1991 Western Samoan general election

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.

1991 Western Samoan general election

5 April 1991

All 47 seats in the Legislative Assembly
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tofilau Eti Alesana Tupua Tamasese Efi
Party HRPP SNDP
Last election 23 seats
Seats won 27 15
Seat change Increase4 New
Popular vote 29,768 12,756
Percentage 49.58% 21.25%
Swing Increase6.04pp New

Prime Minister before election

Tofilau Eti Alesana
HRPP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Tofilau Eti Alesana
HRPP

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Human Rights Protection Party29,76849.5827+4
Samoan National Development Party12,75621.2515New
Other parties13,72922.870
Independents3,7836.305+5
Total60,036100.00470
Valid votes60,03699.62
Invalid/blank votes2290.38
Total ballots cast
Registered voters/turnout59,299
Source: Nohlen et al.

See also

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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