Samoan general election, 1970

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General elections were held in Samoa on 7 February 1970. 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.^[1] Following the election, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV became Prime Minister.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents	7,038	100	47
Invalid/blank votes	95	-	-
Total	7,133	100	47
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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