2023 Faleata No. 4 by-election

2023 Faleata No. 4 by-election
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Turnout63.96%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Ale Vena Ale Ulu Bismarck Crawley
Party FAST Independent
Popular vote 953 488
Percentage 66.13% 33.87%
MP before election

Ale Vena Ale
Independent

Elected MP

Ale Vena Ale
FAST

A by-election was held in the Faleata No. 4 constituency in Samoa on 15 September 2023.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of sitting MP Ale Vena Ale from the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in order to become an independent in November 2022, due to dissatisfaction with party leadership.[2] Following a protracted court battle, the seat was declared vacant on 19 July 2023.[3] Ale joined the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party shortly after the announcement of the by-election and had one opponent, independent candidate Ulu Bismarck Crawley. Ale won in a landslide, earning 66% of the vote, which, in addition to FAST victories in two simultaneous by-elections in the Siʻumu and Vaʻa-o-Fonoti constituencies, gave the governing party a two-thirds parliamentary majority.

  1. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (19 August 2023). "Dates for by-elections confirmed". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Samoan opposition MPs quit party to become independents". RNZ. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (19 July 2023). "MPs Ale, Tuu'u and Mau'u to head to by-election". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.