1996 Western Samoan general election
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General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 April 1996.[1] The result was a victory for the Human Rights Protection Party, which won 24 of the 49 seats. The Samoan National Development Party won 11 seats, the Samoa Liberal Party 1, and independents 13.[2] Following the elections, the 12th Samoan Parliament was sworn in on 16 May 1996.[3] The HRRP was able to form a government with the support of 10 independent MPs.[2]
Results[]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Human Rights Protection Party | 29,353 | 43.54 | 24 | –3 | |
Samoan National Development Party | 17,586 | 26.09 | 11 | –4 | |
Samoa All People's Party | 889 | 1.32 | 0 | New | |
Samoa Liberal Party | 773 | 1.15 | 1 | New | |
Samoan Conservative Progressive Party | 359 | 0.53 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 18,454 | 27.37 | 13 | +8 | |
Total | 67,414 | 100.00 | 49 | +2 | |
Valid votes | 67,414 | 99.57 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 294 | 0.43 | |||
Total votes | 67,708 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 77,964 | 86.85 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p785 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ a b "Election Watch, July 1996". Journal of Democracy. 7 (3). 1996. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "General Elections 1991, 1996 & 2001 Report" (PDF). Samoan Chief Electoral Officer. 27 November 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
Categories:
- Elections in Samoa
- 1996 elections in Oceania
- 1996 in Samoa