Elections in 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 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 Fono.

The voting age in Samoa is 21.

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

Latest election

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• 2021 Samoan by-elections

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	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Maiava Visekota Peteru (HRPP)
1998 Faleata East By-election	28 August 1998	Appointment of Matai'a Visesio Europa to the Council of Deputies	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Patau'ave Etuale (SNDP)
1999 Fa’asalele’aga No 1 By-election	21 May 1999	Death of Tofilau Eti Alesana	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Seumanu Aita Ah Wa (HRPP)
2002 Faleata East By-election	2002	Appointment of Faumuina Anapapa to the Council of Deputies	Lepou Petelo II
2002 Alataua West By-election	30 November 2002	Death of Alii-male-manu Sasa	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Ta’atiti Alofa (SNDP)
2003 Alataua West By-election	1 August 2003	Death of Ta’atiti Alofa	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Unknown (HRPP)
2004 Fa’asalele’aga No 1 By-election	19 March 2004	Death of Seumanu Aita Ah Wa	Tiata Sili Pulufana
2004 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election	26 November 2004	Death of Apule Pepe Metai	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Aiono Tile Gafa (HRPP)
2005 Anoama'a East By-election	2005	Elevation of Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi to the Council of Deputies	Unknown
2005 Anoama'a West By-election	March 2005	Resignation of Tuala Tagaloa Sale Kerslake	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo (HRPP)
2006 Fa’asalele’aga No 2 By-election	24 September 2006	Election of Pa’u Sefo Pa’u declared invalid	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Rita Pa’u Letoa (HRPP)
2006 Aleipata Itupa-I-Lalo By-election	6 October 2006	Election of Paepae Kapeli Su’a declared invalid	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Muagututi’ a Siaosi Meredith (HRPP)
2006 Fa’asalele’aga No 4 By-election	6 October 2006	Election of Mulitalo Sealiimalietoa Siafausa Vui declared invalid	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Vui Tupe Ioane (HRPP)
2007 Fa’asalele’aga No 2 By-election	2 February 2007	Election of Rita Pa’u Letoa declared invalid	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Papalii Samuelu Petaia (HRPP)
2007 Faleata East By-election	23 April 2007	Death of Manuleleua Lalagofaatasi Falaniko Leleua	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Patau'ave Etuale (HRPP)
2007 Vaimauga West By-election	6 May 2007	Death of Sililoto Tolo Tua'ifaiva	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Patu Ativalu (HRPP)
2010 Vaisigano No.1 By-election	2 May 2010	Disqualification of Va'ai Papu Vailupe	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Va'ai Papu Vailupe (TSP)
2010 Faleata West By-election	14 May 2010	Disqualification of Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Ale Vena Ale (HRPP)
2010 Safata By-election	14 May 2010	Disqualification of Palusalue Fa’apo II	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Palusalue Fa’apo II (TSP)
2011 Aleipata Itupa I Luga by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Taua Kitiona Seuala (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Fagaaivalu Kenrick Samu (HRPP)
2011 Anoamaa East by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Alai'asa Filipo Schwartz Hunt (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Alo Fulifuli Taveuveu (HRPP)
2011 Satupaitea by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Tavu'i Tiafau Salevao (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell (HRPP)
2011 Vaisigano No.1 by-election	29 July 2011	Disqualification of Va'ai Papu Vailupe (TSP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Tufuga Gafoleata Faitua (HRPP)
2014 Gaga'ifomauga No.1 by-election	15 August 2014	Death of Tuilo'a Anitele'a Tuilo'a (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Faimalotoa Kika Stowers (HRPP)
2015 Sagaga-le-Usoga by-election	17 April 2015	Resignation of Muagututagata Peter Ah Him (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Seiuli Ueligitone Seiuli (HRPP)
2021 Samoan by-elections	26 November 2021	7 seats declared vacant by election petitions	5 FAST, 2 HRPP MPs elected
2022 Gagaʻifomauga 2 by-election	3 June 2022	Death of Vaʻele Paʻiaʻaua Iona Sekuini (FAST)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Fo'isala Lilo Tu'u Ioane (FAST)
2023 Vaimauga 3 by-election	24 February 2023	Death of Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color|Lautimuia Uelese Vaʻai (FAST)
2023 Faleata No. 4 by-election	15 September 2023	Resignation of Ale Vena Ale (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color| Ale Vena Ale (FAST)
2023 Siʻumu by-election	15 September 2023	Resignation of Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color| Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota (FAST)
2023 Vaʻa-o-Fonoti by-election	15 September 2023	Resignation of Mauʻu Siaosi Puʻepuʻemai (HRPP)	bgcolor=Template:Party color| Mauʻu Siaosi Puʻepuʻemai (FAST)

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Elections in Samoa
• Adam Carr's Election Archive