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Haʻapai 13
Haʻapai 13 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, Legislative Assembly in the Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the 2010 Tongan general election, November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for Politics of Tonga, People's Representatives were replaced by Single-winner voting system, single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. Located in the Haʻapai island group, it encompasses the villages of Nomuka, Mango, Fonoifua, Haʻafeva, Kotu, Tungua, Tofua, Fotuhaʻa, Matuku, ʻOʻua, Fakakai, Pukotala, Ha'ano, Muitoa, Moʻungaʻone, Fotua, Fangaleʻounga, Lotofoa, Faleloa, Haʻateihosiʻi, and Haʻafakahenga. It is one of two constituencies in Haʻapai, the other being Haʻapai 12. (The number does not mean that it is the thirteenth in Haʻapai, but in the country.) Its first ever representative was 'Uliti Uata, of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Tonga
The Legislative Assembly of Tonga () is the unicameral legislature of Tonga. History A Legislative Assembly providing for representation of nobles and commoners was established in 1862 by King George Tupou I. This body met every four years and was continued in the 1875 Constitution. Originally the Legislative Assembly consisted of all holders of noble titles, an equal number of people's representatives, the governors for Haʻapai and Vavaʻu, and at least four Cabinet Ministers chosen by the monarch. An increase in the number of nobles from twenty to thirty saw the Assembly grow to 70 members. Amendments in 1914 saw a reduction in the size of the Assembly and annual sittings. The principle of equal representation of nobles and commoners was retained. In April 2010 the Legislative Assembly enacted a package of political reforms, increasing the number of people's representatives from nine to seventeen, with ten seats for Tongatapu, three for Vavaʻu, two for Haʻapai and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safe Seat
A safe seat is an electoral district which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both. With such seats, there is very little chance of a seat changing hands because of the political leanings of the electorate in the constituency concerned or the popularity of the incumbent member. This contrasts with a marginal seat in which a defeat for the seat holder is considered possible. In systems where candidates must first win the party's primary election or preselection, the phrase "tantamount to election" is often used to describe winning the dominant party's nomination for a safe seat. Definition There is a spectrum between safe and marginal seats. Supposedly safe seats can still change hands in a landslide election, such as Enfield Southgate being lost by the Conservatives (and then-potential future party leader Michael Portillo) to Labour at the 1997 UK general election, whilst oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Establishments In Tonga
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Tongan Legislative Constituencies
Tongan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Tonga *Tongans, people from Tonga *Tongan language, the national language of Tonga *Tong'an District, a district in Xiamen, Fujian, China See also *Tonga (other) *Tonga language (other) *Tonga people (Malawi) *Tonga people (Zambia and Zimbabwe) The Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Zambia and neighbouring northern Zimbabwe, and to a lesser extent, in Mozambique. They are related to the Batoka who are part of the Tokaleya people in the same area, ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Tonga
Constituencies of Tonga are used for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. List of constituencies People's representatives * Tongatapu 1 * Tongatapu 2 * Tongatapu 3 * Tongatapu 4 * Tongatapu 5 * Tongatapu 6 * Tongatapu 7 * Tongatapu 8 * Tongatapu 9 * Tongatapu 10 * ʻEua 11 * Haʻapai 12 * Haʻapai 13 * Vavaʻu 14 * Vavaʻu 15 * Vavaʻu 16 * Niua 17 Noble representatives * ʻEua Nobles' constituency * Haʻapai Nobles' constituency * Niuas Nobles' constituency Niuas is an electoral constituency which sends one representative to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. It covers the islands of Niuafoʻou and Niuatoputapu Niuatoputapu (''The Sacred Niua'') is a volcanic island in the island nation of T ... * Tongatapu Nobles' constituency * Vavaʻu Nobles' constituency References {{Reflist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sione Teisina Fuko
Sione Teisina Fuko (born circa 1950) is a Tongan politician and former Member of the Tongan Parliament for the island of Ha'apai. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party. Fuko is from the village of Ha'ano on Ha'apai and was educated at Piedmont Technical College in South Carolina and later at Faith International University & Seminary in Tacoma, Washington. He worked as a schoolteacher at St Andrews High School in Nuku'alofa, before moving to the Bank of Tonga and then the Tonga Development Bank. He was first elected to Parliament in 1984. On 15 November 2006, he gave two speeches to OBN Television and at Pangai Si'i shortly before the 2006 Nuku'alofa riots. He was subsequently charged with two counts of sedition. On 25 March 2009, he was acquitted. In November 2009, Fuko was appointed to Cabinet as Minister for Revenue Services. Unlike previous Cabinet appointments, he was not forced to resign his seat, and continued to serve as a People's Representative. Fuko r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Tongan General Election
General elections were held in Tonga on 18 November 2021 to elect 17 of the 26 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Following the elections, four MPs were unseated for bribery. Background The 2017 general election resulted in a landslide victory for the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands (, or PTOA), and ʻAkilisi Pōhiva was re-elected as Prime Minister, defeating former Deputy Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni 14 votes to 12. In September 2019 Pohiva died, and Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa was elected as Prime Minister with the support of the nobles, independent MPs, and 5 former members of the DPFI. His cabinet included three nobles, who had previously been excluded under Pohiva. In December 2020 Democratic party leader Semisi Sika submitted a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Tuʻiʻonetoa. The motion was backed by Deputy Prime Minister Sione Vuna Fa'otusia, who subsequently resigned from Cabinet. The Legislative Assembly rejected the no-confidence motion 13-9 on 12 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Tongan General Election
General elections were held in Tonga on 16 November 2017 to elect 17 of the 26 seats to the Legislative Assembly. King Tupou VI dissolved the Assembly on 25 August 2017 on the advice of its Speaker, Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, who claimed that Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pohiva was attempting to claim powers held by the King and Privy Council within Cabinet. Nominations closed on 27 September, with 86 candidates contesting the 17 people's seats. The election resulted in a victory for the DPFI, with ʻAkilisi Pōhiva remaining as Prime Minister. Electoral system The Legislative Assembly of Tonga has up to 30 members, of which 17 are directly elected by first-past-the-post voting from single-member constituencies. The island of Tongatapu has ten constituencies, Vavaʻu three, Haʻapai two and ʻEua and Niuatoputapu/Niuafoʻou one each. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Tongan General Election
General elections were held in Tonga on 27 November 2014. All twenty-six elected seats in the single-chamber Legislative Assembly were up for election, although the monarch, acting on the advice of his Prime Minister, retains the possibility to appoint members to Cabinet from outside Parliament, thus granting them a non-elected ''ex officio'' seat in Parliament. They were the second elections carried out under the May 2010 electoral law, which provided that a majority of Assembly members should be elected by the people, rather than the people and the nobility having equal representation."Tonga: Fale Alea (Legislative Assembly)" The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matangi Tonga
''Matangi Tonga'' is an online newspaper providing Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...n news in both English and Tongan. It is operated by Vava'u Press. The newspaper's Nukualofa office was destroyed in the fires and rioting in November 2006. References External links''Matangi Tonga'' Online Newspapers published in Tonga {{Tonga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veivosa Taka
Veivosa Light of Day Taka (born 18 October 1961) is a Tongan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. Before entering politics Taka was a shipping director, retail manager, and District Officer for Haʻapai. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2014 Tongan general election. He was re-elected at the 2017 election. In November 2016 he was appointed Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House. He was re-elected in the 2021 election. He subsequently supported Siaosi Sovaleni Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni (born 28 February 1970), styled Hon. Hu‘akavameiliku, is a Tongan politician who served as the prime minister of Tonga from 2021 until his resignation in 2024. He had previously served as a cabinet minister, a ... for Prime Minister. While offered a cabinet position, he decided to remain outside cabinet. References Living people Members of the Legislative Assembly of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
