Tongatapu 3 is an
electoral constituency
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for the
Legislative Assembly in the
Kingdom of 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. according ...
. It was established for the
November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for
People's Representatives were replaced by
single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the
first past the post
First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ...
electoral system. Located on the country's main island,
Tongatapu
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa, Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% o ...
, it encompasses parts of
Kolofoʻou and Maʻufanga (districts of the capital city
Nukuʻalofa
Nukualofa ( , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the country's southernmost island group.
History
First western records of Nukualofa
On 10 June 1777, British ...
), and the entirety of the villages of Pahu, ʻAmaile, Fasi-moe-afi-ʻa-Tungi, Ngeleʻia, Mataika, and Halaleva.
Its first ever representative is
Sitiveni Halapua
Sitiveni Halapua (13 February 1949 – 29 January 2023) was a Tongan politician and Member of the Tongan Parliament. He was a deputy leader of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.
Academic career
Halapua had a PhD in economics from t ...
, of the
Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
The Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands () is a political party in Tonga. The party's leader at its foundation was 'Akilisi Pohiva.
The party was launched in September 2010, and included several sitting People's Representatives who were p ...
. Halapua, a first time MP, defeated
Clive Edwards
Clive Edwards (born 19 January 1953) is a drummer, who is best known as a former member of the United Kingdom, British band, UFO (band), UFO (from August 1989 to June 1993). He also featured on the Bronz second album ''Carried By The Storm''< ...
, an incumbent MP and former Deputy Prime Minister. (Edwards was nonetheless subsequently appointed Minister for Justice, thus obtaining a seat in Parliament ''ex officio''.) For the
2014 election, Halapua was deselected by the party, which endorsed Simote Vea as its candidate to replace him. Vea was defeated by independent candidate
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 ...
, resulting in the DPFI losing the seat.
"Final Results for General Election 2014"
Tongan Electoral Commission
Members of Parliament
Election results
2014
2010
See also
*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
* T ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tongatapu 3
Tongan legislative constituencies
Tongatapu
2010 establishments in Tonga
Constituencies established in 2010