| Tongatapu 1 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga | |
| Region | Tongatapu |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | Independent |
| Member(s) | Tēvita Fatafehi Puloka |
Tongatapu 1 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. Located on the country's main island, Tongatapu, it encompasses the villages of Kolomotuʻa, Tongataʻeapa, Tufuenga, Sopu-ʻo-Taufaʻahau, ʻIsileli, Halaʻo vave, Tuʻatakilangi, Longolongo, Vaololoa, and Kapeta. [1]
Its first ever representative was ʻAkilisi Pohiva, a veteran MP first elected in 1987 and who thus began his ninth consecutive term; the leading figure of the pro-democracy movement, he was the leader of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. He won the seat by an overwhelming margin, appearing to make it, at present, a safe seat for the party. [2] In the 2014 general election he was re-elected comfortably, with a diminished but still absolute majority (53.5%). [3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ʻAkilisi Pohiva | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | |
| 2019 by-election | Siaosi Pōhiva | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | |
| 2021 | Tēvita Fatafehi Puloka | Independent | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tēvita Fatafehi Puloka | 1695 | 58.45 | +7.88 | |
| Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | Siaosi Pōhiva | 1114 | 38.41 | ||
| Independent | Ikani Loneli Taliai | 44 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Sione Keuate Tupouniua | 34 | 1.17 | ||
| Independent | Eliesa Fifita | 13 | 0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 2900 | ||||
| Majority | 4681 | ||||
| Independent gain from DPFI | Swing | +20.04 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPFI | ʻAkilisi Pohiva | 1379 | 50.57 | −2.93 | |
| Independent | Netatua Pelesikoti | 352 | 12.91 | ||
| Independent | Sione Tukia | 279 | 10.23 | ||
| Independent | Ofo-Mei-Vaha Tupou Niumeitolu | 196 | 7.19 | ||
| Independent | Mosese Teukiveiuto Manuofetoa | 128 | 4.69 | ||
| Independent | Siotame Drew Havea | 109 | 4.00 | ||
| Independent | Siale ʻAtaongo Puloka | 80 | 2.93 | ||
| Independent | ʻAna Kanume Bing Fonua | 79 | 2.90 | ||
| Independent | Sione Keuate Tupouniua | 62 | 2.27 | ||
| Independent | Barry Smith Taukolo | 49 | 1.80 | ||
| Independent | ʻEliesa Fifita | 14 | 0351 | ||
| Turnout | 2,727 | ||||
| Majority | 1027 | 50.57 | +13.47 | ||
| DPFI hold | Swing | -2.93 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPFI | ʻAkilisi Pohiva | 1422 | 53.5 | −9 | |
| (unknown) | William Cocker | 437 | |||
| (unknown) | Mosese Manuofetoa | 325 | |||
| (unknown) | ‘Ilisapesi Baker | 191 | |||
| (unknown) | ‘Ana Bing Fonua | 129 | |||
| (unknown) | ‘Eliesa Fifita | 74 | |||
| (unknown) | ‘Emeline Tuita | 71 | |||
| (unknown) | Soloni Lutui | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 2656 | ||||
| Majority | 985 | 37.1 | −4 | ||
| DPFI hold | Swing | -9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPFI | Samuela ʻAkilisi Pohiva | 1657 | 62.5 | ||
| (unknown) | Taniela Talifolau Palu | 567 | 21.4 | ||
| (unknown) | Poutele Kaho Tuʻihalamaka | 270 | 10.2 | ||
| (unknown) | ʻInoke Fotu Huʻakau | 105 | 4.0 | ||
| (unknown) | ʻEliesa Fifita | 38 | 1.4 | ||
| (unknown) | Siosifa Moala Taumoepeau | 13 | 0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2650 | ||||
| Majority | 1090 | 41.1 | n/a | ||
| DPFI win (new seat) | |||||