Haʻapai 13

Haʻapai 13
Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga
Region	Haʻapai
Current constituency
Created	2010
Number of members	1
Member(s)	'Uliti Uata

Haʻapai 13 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 in the Haʻapai island group, it encompasses the villages of Nomuka, Mango, Fonoifua, Haʻafeva, Kotu, Tungua, Tofua, Fotuhaʻa, Matuku, ʻOʻua, Fakakai, Pukotala, Ha'ano, Muitoa, Moʻungaʻone, Fotua, Fangaleʻounga, Lotofoa, Faleloa, Haʻateihosiʻi, and Haʻafakahenga. It is one of two constituencies in Haʻapai, the other being Haʻapai 12. (The number does not mean that it is the thirteenth in Haʻapai, but in the country.)^[1]

Its first ever (and so far only) representative is 'Uliti Uata, of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. Pulu was first elected to the Assembly in 1975, then left politics in 1980, and returned to the Assembly in 1993, being re-elected continuously from that point on. In 2010, he thus began his eighth term as MP, in this new constituency. He was elected with an overwhelming majority, appearing to make this, at present, a safe seat for the party. In January 2011, he was appointed Minister for Health.^[2][3][4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2010	'Uliti Uata	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands

Election results

2010

Tongan general election, 2010: Haʻapai 13
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DPFI	'Uliti Uata	1090	70.5
	PDP	Sione Teisina Fuko	253	16.4
	PLT	Lopeti Kamipeli Tofa	204	13.2
Majority			837	54.1	n/a
	DPFI win (new seat)

References

1. "Haʻapai 13", Parliament of Tonga
2. "New Minister of Health", Matangi Tonga, 26 Jan 2011
3. Biography of 'Uliti Uata on the website of the Tongan Parliament
4. "Outer islands results", Matangi Tonga