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Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa were elected on 4 April 1964. 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 4 April 1964. 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.
Vaʻai Kolone was the fourth prime minister of Samoa and a founder of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in Samoa. He served as Prime Minister twice, first between 13 April and 18 September 1982, and then from 30 December 1985 until 8 April 1988.
General elections were held in Samoa on 31 March 2006. The main contesting parties were that of incumbent Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP); and the Samoan Democratic United Party (SDUP). The result was a landslide victory for the HRPP, who won 33 of the 49 seats. The newly founded SDUP secured 10 seats, and the remaining 6 were won by independents.
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 4 February 1961. They had originally been planned for November 1960, but were postponed by three months.
Leaupepe Taulapapa Faimaala Fuatino Vaovasamanaia Filipo was a Samoan politician. She was the first female member of the Legislative Assembly, the first woman to be elected Deputy Speaker, and the first female judge in the Lands and Title Court.
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.
Magele Tagaileono Ate Penn was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1973.
Aiono Fina'i Tile Gafa is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
