2010 Faleata West by-election

2010 Faleata West by-election
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Constituency of Faleata West
  First party Second party Third party
 
HRPP
HRPP
Candidate Ale Vena Ale Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi Ulugia Petelo
Party HRPP TSP HRPP
Popular vote 1,045 963 748
Percentage 37.9% 34.9% 27.1%
MP before election

Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi
TSP

Subsequent MP

Ale Vena Ale
HRPP

A by-election was held in the Faleata West constituency in Samoa on 14 May 2010.[1] The by-election was precipitated by the disqualification from the Legislative Assembly of Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi for joining the Tautua Samoa Party.[2] It was won by the Human Rights Protection Party's Ale Vena Ale.[3]

  1. ^ "Samoa by-election date set for May 14th". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  2. ^ Alan Ah Mu (2010-03-18). "Va'ai springs election shock". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ^ Marieta Heidi Ilalio (2010-05-15). "Palu stays, Ale reigns". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-05-16.