The Fono Aoao Faitulafono (Legislative Assembly) of Samoa has 51 members representing 51 electoral constituencies. Until 1991 voting for candidates in traditional territorial constituencies was by matai (chiefs) suffrage only. After a 1990 plebiscite, universal suffrage was introduced with a voting age of 21.
Only registered matais may stand in territorial electorates.
Previously
editUp until the 2021 Election, there were 49 members. Of these, 47 were elected from 41 territorial constituencies based on traditional districts. Two members were elected on a non-territorial basis by voters on the Individual Voters Roll. Voters and candidates could move from the territorial constituencies rolls to the Individual Voters Roll. The eligibility of candidates and voters for the two types of constituencies was different.
Changes were implemented in 2019 with an amendment to the Samoan Constitution,[1] and the Electoral Constituencies Act.[2]
Territorial constituencies
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The constituencies each belong to an itūmālō (political district) and are given an official number:
| No. | Constituency name | Itūmālō |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaimauga No. 1 | Tuamasaga |
| 2 | Vaimauga No. 2 | Tuamasaga |
| 3 | Vaimauga No. 3 | Tuamasaga |
| 4 | Vaimauga No. 4 | Tuamasaga |
| 5 | Faleata No. 1 | Tuamasaga |
| 6 | Faleata No. 2 | Tuamasaga |
| 7 | Faleata No. 3 | Tuamasaga |
| 8 | Faleata No. 4 | Tuamasaga |
| 9 | Sagaga No. 1 | Tuamasaga |
| 10 | Sagaga No. 2 | Tuamasaga |
| 11 | Sagaga No. 3 | Tuamasaga |
| 12 | Sagaga No. 4 | Tuamasaga |
| 13 | A'ana Alofi No. 1 | A'ana |
| 14 | A'ana Alofi No. 2 | A'ana |
| 15 | A'ana Alofi No. 3 | A'ana |
| 16 | A'ana Alofi No. 4 | A'ana |
| 17 | Aiga-i-le-Tai | Aiga-i-le-Tai |
| 18 | Falelatai & Samatau | A'ana |
| 19 | Lefaga and Falese'ela | A'ana |
| 20 | Safata No. 1 | Tuamasaga |
| 21 | Safata No. 2 | Tuamasaga |
| 22 | Si'umu | Tuamasaga |
| 23 | Falealili No. 1 | Atua |
| 24 | Falealili No. 2 | Atua |
| 25 | Lotofaga | Atua |
| 26 | Lepa | Atua |
| 27 | Aleipata Itupa-i-luga | Atua |
| 28 | Aleipata Itupa-i-lalo | Atua |
| 29 | Va'a-o-Fonoti | Va'a-o-Fonoti |
| 30 | Anoama'a No. 1 | Atua |
| 31 | Anoama'a No. 2 | Atua |
| 32 | Fa'asalele'aga No. 1 | Fa'asalele'aga |
| 33 | Fa'asalele'aga No. 2 | Fa'asalele'aga |
| 34 | Fa'asalele'aga No. 3 | Fa'asalele'aga |
| 35 | Fa'asalele'aga No. 4 | Fa'asalele'aga |
| 36 | Fa'asalele'aga No. 5 | Fa'asalele'aga |
| 37 | Gagaemauga No. 1 | Gagaemauga |
| 38 | Gagaemauga No. 2 | Gagaemauga |
| 39 | Gagaifomauga No. 1 | Gagaifomauga |
| 40 | Gagaifomauga No. 2 | Gagaifomauga |
| 41 | Gagaifomauga No. 3 | Gagaifomauga |
| 42 | Vaisigano No. 1 | Vaisigano |
| 43 | Vaisigano No. 2 | Vaisigano |
| 44 | Falealupo | Vaisigano |
| 45 | Alataua Sisifo | Vaisigano |
| 46 | Salega No. 1 | Satupa'itea |
| 47 | Salega No. 2 | Satupa'itea |
| 48 | Palauli No. 1 | Palauli |
| 49 | Palauli No. 2 | Palauli |
| 50 | Satupa'itea | Satupa'itea |
| 51 | Palauli No. 3 | Palauli |
References
edit- ^ "Constitution Amendment Act (No. 3)" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Electoral Constituencies Act 2019" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
External links
edit- General Information - The Parliament of Samoa
- Territorial Constituencies Act 1963 - Pacific Legal Information Institute