Samoan general election, 2001

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General elections were held in Samoa on 2 March 2001.^[1] They were won by the Human Rights Protection Party, which took 23 of the 49 seats. After the election, all 12 independent MPs joined the HRPP, giving it a majority in the Fono.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Human Rights Protection Party	34,262	44.8	23	-1
Samoan National Development Party	17,966	23.5	13	+2
Samoan United People's Party	1,898	2.5	1	New
Samoa All People's Party	10	0.0	0	0
Independents	22,315	29.2	12	-1
Invalid/blank votes	360	-	-	-
Total	76,811	100	49	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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