1988 Western Samoan general election

None April 2023 Western Samoa parliamentary 26 February 1988 1985 Western Samoan general election 1985 1991 Western Samoan general election 1991 All 47 seats in the Legislative Assembly 24 Tofilau Eti Alesana.jpg Tofilau Eti Alesana Human Rights Protection Party 31 23 9 5,017 35.87% 1.33pp 3x4.svg Vaai Kolone CDP-Kolone DDFFDD – 24 New 2,300 16.45% New Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana Human Rights Protection Party Tofilau Eti Alesana Human Rights Protection Party General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 February 1988. Voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p782 0-19-924959-8 Although the Human Rights Protection Party received more than double the number of votes of the alliance of the Christian Democratic Party and the Va'ai Kolone Group, it won one fewer seat. However, on the day of the election of the Prime Minister by Parliament, one Coalition MP defected to the HRPP, allowing its leader Tofilau Eti Alesana to be elected Prime Minister. Results File:Samoan Parliament 1988.svg Human Rights Protection Party 5017 23 −9 Coalition #DDFFDD 2300 24 New Independents 6668 0 0 83 0   Total ballots cast 23160 Nohlen et al. See also List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa (1988–1991) References Western Samoa General Category:Elections in Samoa Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results