1973 Western Samoan general election

1973 Western Samoan general election

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All 47 seats in the Legislative Assembly
First party   Party Independents Last election 47 seats Seats won 47 Seat change
Prime Minister before election Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II 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 24 February 1973. All candidates ran as independents and voting was restricted to matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.^[1] Following the election, Fiame Mata'afa became Prime Minister for a second term, having previously held the office between 1959 and 1970.