1970 Western Samoan general election

1970 Western Samoan general election

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All 47 seats in the Fono
First party   Party Independents Last election 47 seats Seats won 47 Seat change
Prime Minister before election Fiame Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV Independent

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Executive O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Council of Deputies Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Deputy Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio Cabinet Ministries
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General elections were held in Western Samoa on 7 February 1970. All candidates ran as independents, with voting restricted to matais and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the matais electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.^[1] Following the election, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV became prime minister.