1979 Western Samoan general election

1979 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 Tupuola Efi Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Tupuola Efi 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 1979. Voting was restricted to matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.^[1] Although all candidates ran as independents, an opposition bloc had emerged following the 1976 election of Tupuola Efi as Prime Minister in Parliament.