Samoan general election, 2001

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General elections were held in Samoa on 2 March 2001.[1] They were won by the Human Rights Protection Party, which took 23 of the 49 seats. After the election, all 12 independent MPs joined the HRPP, giving it a majority in the Fono.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Human Rights Protection Party34,26244.823-1
Samoan National Development Party17,96623.513+2
Samoan United People's Party1,8982.51New
Samoa All People's Party100.000
Independents22,31529.212-1
Invalid/blank votes360---
Total76,811100490
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. 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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