1981 Tongan general election

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General elections were held in Tonga on 1 May 1981. Seven nobles were elected by their peers, whilst a further seven People's Representatives were publicly elected.

Results[]

Amid a record voter turnout, four of the seven incumbent People's Representatives were unseated.^[1] Haʻapai MP ‘Uliti Uata was beaten by ; Tongatapu representatives Tomiteau Finau and Papiloa Foliaki were defeated by and ; and Vavaʻu MP was defeated by .^[1]

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