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,FiamēMataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II remained Prime Minister.
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 25 February 1967. 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 Faumuina Mulinu'u II remained Prime Minister.
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 7 February 1970. All candidates ran as independents,with voting restricted to matais and citizens of European origin,with the matais electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election,Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV became 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 24 February 1979. Voting was restricted to matai and citizens of European origin,with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Although all candidates ran as independents,an opposition bloc had emerged following the 1976 election of Tupuola Efi as Prime Minister in Parliament.
Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV was the second prime minister of Samoa from 25 February 1970 to 20 March 1973 and again from 21 May 1975 to 24 March 1976. He held the title of Tupua Tamasese,one of the four main chiefly titles of Samoa from 1965 until his death in 1983.
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 15 November 1957.
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.
Ulualofaiga Talamaivao Vaela'a was a Western Samoan politician and paramount chief of Fagaloa. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1954 until his death,and as Minister for Health and Minister of Justice in the 1960s.
Papali'i Asiata Fauatea Poumau was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Minister for Education between 1964 and 1967.
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.
Afioga Lesatele Rapi was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly and served in the cabinet three times between 1967 and his death.
Afioga Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o Satele Simaile was a Western Samoan high chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1970 and as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice between 1956 and 1967. He was a High Chief of Poutasi,Falefa and Safata.
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.
Tofa Fatialofa Momoʻe was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 until his death,and as Minister for the Post Office,Radio and Broadcasting from 1970 to 1971.
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.
Su'a Aloese was a Western Samoan politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1973.
Gustav Frederick Dertag Betham,also known by the Samoan name Fereti Misipita,was a Western Samoan politician and diplomat. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1971 and as Minister of Finance from 1961 to 1970. In 1971 he was appointed Secretary General of the South Pacific Commission,a role he held for four years.
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.
Leota Leuluaiali'i Ituau Ale was a Samoan politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly in three spells from 1970 to 1996 and served as Speaker from 1976 to 1979.
