2014 Gagaʻifomauga by-election
15 August 2014
Constituency of Gagaʻifomauga
  First party Second party Third party
 
HRPP
HRPP
Candidate Faimalotoa Kika Stowers Lavea Ieti Taito Vaea Tanu
Party HRPP HRPP HRPP
Popular vote 1,045 232 198
Percentage 27.24% 23.58% 20.12%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
HRPP
TSP
Candidate Gaʻina Tino Lavea Peseta Nafoʻi
Party HRPP TSP
Popular vote 185 101
Percentage 18.80% 10.26%
MP before election

Aniteleʻa Tuiloʻa
HRPP

 Subsequent MP

Faimalotoa Kika Stowers
HRPP

A by-election was held in the Gagaʻifomauga no.1 constituency in Samoa on 15 August 2014.[1]

The Gagaʻifomauga no.1 seat in the Legislative Assembly had been held by Aniteleʻa Tuiloʻa for the Human Rights Protection Party in the 2011 general election; he had first won it in 2006. During the 15th Parliament, he served as an associate minister in the Ministry for Women, Community and Social Development. He died of kidney failure on 9 June 2014.[2]

Despite it being a single seat constituency, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party, as often, nominated several candidates - in this instance, four: Gaʻina Tino (a former Minister for Justice), Faimalotoa Kolotita Stowers (former Director and CEO of the Samoa Broadcasting Service), Lavea Ieti, and Taito Vaea Tanu.[1] This despite having nominated only one candidate in the constituency in the 2011 general election.[3] The opposition Tautua Samoa Party chose a single candidate: Lavea Peseta Lua Nafoʻi.[4]

Results

Kolotita Stowers, the only woman among the five candidates, was elected - bringing to three the number of women in the 15th Samoan Parliament. The Tautua Samoa Party candidate finished last.[5]

Gagaʻifomauga by-election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
HRPP Faimalotoa Kika Stowers 268 27.24
HRPP Lavea Ieti 232 23.58
HRPP Taito Vaea Tanu 198 20.12
HRPP Gaʻina Tino 185 18.80
TSP Lavea Peseta Nafoʻi 101 10.26
HRPP hold

2011 results

2011 Samoan general election in Gagaʻifomauga no.1 constituency[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
HRPP Aniteleʻa Tuiloʻa 504 61.1
Independent Aukusitino Gaiga 321 38.9
HRPP hold

References

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