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 Increase 4 New
Popular vote 29,768 12,756
Percentage 49.58% 21.25%
Swing Increase 6.04pp 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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