Samoan general election, 2006
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General elections were held in Samoa
on 31 March 2006. The result was a landslide victory
for the Human Rights Protection Party
, who took 30 of the 49 seats, and gained another five seats when independent MPs joined the party.
leader Su'a Rimoni Ah Chong was also convicted of bribery for gifting someone money and a television set. All those convicted were deprived of their seats and barred from standing in the subsequent by-elections.
The parliamentary session was officially opened by the O le Ao o le Malo
, Malietoa Tanumafili II, on 30 May 2006.
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
on 31 March 2006. The result was a landslide victory
Landslide victory
In politics, a landslide victory is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming margin in an election...
for the Human Rights Protection Party
Human Rights Protection Party
The Human Rights Protection Party is a Samoan political party. It has been the dominant party in Samoan politics since 1982.The party was co-founded in May 1979 by Va'ai Kolone and Tofilau Eti Alesana in opposition to the government of Tupuola Efi...
, who took 30 of the 49 seats, and gained another five seats when independent MPs joined the party.
Detailed Results
Source: Event PolynesiaAftermath
Following the election ten candidates filed election petitions alleging various irregularities. Three of these were subsequently withdrawn, and five went to trial, of which three were eventually upheld. Fa'asalele'aga No. 2 MP Pau Sefo Pau was deprived of his seat after being found guilty of four counts of bribery and one of treating. The petioner, Leanapapa Laki, was also convicted of ten counts of bribery. In Aleipata Itupa-I-Lalo, Paepae Kapeli Su'a was found guilty of two counts of bribery, while the petitioner was found guilty of three counts of bribery and three of treating. And in Fa'asalele'aga No. 4, Mulitalo Vui Siafausa was convicted of bribery after making a gift of fine mats to a village outside his constuency. The petioner, Samoa PartySamoa Party
The Samoa Party was a small party of Samoa. The party was founded in September 2005 by former auditor-general Su'a Rimoni Ah Chong on a platform to restore the primacy of parliament. During the most recent elections on 2 April 2006, it didn't secure a seat....
leader Su'a Rimoni Ah Chong was also convicted of bribery for gifting someone money and a television set. All those convicted were deprived of their seats and barred from standing in the subsequent by-elections.
The parliamentary session was officially opened by the O le Ao o le Malo
O le Ao o le Malo
O le Ao o le Malo is the Samoan head of state, which is the title's rough translation....
, Malietoa Tanumafili II, on 30 May 2006.