1948 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 28 April 1948,Samoan Election: Vigorous New Party In The Field
'' Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1948, p27 the first to the new Legislative Assembly. The won four of the five directly-elected seats.

Electoral system

The new 26-member Legislative Assembly consisted of the

Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located west of American Samoa, northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country), northeast of Fiji, east of Wallis and Futuna, southeast of Tuvalu, south of Tokelau, southwest of Hawaii, and northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita culture, Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan culture, Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy with 11 Administrative divisions of Samoa, administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a member of the ...
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Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole
Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole (3 June 1905 – 5 April 1963) was a Western Samoan paramount chief. He held the royal title of Tupua Tamasese from 1929 to 1963, and O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) jointly with Malietoa Tanumafili II from 1962 until his death the following year. Biography He was born in Vaimoso 1905 as the one of three sons of the paramount chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi II. He was educated at the Marist school in Apia.Tamasese: Architect of West Samoan Independence
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1963, pp41–47 In 1929, he was installed as Tupua Tamasese when his elder brother and Mau leader,

Palauli
Palauli is a district and village of Samoa, with a population (2016 Census) of 9,300. It consists of two sections on the southern side of Savai'i. The capital is Vailoa which is also referred to as Vailoa i Palauli (Vailoa in Palauli district). Geological formations of lava tubes have created the Taga Blowholes on the coast of Taga village and attracts visitors and tourists. In recent years, the inland village of Sili has refused to let the government of Samoa build a hydroelectric power plant on traditional land due to conservation and cultural concerns. The paramount title of this district is Lilomaiava, which is conferred in Vailoa. As part of the selection process for the title-holder, Vailoa must consult Safotu village in the Gagaifomauga political district. Safotu is the northern base of the Lilomaiava title in Savai'i. Archaeology Extensive pre-historic settlements have been surveyed and studied in the Palauli district where the Pulemelei Mound is situated.
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Lavea Lala
Lavea Lala was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1951. Biography Following the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1948, he was chosen to represent Gaga'ifomauga by the three ''Fautua'' (high chiefs).W. Samoa's New Assembly Now Taking Shape: Samoan Members Chosen
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1948, p49 However, he was not re-elected in . In 1960 he was elected to the

Tuala Tulo
Tuala Tulo (died 4 October 1953) was a Western Samoan politician who served as a member of the Fono of Faipule, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly between 1936 and 1953. Biography Tulo was a member of the anti-colonial Mau movement. He was arrested and subsequently prosecuted for sedition in 1934, leading to a fine. When the Fono of Faipule was reconstituted in 1936, Tulo became a member of the legislature.The Hon. Tuala Tulo
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1953, p126 He was subsequently nominated by the Fono to become a member of the Legislative Council, taking his seat on 16 December.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p21 He was re-nominated following the
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Vui Manu'a
Vui Manu'a was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1954. Biography Following the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1948, he was chosen to represent Fa'asaleleaga by the three ''Fautua'' (high chiefs).W. Samoa's New Assembly Now Taking Shape: Samoan Members Chosen
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1948, p49 He was re-elected in

Fonoti Ioane
Fonoti Matautia Ioane (John) Brown (17 February 1901 – 9 October 1974) was a Western Samoan chief, businessman and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly in two spells between 1948 and 1957, and held the portfolios of Agriculture and Health. Biography Born in 1901, Ioane was educated at the Marist Brothers school between 1908 and 1913. He worked as a salesman for Burns Philp and Westbrook before setting up his own business. He owned a bakery in Matatufu, ran a successful plantation in Lotofaga and owned cattle, as well as setting up Samoa Traders and J.B. Fonoti.Mr Fonotio Matautia
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', November 1974, p101 In the 1940s he was described as the only independent Samoan merchant in

Atua (district)
Ātua is an ancient political district of Samoa, consisting of most of the eastern section of Upolu and the island Tutuila. Within Samoa’s traditional polity, Ātua is ruled by the Tui Ātua together with the group of six senior orators of Lufilufi and 13 senior matai from throughout Ātua, comprising the Fale Ātua (or ''parliament'' of Atua). The ''fono'' (meeting) of Atua's rulers takes place in Lufilufi on the great malae of Lalogafu'afu'a. The paramount ''pāpā'' title and sovereign of Ātua is the Tui Ātua. The title traces its lineage to Pili, son of Tagaloa-a-lagi. One of the first known Tui Atua was Tui Atua Leutelele'i'ite of Falefa, who according to oral tradition, is said to have been part ''aitu'' (god-like) and part ''tagata'' (human-like) and lived around 1170 A.D. It is from his lifetime that the known pre-European history of Samoa associated with the Tui Ātua and its holders began. The current Tui Ātua is former Prime Minister, Head of State and tama-a-aiga, ...
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Leiataua Soloa
Leiataua Soloa was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1951. Biography Soloa became the high chief of Manono Island,M.J. Marples & D.F. Bacon (1953) "Observation on yaws and certain skin diseases in Manono, Western Samoa", ''Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene'', Volume 47, Issue 2, pp141–147 and was given the chiefly title of ''Leiataua''. Following the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1948, he was chosen to represent Aiga-i-le-Tai by the three ''Fautua'' (high chiefs).W. Samoa's New Assembly Now Taking Shape: Samoan Members Chosen
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1948, p49 However, he was not re-elected in