1985 Western Samoan general election

1985 Western Samoan general election

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All 47 seats in the Legislative Assembly 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Tofilau Eti Alesana Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Party HRPP CDP Last election 22 – Seats won 31 16 Seat change 9 New Popular vote 4,698 2,052 Percentage 34.54% 15.09%
Prime Minister before election Tofilau Eti Alesana HRPP Elected Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana HRPP

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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 22 February 1985. Voting was restricted to matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.^[1] The result was a victory for the Human Rights Protection Party, which won 31 seats.^[2] Its leader, Tofilau Eti Alesana, remained Prime Minister.