2010 Safata by-election

A by-election was held in the Safata 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 Palusalue Fa’apo II 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 The election was won by Fa’apo.http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22237&Itemid=62 Palu stays, Ale reigns Samoa Observer Ilalio Marieta Heidi 2010-05-15 2010a 2010-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607144145/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22237&Itemid=62 2011-06-07 dead Candidates Palusalue Fa’apo II (Tautua Samoa Party)http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20686:pms-former&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 PM’s former top man enter by-elections Ah Mu Alan Samoa Observer 2010-03-30 2010b 2010-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607143153/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20686:pms-former&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 2011-06-07 dead Auseugaefa Tuvaifale Va’asatia Poloma Komiti (Human Rights Protection Party) Manu'alesagalala Enokati Posala (Human Rights Protection Party)http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21830:candidates-for&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 Candidates for by-election confirmed Ilalio Marieta Heidi Samoa Observer 2010-05-02 2010b 2010-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607143843/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21830:candidates-for&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 2011-06-07 dead Results 2010 Safata by-election Tautua Samoa Party Palusalue Fa’apo II 979 35.8 Human Rights Protection Party Auseugaefa Tuvaifale Vaasatia Poloma Komiti 921 33.7 Human Rights Protection Party Manualesagalala Enkati Posala 836 30.6 2736 References Category:By-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Category:2010 elections in Oceania Category:2010 in Samoa