1991 Western Samoan general election

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General elections were held in Western Samoa on 5 April 1991. Following a referendum the previous year, they were the first under universal suffrage, although candidates still had to be members of the Matai.[1] The result was a victory for the Human Rights Protection Party, which won 27 of the 47 seats.

Results[]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Human Rights Protection Party 29,768 49.6 27 +4
Samoan National Development Party 12,759 21.2 15 New
Other parties 13,729 22.9 0 –
Independents 3,783 6.3 5 +5
Invalid/blank votes 229 – – –
Total 60,265 100 47 0
Registered voters/turnout 59,299 – –
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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