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to another non-consecutive term as prime minister, defeating the incumbent Tupua
Tamasese Lealofi IV and challenger Tupuola Efi. Fiamē served as Western Samoa's head of government until his death two years later in 1975. The O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) Malietoa Tanumafili II appointed Tupua
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had won by one vote was overturned following a petition by runner-up
Mulitalo Siafausa, who claimed that unqualified voters had participated in the election. The Supreme Court annulled one vote for Suafole, and a by-election was ordered for the seat.
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and citizens of
European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election,
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A total of 169 candidates contested the 47 seats. Four seats had only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.
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titles. Efi appointed a nine-member cabinet, while
Lealofi resigned from the Assembly and was elected to the
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Of the 36 incumbent MLAs contesting the elections, only 14 were re-elected. Ministers
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on 21 February 1976. All candidates ran as independents and voting was restricted to
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by 31 votes to 16, becoming the first prime minister not to hold one of the four
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In the aftermath of the previous election held in 1973, parliament elected
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List of members of the
Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa (1976–1979)
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Tamasese to serve as acting prime minister until the next election.
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568:
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925:"Stomachs, cars and liquor bars loomed large in Samoa election"
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Following the elections, the
Legislative Assembly elected
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Tupuola Efi dispels a myth and upsets a Samoan tradition
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83:
754:as Speaker. In the contest for prime minister,
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905:Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II
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267:Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II
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16:General election held in Western Samoa
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22:1976 Western Samoan general election
589:Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II
95:
1037:Elections and referendums in Samoa
14:
1030:
229:
153:
28:
567:General elections were held in
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1:
814:Minister of Economic Affairs
752:Leota Leuluaiali'i Ituau Ale
469:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
848:Ulualofaiga Talamaivao Niko
1278:
804:Minister of Communications
337:Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau
1247:1976 elections in Oceania
760:Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV
722:
710:Registered voters/turnout
667:
653:
632:
629:
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196:Subsequent Prime Minister
182:Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV
167:
92:
65:
38:
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444:Administrative divisions
362:Court of Appeal of Samoa
990:Pacific Islands Monthly
975:Pacific Islands Monthly
960:Pacific Islands Monthly
929:Pacific Islands Monthly
794:Minister of Agriculture
758:defeated the incumbent
738:The election result in
579:became prime minister.
1262:Non-partisan elections
972:Campaigning at the bar
487:Diplomatic missions of
298:Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio
824:Minister of Education
376:Satiu Simativa Perese
293:Deputy Prime Minister
838:Vaovasamanaia Filipo
477:Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
328:Legislative Assembly
286:Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
87:Legislative Assembly
85:All 47 seats in the
962:, May 1976, pp29–30
844:Minister of Justice
834:Minister of Finance
768:Council of Deputies
740:Fa'asaleleaga No. 4
685:Invalid/blank votes
620:
274:Council of Deputies
128:Last election
23:
1257:Elections in Samoa
698:Total ballots cast
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1045:General elections
977:, March 1976, p75
873:
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864:Minister of Works
854:Minister of Lands
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730:
565:
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509:Visa requirements
463:Foreign relations
432:Political parties
397:Recent elections
258:O le Ao o le Malo
222:Politics of Samoa
215:
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211:
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163:
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150:Seat change
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70:outgoing members
50:21 February 1976
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723:Source: Nohlen
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569:Western Samoa
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367:Supreme Court
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933:. Retrieved
931:. April 1973
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858:Mano Togamau
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640:Independents
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243:Constitution
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120:Independents
100:First party
49:
18:
1214:Referendums
788:Tupuola Efi
764:Tama-a-Aiga
756:Tupuola Efi
672:Valid votes
577:Tupuola Efi
514:Visa policy
322:Legislative
205:Independent
201:Tupuola Efi
190:Independent
1241:Categories
888:References
818:Asi Eikeni
583:Background
310:Ministries
779:Minister
734:Aftermath
450:Divisions
403:General:
391:Elections
356:Judiciary
251:Executive
131:47 seats
876:See also
776:Position
596:Campaign
504:Passport
491:in Samoa
473:Minister
907:, p782
716:–
604:Results
342:Members
333:Speaker
305:Cabinet
107:
97:
935:22 May
911:
742:where
713:12,254
660:100.00
646:100.00
186:Acting
116:Party
725:et al
678:98.95
675:9,203
657:9,203
654:Total
643:9,203
633:Seats
627:Votes
624:Party
573:Matai
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1204:Next
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1193:2016
1188:2011
1183:2006
1178:2001
1173:1996
1168:1991
1163:1988
1158:1985
1153:1982
1148:1979
1143:1976
1138:1973
1133:1970
1128:1967
1123:1964
1118:1961
1113:1960
1108:1957
1103:1954
1098:1951
1093:1948
1088:1944
1083:1941
1078:1938
1073:1935
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937:2022
909:ISBN
691:1.05
612:and
421:Next
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410:2016
405:2011
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45:1973
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