List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa (1982–1985)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa were elected on 27 February 1982. The 47 members consisted of 45 Samoans elected in one or two-member constituency and two 'individual voters' elected from a nationwide constituency.

List of members

ConstituencyMemberNotes
A'ana Alofi No. 1 Leaupepetele Taoipu
Matatumua Maimoana
A'ana Alofi No. 2 Tufuga Efi
A'ana Alofi No. 3 Toeolesulusulu Si'ueva
Aiga-i-le-Tai Togia Taloa
Alataua West Aliimalemanu Sasa
Aleipata Itupa-i-Lalo Tafua Kalolo
Aleipata Itupa-i-Luga Taua Latu Lome
Anoamaa East Savea Sione
Anoamaa West Lauofo Meti
Fa'asaleleaga No. 1 Tofilau Eti Alesana
Seumanu Aita Ah Wa
Fa'asaleleaga No. 2 Papalii Laupepa
Fa'asaleleaga No. 3 Tea Tooala Peato
Fa'asaleleaga No. 4 Vailolo Filipo
Falealili Fuimaono Mimio
Tuatagaloa Ala'ifetu
Falealupo Lamusitele Sio
Faleata East Faumuina Anapapa
Faleata West Toi Aukuso Cain
Falelatai & Samatau Manoo Lutena
Gaga'emauga No. 1 Sala Sio
Gaga'emauga No. 2 Fa'aso'otauloa Pualagi
Gaga'emauga No. 3 Seuamuli Kurene
Gaga'ifomauga No. 1 Lavea Lio
Gaga'ifomauga No. 2 Sifuiva Sione
Gaga'ifomauga No. 3 Polataivao Fosi
Individual Voters Jack Netzler
Peter Rasmussen
Lefaga & Falease'ela Le Mamea Ropati
Lepa Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Lotofaga Asiasiau Sausoo
Palauli East Seumanufagai Tufatu
Palauli-le-Falefa Le Tagaloa Pita
Palauli West Vaovasamanaia Filipo Replaced by Faiumu Eteuati in 1983
Safata Tuiloma Pule Lameko
Sagaga-le-Falefa Aiono Nonumalo Sofara
Sagaga-le-Usoga Taliaoa Maoama
Salega Leilua Manuao Replaced by Fepuleai Semi in 1982
Satupa'itea Asiata Iakopo
Siumu Li'o Tusiofo
Va'a-o-Fonoti Atiifale Fiso
Vaimauga East Fuataga Laulu
Vaimauga West Patu Afaese
Asi Sagaga Faamatala
Vaisigano No. 1 Va'ai Kolone
Vaisigano No. 2 Lefua Leaana
Source: Samoa Election Results Database [1]

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