Aiono Tile Gafa

Aiono Tile Gafa
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Aana Alofi No. 2
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 November 2021
Preceded byAfaese Toleafoa
Member of Parliament
for Aana Alofi No. 1
In office
26 November 2004 – 4 March 2011
Preceded byApule Pepe Metai
Succeeded byTuitama Talalelei Tuitama
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Aiono Fina'i Tile Gafa (born ~1961)[1] is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Aiono was educated at Fasito'o-uta Primary School and Leulumoega Fou College.[1] He lived in New Zealand and Australia, then returned to Samoa in the 1980s, where he worked for the Peace Corps.[1]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2004 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election.[2][1] He was re-elected at the 2006 election.[3] He lost his seat at the 2011 election.[3] He stood unsuccessfully at the 2016 election, after which he lodged an electoral petition alleging corruption and bribery against Speaker of the House Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi.[4] The petition was later withdrawn.[5][6] He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 election.

He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2021 Samoan by-elections,[7] winning by just 19 votes.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d "NEW MEMBER OF SAMOA PARLIAMENT TARGETS WATER". Pacific Islands Report. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Winner declared in Samoan by election". RNZ. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016" (PDF). Samoa Election Results Database. 8 January 2018. p. 29. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Five elections petitions by Samoa deadline". RNZ. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election petition against Samoa's speaker dropped". RNZ. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ Pai Mulitalo Ale (12 April 2016). "Speaker spared". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (29 November 2021). "Aiono seals Aana Alofi No. 2 seat victory". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ^ Ganasavea Manuia Tafeaga (29 November 2021). "HRPP's Aiono Tile Gafa Edges Out FAST Woman Candidate to Secure Aana Alofi 2 Seat". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 29 November 2021.