1991 Western Samoan general election
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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.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Human Rights Protection Party | 29,768 | 49.6 | 27 | +4 |
| Samoan National Development Party | 12,759 | 21.2 | 15 | New |
| Other parties | 13,729 | 22.9 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 3,783 | 6.3 | 5 | +5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 229 | – | – | – |
| Total | 60,265 | 100 | 47 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 59,299 | – | – | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p782 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
