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 Party	34,262	44.8	27	+4
Samoan National Development Party	17,966	23.5	15	New
Samoan United People's Party	1,898	2.5	0	New
Samoa All People's Party	10	0.0	0	New
Independents	22,315	29.3	5	+5
Invalid/blank votes	360	-	-	-
Total	76,811	100	47	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ 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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