Editing Elections in Samoa (section)

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{{Politics of Samoa}}

At the national level, Samoa elects a [[legislature]]. The [[Fono]] or ''Legislative Assembly'' has 51 members elected for a five-year term from 51 electoral constituencies. Prior to 2019, the Legislative Assembly has 49 members, 47 members out of the ''[[fa'amatai|matai]]'' (traditional heads of families) six of whom are elected from two-seat constituencies and 35 from single-seat [[Electoral Constituencies of Samoa|constituencies]], and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals.  The [[O le Ao o le Malo|head of state]] is elected for a five-year term by the Fono.

The voting age in Samoa is 21.

Samoa has a [[two-party system]], which means that there are two dominant [[political parties]].