Tongatapu 2
| Tongatapu 2 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga | |
| Region | Tongatapu |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member(s) | Semisi Sika |
Tongatapu 2 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. Located on the country's main island, Tongatapu, it encompasses part of Kolofoʻou (a district of the capital city, Nukuʻalofa), and the villages of Fanga-ʻo-Pilolevu, Mailetaha, Haveluloto, Tofoa, and Koloua.[1]
Its first ever (and so far only) representative is Semisi Sika, of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. Sika, a first time MP, defeated Dr. Viliami Tangi, the incumbent Minister for Health, who had sat in Parliament as a minister but had not been an elected MP.[2][3] Sika held the seat with a large majority in the 2014 general election.[4]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands/meta/color" | | 2010 | Semisi Sika | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands/meta/color" | | 2014 | Semisi Sika | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands/meta/color" | | 2017 | Semisi Sika | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
Election results
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPFI | Semisi Sika | 1050 | 41.2 | +3.3 | |
| PLT | Sione Tuʻitavake Fonua | 526 | 24.1 | +16 | |
| (unknown) | Tevita Kaituʻu Fotu | 424 | 19.4 | +17.2 | |
| (unknown) | Soane Patita Fifita | 180 | 8.3 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 2180 | ||||
| Majority | 524 | 24.0 | +14.7 | ||
| DPFI hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPFI | Semisi Kioa Lafu Sika | 849 | 37.9 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Viliami Tangi | 641 | 28.6 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Malia Viviena ʻAlisi Numia Taumoepeau | 306 | 13.7 | n/a | |
| PLT | Sione Tuʻitavake Fonua | 181 | 8.1 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Siale ʻAtaongo Puloka | 111 | 5.0 | n/a | |
| DLP | Mele Teusivi ʻAmanaki | 65 | 2.9 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Tevita Kaituʻu Fotu | 49 | 2.2 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Sitafooti ʻAho | 26 | 1.2 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Semisi ʻUluʻave Mila | 12 | 0.5 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 2240 | ||||
| Majority | 208 | 9.3 | n/a | ||
| DPFI win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Tongatapu 2 polling stations" Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Tonga
- ^ 2010 election results for Tongatapu[permanent dead link], Matangi Tonga
- ^ "Tonga health minister standing in elections to ensure continuity", Radio New Zealand International, 25 October 2011
- ^ "Final Results for General Election 2014", Tongan Electoral Commission