2021 Samoan by-elections

2021 Samoan by-elections
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7 of the 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
  First party Second party
 
Leader Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Party FAST HRPP
Seats before 26 18
Seats after 31 20
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 2
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Six simultaneous by-elections were held in Samoa on 26 November 2021.[1] They were called in the aftermath of the 2021 Samoan general election, which resulted in seven seats being vacant due to resignations and convictions for bribery and treating. While seven by-elections were called, the contest in Falealupo was resolved without the need for a poll, after the Supreme Court declared the HRPP candidate Tuitogamanaia Peniamina Le'avai to be ineligible, resulting in the FAST Party's Fuiono Tenina Crichton being elected unopposed.[2]

The FAST party won four seats, and the HRPP two.[3] Following the by-election, the electoral commission declared Ali'imalemanu Alofa Tuuau and Faagasealii Sapoa Feagiai elected under the women's quota.[4]

  1. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (15 October 2021). "By-election dates pushed back to end of November". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SOCelected was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ganasavea Manuia Tafeaga (29 November 2021). "FAST Sweeps By-elections by Four Seats to HRPP's Two". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (29 November 2021). "H.R.P.P. wins two women seats in Parliament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2021.