2010 Faleata West by-election

By-election in Samoa 2010 Faleata West by-election parliamentary Samoa 2006 Samoan general election 2006 2011 Samoan general election 2011 14 May 2010 Ale Vena Ale HRPP Human Rights Protection Party 1,045 37.9% Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi x160px Tautua Samoa Party 963 34.9% MP Subsequent MP Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi Tautua Samoa Party Ale Vena Ale Human Rights Protection Party HRPP 748 27.1% Ulugia Petelo Human Rights Protection Party Constituency of Faleata WestA by-election was held in the Faleata West constituency in Samoa on 14 May 2010.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=53153 Samoa by-election date set for May 14th Radio New Zealand International 2010-04-22 2010-04-23 The by-election was precipitated by the disqualification from the Legislative Assembly of Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi for joining the Tautua Samoa Party.http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20220&Itemid=62 Va’ai springs election shock Ah Mu Alan Samoa Observer 2010-03-18 2010a 2010-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607142712/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20220&Itemid=62 2011-06-07 dead It was won by the Human Rights Protection Party's Ale Vena Ale.http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22237&Itemid=62 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607144145/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22237&Itemid=62 dead 2011-06-07 Palu stays, Ale reigns Samoa Observer Ilalio Marieta Heidi 2010-05-15 2010a 2010-05-16 Irregularities On 30 March 2010, HRPP candidate Ale Vena Ale complained to the Electoral Commissioner that non-resident voters were being registered for the by-election in the village of Vaitele.http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20768:faleata-west&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 Faleata West candidates exchange accusations Ah Mu Alan Samoa Observer 2010-04-01 2010b 2010-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607142835/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20768:faleata-west&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 2011-06-07 dead On 3 April the village council of Toamua decided that it was compulsory for village residents to vote for Ale Vena.http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20795:toamua-united-on-ale&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 Toamua united on Ale Jasmine Netzler-Iose Samoa Observer 2010-04-03 2010-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607143003/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20795:toamua-united-on-ale&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 2011-06-07 dead Candidates Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi (Tautua Samoa Party)http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52566 By-elections to be called in Samoa for three vacant seats Radio New Zealand International 2010-03-18 2010-03-19 Ale Vena Ale (Human Rights Protection Party)http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20536:ex-mp-&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607143356/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20536%3Aex-mp-&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=50 dead 2011-06-07 Ex-MP contests Faleata West seat Ilalio Marieta Heidi Samoa Observer 2010-03-27 2010b 2010-03-27 Ulugia Petelo (Human Rights Protection Party)http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20962:im-running&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 I’m running: Ulugia Samoa Observer 2010-04-09 2010-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607142741/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20962:im-running&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 2011-06-07 dead http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21408:choose-one&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 Choose one, PM tells candidates Samoa Observer 2010-04-21 2010-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607143332/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21408:choose-one&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 2011-06-07 dead Results 2010 Faleata West by-election Human Rights Protection Party Ale Vena Ale 1045 37.9 +91.7 Tautua Samoa Party Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi 963 34.9 +21.1 Human Rights Protection Party Ulugia Petelo 748 27.1 2756 +12.4 References Category:By-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Category:2010 elections in Oceania Category:2010 in Samoa