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 Party | 34,262 | 44.8 | 23 | -1 |
Samoan National Development Party | 17,966 | 23.5 | 13 | +2 |
Samoan United People's Party | 1,898 | 2.5 | 1 | New |
Samoa All People's Party | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Independents | 22,315 | 29.2 | 12 | -1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 360 | - | - | - |
Total | 76,811 | 100 | 49 | 0 |
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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