele’aga No 2 By-election | 2 February 2007 | Election of Rita Pa’u Letoa declared invalid | Papalii Samuelu Petaia (HRPP) |
| 2007 Faleata East By-election | 23 April 2007 | Death of Manuleleua Lalagofaatasi Falaniko Leleua | Patau'ave Etuale (HRPP) |
| 2007 Vaimauga West By-election | 6 May 2007 | Death of Sililoto Tolo Tua'ifaiva | Patu Ativalu (HRPP) |
| 2010 Vaisigano No.1 By-election | 2 May 2010 | Disqualification of Va'ai Papu Vailupe | Va'ai Papu Vailupe (TSP) |
| 2010 Faleata West By-election | 14 May 2010 | Disqualification of Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi | Ale Vena Ale (HRPP) |
| 2010 Safata By-election | 14 May 2010 | Disqualification of Palusalue Fa’apo II | Palusalue Fa’apo II (TSP) |
| 2011 Aleipata Itupa I Luga by-election | 29 July 2011 | Disqualification of Taua Kitiona Seuala (HRPP) | Fagaaivalu Kenrick Samu (HRPP) |
| 2011 Anoamaa East by-election | 29 July 2011 | Disqualification of Alai'asa Filipo Schwartz Hunt (HRPP) | Alo Fulifuli Taveuveu (HRPP) |
| 2011 Satupaitea by-election | 29 July 2011 | Disqualification of Tavu'i Tiafau Salevao (HRPP) | Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell (HRPP) |
| 2011 Vaisigano No.1 by-election | 29 July 2011 | Disqualification of Va'ai Papu Vailupe (TSP) | Tufuga Gafoleata Faitua (HRPP) |
| 2014 Gaga'ifomauga No.1 by-election | 15 August 2014 | Death of Tuilo'a Anitele'a Tuilo'a (HRPP) | Faimalotoa Kolotita Stowers (HRPP) |
| 2015 Sagaga-le-Usoga by-election | 17 April 2015 | Resignation of Muagututagata Peter Ah Him (HRPP), convicted of fraud |
to be determined (HRPP) |
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