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Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa were elected on 24 February 1973. The 47 members consisted of 45 Samoans elected in one or two-member constituency and two 'individual voters' elected from a nationwide constituency.
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Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa were elected on 24 February 1973. The 47 members consisted of 45 Samoans elected in one or two-member constituency and two 'individual voters' elected from a nationwide constituency.
The Legislative Assembly, also known as the Parliament of Samoa, is the national legislature of Samoa, seated at Apia, where the country's central administration is situated. Samoan Parliament is composed of two parts: the O le Ao o le Malo and the Legislative Assembly.
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 4 April 1964, the first since independence in 1962. All candidates ran as independents. Following the elections, Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II remained Prime Minister.
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 24 February 1973. All candidates ran as independents and voting was restricted to matai and citizens of European origin, with the matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election, Fiame Mata'afa became Prime Minister for a second term, having previously held the office between 1959 and 1970.
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 4 February 1961. They had originally been planned for November 1960, but were postponed by three months.
Afioga Asiata Lagolago was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Minister for Agriculture between 1961 and 1964, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1957 until his death in early 1973.
Mano Togamau was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly in two spells from 1964 and as Minister of Lands from 1976 until his death two years later.
Tuala Paulo was a Western Samoan journalist and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1964 and 1973 and as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice during the early 1970s.
Afioga Toleafoa Talitimu was a Western Samoan songwriter and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly in three spells between 1964 and his death, also serving as Speaker from 1973 until 1975.
Tuatagaloa Tofa Siaosi was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 until 1973 and was Minister of Finance between 1970 and 1973.
Toluono Lama was a Western Samoan politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1976.
Amoa Lolesio Tausilia was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1961 to 1967 and as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice from between 1970 and 1973.
Magele Tagaileono Ate Penn was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1973.
