1991 Western Samoan general election

General elections were held in Western 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 Party29,76849.627+4
Samoan National Development Party12,75921.215New
Other parties13,72922.90
Independents3,7836.35+5
Invalid/blank votes229
Total60,265100470
Registered voters/turnout59,299
Source: Nohlen et al.

See also

References

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