2010 Faleata West by-election explained
| Election Name: | 2010 Faleata West by-election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Country: | Samoa |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Samoan general election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2011 Samoan general election |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
| Election Date: | 14 May 2010 |
| Candidate1: | Ale Vena Ale |
| Image1: | HRPP |
| Party1: | Human Rights Protection Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,045 |
| Percentage1: | 37.9% |
| Candidate2: | Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi |
| Party2: | Tautua Samoa Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 963 |
| Percentage2: | 34.9% |
| MP |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent MP |
| Before Election: | Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi |
| Before Party: | Tautua Samoa Party |
| After Election: | Ale Vena Ale |
| After Party: | Human Rights Protection Party |
| Image3: | HRPP |
| Popular Vote3: | 748 |
| Percentage3: | 27.1% |
| Candidate3: | Ulugia Petelo |
| Party3: | Human Rights Protection Party |
| Seats For Election: | Constituency of Faleata West |
A by-election was held in the Faleata West constituency in Samoa on 14 May 2010.[1] The by-election was precipitated by the disqualification from the Legislative Assembly of Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi for joining the Tautua Samoa Party.[2] It was won by the Human Rights Protection Party's Ale Vena Ale.[3]
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.[4]
On 3 April the village council of Toamua decided that it was compulsory for village residents to vote for Ale Vena.[5]
Candidates
Notes and References
- Web site: Samoa by-election date set for May 14th . Radio New Zealand International . 2010-04-22 . 2010-04-23.
- Web site: Va’ai springs election shock . Alan Ah Mu . Samoa Observer . 2010-03-18 . 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 .
- Web site: Palu stays, Ale reigns . 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 . Samoa Observer . Marieta Heidi Ilalio . 2010-05-15 . 2010-05-16 .
- Web site: Faleata West candidates exchange accusations . Alan Ah Mu . Samoa Observer . 2010-04-01 . 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 .
- Web site: 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 .
- Web site: By-elections to be called in Samoa for three vacant seats . Radio New Zealand International . 2010-03-18 . 2010-03-19.
- Web site: Ex-MP contests Faleata West seat . 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 . Marieta Heidi Ilalio . Samoa Observer . 2010-03-27 . 2010-03-27 .
- Web site: 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 .
- Web site: 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 .
