1988 Western Samoan general election

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General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 February 1988. Voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.[1] Although the Human Rights Protection Party received more than double the number of votes of the Coalition of the Christian Democratic Party and the Va'ai Kolone Group, it won one fewer seat. However, on the day of the election of the Prime Minister by Parliament, one Coalition MP defected to the HRPP, allowing its leader Tofilau Eti Alesana to be elected Prime Minister.

Results[]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Human Rights Protection Party 5,017 35.9 23 –9
Coalition 2,300 16.4 24 New
Independents 6,668 47.7 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 83 – – –
Total 14,065 100 47 0
Registered voters/turnout 23,160 – –
Source: Nohlen et al.

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References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p782 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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