Electoral constituencies of Samoa

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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.

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Only registered matais may stand in territorial electorates.

Previously

Up 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 nameItūmālō
1Vaimauga No. 1 Tuamasaga
2Vaimauga No. 2 Tuamasaga
3Vaimauga No. 3 Tuamasaga
4Vaimauga No. 4 Tuamasaga
5Faleata No. 1 Tuamasaga
6Faleata No. 2 Tuamasaga
7Faleata No. 3 Tuamasaga
8Faleata No. 4 Tuamasaga
9Sagaga No. 1 Tuamasaga
10Sagaga No. 2 Tuamasaga
11Sagaga No. 3 Tuamasaga
12Sagaga No. 4 Tuamasaga
13A'ana Alofi No. 1 A'ana
14A'ana Alofi No. 2 A'ana
15A'ana Alofi No. 3 A'ana
16A'ana Alofi No. 4 A'ana
17Aiga-i-le-Tai Aiga-i-le-Tai
18Falelatai & Samatau A'ana
19Lefaga and Falese'ela A'ana
20Safata No. 1 Tuamasaga
21Safata No. 2 Tuamasaga
22Si'umu Tuamasaga
23Falealili No. 1 Atua
24Falealili No. 2 Atua
25Lotofaga Atua
26Lepa Atua
27Aleipata Itupa-i-luga Atua
28Aleipata Itupa-i-lalo Atua
29Va'a-o-Fonoti Va'a-o-Fonoti
30Anoama'a No. 1 Atua
31Anoama'a No. 2 Atua
32Fa'asalele'aga No. 1 Fa'asalele'aga
33Fa'asalele'aga No. 2 Fa'asalele'aga
34Fa'asalele'aga No. 3 Fa'asalele'aga
35Fa'asalele'aga No. 4 Fa'asalele'aga
36Fa'asalele'aga No. 5 Fa'asalele'aga
37Gagaemauga No. 1 Gagaemauga
38Gagaemauga No. 2 Gagaemauga
39Gagaifomauga No. 1 Gagaifomauga
40Gagaifomauga No. 2 Gagaifomauga
41Gagaifomauga No. 3 Gagaifomauga
42Vaisigano No. 1 Vaisigano
43Vaisigano No. 2 Vaisigano
44Falealupo Vaisigano
45Alataua Sisifo Vaisigano
46Salega No. 1 Satupa'itea
47Salega No. 2 Satupa'itea
48Palauli No. 1 Palauli
49Palauli No. 2 Palauli
50Satupa'itea Satupa'itea
51Palauli No. 3 Palauli

References

  1. "Constitution Amendment Act (No. 3)" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. "Electoral Constituencies Act 2019" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.