Laumatiamanu Ringo Purcell
Laumatiamanu Ringo Purcell | |
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Member of the Samoa Parliament for Safata No. 2 | |
Assumed office 26 November 2015 | |
Preceded by | Nonu Lose Niumata |
Personal details | |
Political party | Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi |
Laumatiamanu Ringo Purcell (born ~1968)[1] is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party.
Laumatiamanu was educated at Saint Joseph’s College and is a former police officer.[1] He later worked for the Samoa Shipping Corporation.[1] He first ran for election at the 2016 Samoan general election as a candidate for the Human Rights Protection Party.[2] He switched allegiance to the FAST Party to contest the 2021 election, but lost to Nonu Lose Niumata. He subsequently lodged an election petition, resulting in Nonu resigning in a settlement.[3] Both candidates contested the resulting by-election, with Laumatiamanu winning by over 100 votes.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (24 August 2020). "Farmer, former cop eyes Safata East Constituency". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (7 November 2021). "Laumatiamanu ready for rematch". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Soli Wilson (14 July 2021). "Former MP resigns; Safata No. 2 back to polls". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (26 November 2021). "Laumatiamanu rises in Safata No. 2 battle". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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