1941 Western Samoan general election

none General elections were held in Western Samoa on 5 November 1941. Electoral system Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to European and mixed European-Samoans aged 21 or over.Samoa Legislative Council Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1938, p26 A total of 578 people registered to vote, including around a hundred German nationals, whose right to vote in the election was confirmed by the New Zealand government. Campaign It was reported in October 1941 that the two incumbent members Charles Dawson and Olaf Frederick Nelson would not stand; Nelson due to ill-health and Dawson having left the Samoa.Samoa to Have New Legislative Councillors Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1941, p7 However, Nelson did eventually contest the elections, alongside former MLCs Alfred Smyth and Arthur Williams, the shop manager Percy Glover and Amando Stowers, a planter and leader of the Labour Party.Samoan Elections Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1941, p58https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-314874485/view?partId=nla.obj-314899962#page/n9/mode/1up/ Samoan Council Election Pacific Islands Monthly December 1941 8 Results Notes Olaf Frederick Nelson 367 Re-elected #dbffdb Amando Stowers 238 Elected #dbffdb Alfred Smyth 221 Percy Glover 140 Arthur Williams 116 Pacific Islands Monthly References Western Samoa General Category:Elections in Samoa