List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa (1979–1982)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa were elected on 24 February 1979. The 47 members consisted of 45 Samoans elected in one or two-member constituency and two 'individual voters' elected from a nationwide constituency.

List of members[]

Constituency Member Notes
Tufuga Efi
Leota Leuluaiali'i Ituau Ale Dismissed in September 1981[1]
Seumanu Aita Ah Wa
Tofilau Eti Alesana
Toleafoa Talitimu Talitimu died in 1980. won the subsequent by-election
Faleata East
Ron Berking Berking was murdered in 1980. won the subsequent by-election
Le Mamea Ropati
Fatialofa Momo'e Momo'e died in 1980. The subsequent by-election was won by Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Laulu Fetauimalemau Mata'afa
Le Tagaloa Pita Result annulled in May 1979 due to bribery; Pita lost the subsequent by-election to [2]
Palauli West Vaovasamanaia Filipo
Result annulled in May 1979 due to bribery; Vena lost the subsequent by-election to Tuiloma Pule Lameko[2]
Sagaga-le-Falefa Aiono Nonumalo Sofara
Sagaga-le-Usoga
Vaimauga East
Vaimauga West
Va'ai Kolone
Lesatele Rapi Rapi died in 1979. The subsequent by-election was won by
Source: Samoa Election Results Database[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Western Samoa MP: Elected, erected, ejected Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1981, p36
  2. ^ a b As you were in W Samoa? Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1979, p22
  3. ^ Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database
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