1985 Western Samoan general election

none June 2022 Western Samoa parliamentary 22 February 1985 1982 Western Samoan general election 1982 1988 Western Samoan general election 1988 All 47 seats in the Legislative Assembly 24 Tofilau Eti Alesana.jpg Tofilau Eti Alesana Human Rights Protection Party 22 31 9 4,698 34.54% Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi (cropped).jpg Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Christian Democratic Party (Samoa) – 16 New 2,052 15.09% Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana Human Rights Protection Party Tofilau Eti Alesana Human Rights Protection Party General elections were held in Western Samoa on 22 February 1985. 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 The result was a victory for the Human Rights Protection Party, which won 31 seats.Govt. party has easy win in Samoa poll Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1985, p7 Its leader, Tofilau Eti Alesana, remained Prime Minister. Results Fifteen of the 47 elected MPs were new to the Legislative Assembly. Minister of Health Lavea Lio lost his seat. File:Samoan Parliament 1985.svg Human Rights Protection Party 4698 31 +9 Christian Democratic Party #FF00FF 2052 16 New Independents 6850 0 0 86 0   Total ballots cast 19013 PIM, Nohlen et al. Aftermath Following the elections the HRPP held a two-day conference on 25–26 February at which it re-elected Tofilau Eti Alesana as its candidate for Prime Minister. On 7 March Va'ai Kolone resigned from the party.Kolone resignation may upset Eti rule Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1985, p23 On 9 March the Legislative Assembly elected Alesana Prime Minister; he was the only candidate after Kolone declined to be nominated. Nonumalo Sofara was re-elected as Speaker. However, in December Alesana's 1986 budget was rejected by the Assembly with 27 votes against and 19 supporting. As the head of state refused to dissolve the Assembly, Alesana resigned as Prime Minister on 27 December. Kolone, now leader of the opposition coalition, was then elected Prime Minister.Apia: Vaai Kolone back as P.M. Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1986, p8 See also List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa (1985–1988) References Western Samoa General Category:Elections in Samoa Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results