Fuiono Tenina Crichton

Fuiono Tenina Crichton
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Falealupo
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2021
Preceded byLeota Tima Leavai
Personal details
Born1951
Political partyFa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi

Fuiono Tenina Crichton (born 1951)[1] is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party.

Fuiono first ran for election in the 2021 Samoan general election.[2] After being defeated by Leota Tima Leavai[3] he challenged her election in an election petition, forcing her resignation.[4] He stood again in the subsequent by-election,[5] where he was declared elected unopposed after successfully challenging his only opponent's eligibility to stand.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (22 November 2021). "F.A.S.T. party secures Falealupo seat". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (8 November 2021). "First time candidate obeys village call". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (9 April 2021). "Leota Tima Leavai sweeps Falealupo votes". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (29 June 2021). "Female M.P. asked to resign, sit out by-election". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (14 October 2021). "Fuiono eyes Falealupo once more". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (22 November 2021). "Fuiono is the M.P. for Falealupo". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 22 November 2021.