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Magele Ate
Magele Tagaileono Ate Penn (26 June 1921 – 26 May 1982) was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1973. Biography Ate worked for the New Zealand Reparation Estates. He originally had 'European' status, but changed to become Samoan. In 1960 Ate was elected to the Constitutional Assembly that drew up the independence constitution, and was a signatory of the document. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly unopposed from the Faasaleleaga No. 1 constituency in 1961. Although, the result was subsequently overturned and a by-election ordered for 10 June, Ate was returned again. He was re-elected in 1964 and became Deputy Speaker. After being re-elected in 1967 he was elected Speaker.Mata'afa will lead independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 4 April 1964, the first since independence in 1962.Wide Support for Mataafa In First Samoan Elections ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1964, p13 All candidates ran as independents. Following the elections, remained Prime Minister. Electoral system There were two voter rolls; one for indigenous Samoans (which was restricted to ''matai'') and one for non-indigenous citizens, known as "individual voters". P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Legislative Assembly Of Samoa
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1921 Births
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1976 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 21 February 1976. All candidates ran as independents and voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election, Tupuola Efi became Prime Minister. Campaign A total of 169 candidates contested the 47 seats. Four seats had only one candidate, who was returned unopposed. Results Of the 36 incumbent MLAs contesting the elections, only 14 were re-elected. Ministers Alfonso Philipp and Fepuleai Samuelu were amongst those losing their seats. Aftermath The election result in Fa'asaleleaga No. 4 where I'iga Suafole had won by one vote was overturned following a petition by runner-up Mulitalo Siafausa, who claimed that unqualified voters had participated in the election. The Supreme Court annulled one vote for Suafole, and a by-election was ordered for the seat. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 24 February 1973. All candidates ran as independents and voting was restricted to matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p782 Following the election, Fiame Mata'afa became Prime Minister for a second term, having previously held the office between 1959 and 1970. Campaign Prior to the elections, candidates were decided upon at meetings of chiefs. If there was unanimity, only one candidate would be put forward; if there were disagreements, multiple candidates would be nominated. A total of 160 candidates contested the elections, with twelve seats having only one candidate (seven of whom were incumbents), who were returned unopposed. Former Prime Minister Mata'afa, who held one of the four highest chiefly titles, was challenged by Aupito Tulaniu, an opponent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 7 February 1970. All candidates ran as independents, with voting restricted to matais and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the matais electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV became Prime Minister. Background A parliamentary debate on introducing universal suffrage was held on 27 March 1969. The motion by Letele Taneolevao Siaosi, the youngest member of parliament, would still limit candidacy to the 8,500 matais, but allow all citizens over the age of 21 (numbering over 30,000) to vote in elections. Prior to 1967 elections, the number of matais was increased significantly, as candidates seeking to increase their vote were able to bestow titles on people to create new matai. Following the elections, a law was introduced that prohibited conferring of a matai title on anyone younger than 21. Although Prime Minister Fiame Mata'afa had been in favour of universal suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 25 February 1967. All candidates ran as independents and voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election, Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II remained Prime Minister. Campaign A total of 126 candidates contested the 45 Samoan seats, with five running in the individual voter seats. Although voting was restricted to ''matais'', the ability of traditional chiefs to create new matai led to significant changes in voter demographics in some areas, with the number of ''matais'' more than doubling since 1961. In Vaisigano No. 1 constituency, the number of ''matais'' increased from 139 in 1965 to over 1,400 by the 1967 elections. Trucks had been sent out to collect people and register them as ''matai'', including many women, who were traditionally rarely made ''matai''. Results Sixteen MLAs lost their seats, including Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 4 February 1961. They had originally been planned for November 1960, but were postponed by three months. Electoral system The Legislative Assembly had 46 elected members, of which 41 were Samoans elected in single-member constituencies (with voting limited to matais, and five were Europeans elected form a single national constituency. Campaign In 21 of the 41 Samoan constituencies there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed, whilst two had no candidates. Elections went ahead in the remaining 18 constituencies, with by-elections held for the two vacant seats in March.Samoan Cabinet ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1961, p140 Although the number of voters on the European roll dropped by around half compared to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amoa Tausilia
Amoa Lolesio Tausilia (born 24 August 1922) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1961 to 1967 and as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice from between 1970 and 1973. Biography Tausilia was born Samusu on Upolu in August 1922.''Pacific Islands Year Book 1963'', p5 He was educated at the Marist Brothers School in Apia and subsequently worked as a teacher, serving as headteacher of Chanel Primary School between 1943 and 1947.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', p326 From 1948 to 1951 he worked as a merchandise manager for Samoa Traders. He was conferred with the chiefly title ''Amoa'' in 1950, and later joined the civil service, working for the Registrar of Co-operative Societies. Tausilia contested the Aleipata Itupa-i-Lalo constituency in the 1957 general elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly. The following year he was elected Deputy Speaker. As a member of the Legisl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Western Samoan Constitutional Assembly Election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Western Samoa on 23 July 1960.Many Europeans Decline Citizenship At This Stage ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1960, p22 Background In preparation for independence on 1 January 1962, a Constitutional Assembly was called to write a constitution for the soon-to-be independent country.There's Confusion Over West Samoan Citizenship''Pacific Islands Monthly'', June 1960, p23 The Assembly was to include the 46 members of the Legislative Assembly elected in 1957 Western Samoan general electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located west of American Samoa, northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country), northeast of Fiji, east of Wallis and Futuna, southeast of Tuvalu, south of Tokelau, southwest of Hawaii, and northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita culture, Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan culture, Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy with 11 Administrative divisions of Samoa, administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |