Tongatapu 5

Tongatapu 5
Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga
Region	Tongatapu
Current constituency
Created	2010
Number of members	1
Member(s)	ʻAisake Eke

Tongatapu 5 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 in the central-western part of the country's main island, Tongatapu, it encompasses the villages of Kanokupolu, Haʻatafu, Kolovai, Haʻavakatolo, ʻAhau, Foʻui, Teʻekiu, Masilamea, Nukunuku, Matafonua, Matahau, Vaotuʻu, Fahefa, Kalaʻau, Haʻutu, and ʻAtata. ^[1]

Its first ever representative in 2010 was ʻAisake Eke, who was not a member of any political party, and was a first time MP. Of Tongatapu's ten constituencies, Tongatapu 5 was the only one not to be won by the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, but Eke was viewed as a pro-democracy independent close to the party, and had even considered running as a party member. ^{[2] [3]} For the 2014 election, he did exactly that, and retained his seat, this time for the Democratic Party. ^{[4] [5]} Eke lost the seat to Losaline Ma'asi in 2017, but regained it at the 2021 election. ^{[6] [7]}

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2010	ʻAisake Eke	Independent
	2014	ʻAisake Eke	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
	2017	Losaline Ma'asi	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
	2021	ʻAisake Eke	independent

Election results

2014

Tongan general election, 2014: Tongatapu 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DPFI	ʻAisake Eke	1621	57.7	+33.6
	(unknown)	Maliu Moeao Takai	1076	38.3	+16.4
	(unknown)	Lia Manatufa’oa	71	2.5	n/a
	(unknown)	Viliami Mangisi	41	1.5	n/a
Turnout			2809
Majority			545	19.4	+17.2
	DPFI gain from Independent		Swing	n/a

2010

Tongan general election, 2010: Tongatapu 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	ʻAisake Eke	679	24.1	n/a
	(unknown)	Maliu Moeao Takai	616	21.9	n/a
	(unknown)	Siale Napaʻa Fihaki	302	10.7	n/a
	(unknown)	Hekisou Fifita	285	10.1	n/a
	(unknown)	Sione Loseli	238	8.5	n/a
	(unknown)	Semisi Tongia	233	8.3	n/a
	(unknown)	Lopeti Senituli	155	5.5	n/a
	(unknown)	Sione Tuʻalau Mangisi	116	4.1	n/a
	(unknown)	Sione Langi Vailanu	98	3.5	n/a
	(unknown)	Sitiveni Takaetali Finau	46	1.6	n/a
	(unknown)	ʻOfa Tautuiaki	24	0.9	n/a
	(unknown)	Pita Ikataʻane Finaulahi	19	0.7	n/a
	(unknown)	Sateki Finau	4	0.1	n/a
Turnout			2815
Majority			63	2.2	n/a
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Tongatapu 5 polling stations" Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine , Parliament of Tonga
2. "KINGDOM OF TONGA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 NOVEMBER 2010". Adam Carr. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "“Demo Party” win landslide victory in first democratic government", Taimi Media Network, 1 December 2010
4. List of Democratic Party candidates in the 2014 election, Koe Kele'a, 25 November 2014
5. "Final Results for General Election 2014", Tongan Electoral Commission
6. "A sobering reality hits Democrats after election losses; voters elect nine new faces". Kaniva Tonga. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
7. "Tonga elects all-male parliament with nine new People's Reps". Matangi Tonga. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.