2006 Samoan general election

2006 Samoan general election

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All 49 seats in the Legislative Assembly 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi Le Mamea Ropati Party HRPP SDUP Last election 44.82%, 23 seats – Seats won 33 10 Seat change 10 New Popular vote 42,156 21,303 Percentage 50.20% 25.37% Swing 5.38pp New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi HRPP Subsequent Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi HRPP

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Executive O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Council of Deputies Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Deputy Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio Cabinet Ministries
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General elections were held in Samoa on 31 March 2006 to determine the composition of the 14th Parliament. The main contesting parties were that of incumbent Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi, of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP); and the Samoan Democratic United Party (SDUP). In addition, three other parties, the Christian Party (SCP), the Samoa Party (SP), and the Samoa Progressive Party (SPP), competed in the election. The result was a landslide victory for the HRPP, which won 33 of the 49 seats. The newly founded SDUP secured ten seats, and the remaining six were won by independents.^[1] After the election, three independents joined the HRPP, increasing the party's seat count to 36.