1963 Tongan general election

none General elections were held in Tonga on 27 May 1963.Tongan Elections Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1963, p5 Electoral system The Legislative Assembly had seven directly-elected members; three representing Tongatapu and nearby islands, two representing Haʻapai and two representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands.New Tongan Parliament Elected Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1948, p74 A further seven members were elected by the nobility based on the same constituencies, seven ministers (including the governors of Haʻapai and Vavaʻu) and a Speaker chosen by the monarch, Sālote Tupou III.Tonga Elects New Parliament: History of the Growth of Democracy Recalled Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1948, pp21–22 Results ConstituencyElected membersCommonersHaʻapaiPousima 'AfeakiLatunipulu 'UngaTongatapuMolitoni FinauTu'ilatai MataeleSekonaia Tu'akoiVavaʻuS. FakalataLataipouono NiusiniNoblesHaʻapaiTuitaTu'iha'ateihoTongatapuFielakepaSemisi FonuaMa'afuVavaʻuTalolakepa FulivaiTongaleva LuaniSource: Colonial OfficeTonga: Report for the years 1962 and 1963, Stationery Office, p66 References Category:1963 in Tonga Tonga Category:Elections in Tonga Category:May 1963 in Oceania