Samoan general election, 1988

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General elections were held in Samoa on 26 February 1988. Voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.^[1] Although the Human Rights Protection Party received more than double the number of votes of the Coalition of the Christian Democratic Party and the Va'ai Kolone Group, it won one fewer seat. However, on the day of the election of the Prime Minister by Parliament, one Coalition MP defected to the HRPP, allowing its leader Tofilau Eti Alesana to be elected Prime Minister.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Human Rights Protection Party	5,017	35.9	23	-9
Coalition	2,300	16.4	24	New
Independents	6,668	47.7	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	83	-	-	-
Total	14,065	100	47	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p782 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

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