Samoan general election, 1991

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General elections were held in Samoa on 5 April 1991. Following a referendum the previous year, they were the first under universal suffrage, although candidates still had to be members of the Matai.[1] The result was a victory for the Human Rights Protection Party, which won 27 of the 47 seats.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Human Rights Protection Party34,26244.827+4
Samoan National Development Party17,96623.515New
Samoan United People's Party1,8982.50New
Samoa All People's Party100.00New
Independents22,31529.35+5
Invalid/blank votes360---
Total76,811100470
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p782 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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