List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa (2011–2016)
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Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa were elected on 4 March 2011. The Legislative Assembly consisted of 49 representatives, elected from six two-seat and 35 single-seat territorial constituencies, and two non-territorial constituencies. Only two of the MPs were women following the general election, a decline from four in the previous Parliament.[1] A third woman, Faimalotoa Kika Stowers, joined them after winning a by-election in August 2014.[2]
Members[]
Initial MPs[]
| Name | Party | Electorate | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo | HRPP | Anoama'a West | Third | |
| Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster | TSP | A'ana Alofi No. 3 | First | |
| Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi | HRPP | Lepa | Ninth | |
| Aveau Niko Palamo | TSP | Faleata East | First | |
| So’oalo Umi Feo Mene | HRPP | Gagaifomauga No. 2 | First | |
| Lefau Harry Schuster | TSP | Vaimauga West | First | |
| Lenatai Victor Tamapua | HRPP | Vaimauga West | First | |
| TSP | Fa'asalele'aga No. 3 | First | ||
| Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau Tuilagi | TSP | Fa'asalele'aga No. 2 | First | |
| Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi | TSP | Faleata West | Second | |
| HRPP | Satupa'itea | First | ||
| Tafua Maluelue Tafua | HRPP | Aleipata Itupa-I-Lalo | First | |
| Laauli Leuatea Polataivao | HRPP | Gagaifomauga No. 3 | Second | |
| Fiame Naomi | HRPP | Lotofaga | Seventh | |
| Lafaitele Patrick Leiataualesa | HRPP | Alataua West | Second | |
| HRPP | Safata | First | ||
| Palusalue Fa’apo II | TSP | Safata | Fourth | |
| HRPP | Aiga-I-Le-tai | First | ||
| Taefu Lemi | HRPP | Falelatai & Samatau | First | |
| Muagututagata Peter Ah Him | HRPP | Sagaga-Le-Usoga | Third | |
| Sala Fata Pinati | HRPP | Gagaemauga No. 1 | Second | |
| Taua Kitiona Seuala | HRPP | Aleipata-Itupa-I-luga | Fourth | |
| Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Lei’ataua | HRPP | A'ana Alofi No. 2 | Fourth | |
| HRPP | Gagaifomauga No. 1 | Second | ||
| Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau | HRPP | Vaimauga East | Third | |
| Peseta Vaifou Tevaga | HRPP | Fa'asalele'aga No. 4 | First | |
| HRPP | Anoama'a East | First | ||
| Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow | HRPP | Fa'asalele'aga No. 1 | Second | |
| A'eau Peniamina | TSP | Falealupo | Fifth | |
| Niko Lee Hang | HRPP | Individual | Third | |
| HRPP | Individual | First | ||
| Faumuina Tiatia Liuga | HRPP | Palauli-Le-Falefa | Third | |
| Afualo Wood Salele | TSP | Salega West | First | |
| TSP | Salega East | First | ||
| Tuu'u Anasi'i Leota | HRPP | Si'umu | Fourth | |
| Tialavea Fea Tionisio Seigafolava | HRPP | Va'a-O-Fonoti | First | |
| TSP | Vaisigano No. 2 | Second | ||
| Tuiloma Lameko | HRPP | Falealili | Seventh | |
| HRPP | Falealili | First | ||
| Levaopolo Talatonu Va’ai | TSP | Gagaemauga No. 2 | Second | |
| Le Mamea Ropati | HRPP | Lefaga & Falese'ela | Eighth | |
| Tuisa Tasi Patea | HRPP | Sagaga-Le-Falefa | First | |
| Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi | HRPP | A'ana Alofi No. 1 | Fifth | |
| Tuitama Talalelei Tuitama | HRPP | A'ana Alofi No. 1 | First | |
| Magele Mauiliu Magele | HRPP | Fa'asalele'aga No. 1 | First | |
| Faamoetauloa Ulaitino Faale Tumaalii | HRPP | Gagaemauga No. 3 | First | |
| HRPP | Palauli East | First | ||
| HRPP | Palauli West | First | ||
| Va'ai Papu Vailupe | TSP | Vaisigano No.1 | Fourth | |
Summary of changes[]
- Following the general election, the elections in four constituencies were voided by the Supreme Court due to acts of corruption (such as bribery and treating). Simultaneous by-elections were held in all four constituencies on 29 July 2011. The Human Rights Protection Party retained its seats in Anoamaa East (new MP: ), Aleipata Itupa I Luga (Fagaaivalu Kenrick Samu) and Satupaitea (Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell), and won the seat of Vaisigano No.1 from the Tautua Samoa Party, with the election of .[3]
- Tuilo'a (HRPP MP for Gaga'ifomauga 1) died on 9 June 2014, leading to a by-election on 15 August.[4] Faimalotoa Kika Stowers (HRPP) was elected to replace him, bringing the number of women in Parliament to three.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Samoa's ruling party retains power with reduced majority". Radio New Zealand International. 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ a b "Only woman candidate in Samoa by-election wins seat", Radio New Zealand, 16 August 2014
- ^ "Bi-election clean sweep for HRPP". Savali. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Samoa ruling party backs four by-election candidates", Radio New Zealand International, 19 July 2014
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