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1988 Western Samoan general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Western Samoa |
| type | parliamentary |
| election_date | 26 February 1988 |
| previous_election | 1985 Western Samoan general election |
| previous_year | 1985 |
| next_election | 1991 Western Samoan general election |
| next_year | 1991 |
| seats_for_election | All 47 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| majority_seats | 24 |
| image1 | Tofilau Eti Alesana.jpg |
| leader1 | Tofilau Eti Alesana |
| party1 | Human Rights Protection Party |
| last_election1 | 31 |
| seats1 | 23 |
| seat_change1 | 9 |
| popular_vote1 | 5,017 |
| percentage1 | 35.87% |
| swing1 | 1.33pp |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| leader2 | Vaai Kolone |
| party2 | CDP-Kolone |
| colour2 | DDFFDD |
| last_election2 | – |
| seats2 | 24 |
| seat_change2 | New |
| popular_vote2 | 2,300 |
| percentage2 | 16.45% |
| swing2 | New |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Tofilau Eti Alesana |
| before_party | Human Rights Protection Party |
| after_election | Tofilau Eti Alesana |
| after_party | Human Rights Protection Party |
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 February 1988. Voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Although the Human Rights Protection Party received more than double the number of votes of the alliance of the Christian Democratic Party and the Va'ai Kolone Group, it won one fewer seat. However, on the day of the election of the Prime Minister by Parliament, one Coalition MP defected to the HRPP, allowing its leader Tofilau Eti Alesana to be elected Prime Minister.
Results
References
References
- [[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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