ʻEua 11
| ʻEua 11 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | Independent |
| Member(s) | Taniela Fusimalohi |
ʻEua 11 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. It covers the whole of the island of ʻEua, and the much smaller adjacent island of Kalau. Despite the "11" in its name, there is only one constituency for ʻEua; each constituency in the country is given a number.[1]
Its first ever representative was Sunia Fili, who had first been elected to Parliament in 1999. Elected as an independent MP in 2010, he was appointed Minister for Finance by Prime Minister Lord Tuʻivakano.[2] Though elected as an independent, he was close to the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands,[3] and joined it in 2012 after resigning from the government.[4]
Fili was replaced by Tevita Lavemaau at the 2014 election. Lavemaau was re-elected in 2017, but lost the seat at the 2021 election to Taniela Fusimalohi.[5]
Members of Parliament
| Election or event |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Independent | ||
| 2012[6] | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | ||
| 2014 | Tevita Lavemaau | Independent | |
| 2017 | Tevita Lavemaau | Independent | |
| 2021 | Taniela Fusimalohi | Independent | |
Election results
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sunia Fili | 772 | 37.2 | ||
| (unknown) | Sione Sengililala Moala | 667 | 32.1 | ||
| (unknown) | Tevita Lavemaau | 637 | 30.7 | ||
| Majority | 105 | 5.1 | n/a | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
2014
Along with five other incumbent DPFI MPs, Sunia Fili was not selected as a DPFI candidate for this election, and announced he would be running as an independent candidate.[7]
| 'Eua 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tevita Lavemaau | 760 | |
| Sunia Fili | 716 | |
| Taniela Fusimalohi | 618 | |
| Suliasi Pouvalu Fonise 'Aholelei | 57 | |
| Silivia Loumaile Mahe | 7 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1 | – |
| Total | 2,159 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | ||
| Source: TEC | ||
2017
| 'Eua 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tevita Lavemaau | 789 | |
| Taniela Fusimalohi | 519 | |
| Sunia Manu Fili | 476 | |
| Sunia Kauvaka Havea | 310 | |
| Hale Telepo | 6 | |
| Silivia Loumaile Mahe | 6 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2 | – |
| Total | 2,108 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | ||
| Source: Tonga Elections | ||
References
- ^ Tonga Electoral Commission
- ^ 2010 election results for Tongatapu, Matangi Tonga
- ^ "“Demo Party” win landslide victory in first democratic government", Taimi Media Network, 1 December 2010
- ^ "Deputy Speaker resigns to take up new ministerial post", Parliament of Tonga, 2 July 2012
- ^ "Tonga elects all-male parliament with nine new People's Reps". Matangi Tonga. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Switches allegiance to DPFI. No new election.
- ^ "6 members of the Democratic Party will stand as independents", Tonga Daily News, 2 September 2014