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1957 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 15 November 1957. New Blood In Samoan Assembly ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1957, p23 Background A Constitutional Convention was held in 1954, which recommended the merger of the 41-member Fono of Faipule and the 29-member Legislative Assembly into a new 48-member Legislative Assembly with 41 elected Samoan members, five elected European members and two ministers (the Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice),[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afoafouvale Misimoa
Afioga Afoafouvale Misimoa (25 September 1900 – 18 February 1971), also known by his European name Harry William Moors, was a Western Samoan businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly in two spells between 1951 and 1967, and was the first Pacific Islander to become Secretary-General of the South Pacific Commission. He also founded the Samoa Rugby Union. Biography Misimoa was born in September 1900, the son of Harry Jay Moors, an American trader and friend of Robert Louis Stevenson. He attended Auckland Grammar School in New Zealand and Belmont Military Academy in the United States before studying at Stanford University. During World War I he served in the American military in France and Germany. After returning to Western Samoa, Misimoa joined the civil service, working for the Department of Samoan Affairs. A keen sportsman, he founded the Samoa Rugby Football Union in 1924 and built the first golf course in Western Samoa. In 1928 he joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Samoa
At the national level, Samoa elects a legislature. The Fono or ''Legislative Assembly'' has 51 members elected for a five-year term from 51 electoral constituencies. Prior to 2019, the Legislative Assembly has 49 members, 47 members out of the '' matai'' (traditional heads of families) six of whom are elected from two-seat constituencies and 35 from single-seat constituencies, and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals. The head of state is elected for a five-year term by the Fono. The voting age in Samoa is 21. Samoa has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. Latest election * 2021 Samoan by-elections By-elections Below is a list of recent by-elections: See also * Electoral calendar * Electoral system External links Elections in SamoaAdam Carr's Election Archive {{Samoa topics Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Elections In Oceania
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Members Of The Legislative Assembly Of Western Samoa (1957–1961)
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa were elected on 15 November 1957. The 46 members consisted of 41 Samoans elected in single-member constituency and five Europeans elected from a nationwide constituency. List of members References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa (1957-1961) 1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To'omata Lilomaiava Tua
To'omata Lilomaiava Tua (10 July 1905 – February 1970) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1951 and as Minister of Lands from 1959, holding both roles until his death in 1970. Biography Born in 1905, Tua was conferred with the chiefly title ''To'omata'' in 1924.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', p325 He became a member of the Fono of Faipule and served as its chairman. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Satupa'itea constituency in 1951. After being re-elected in 1954, he was appointed to the Executive Council. When a Member System was introduced in 1956, he was given the Agriculture portfolio.Meti, p39 Although he was re-elected again in 1957, he was omitted from the Executive Council. However, when a full cabinet system was introduced in 1959, he was appointed Minister of Lands. In 1960 he was a member of the Constitutional Assembly that drew up the independence const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anapu Solofa
Anapu Solofa (12 January 1903 – May 1963) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly and as Minister of Justice. Biography Born on 12 January 1903, in Sa’anapu, Upolu, the son of Anapu Tui’i (Sa’anapu) and Fa’ao Anae (Falelatai), Solofa was given the chiefly title Anapu in 1916 at the age of 13.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', p322 In 1924 he became the first head boy of the new Avele College. He was a member of the anti-colonial Mau movement and the Speaker of the Fono of Faipule The Fono of Faipule was a legislature in Western Samoa during the colonial era. It consisted of representatives (''faipule'') from each district. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofilau Eti Alesana
Tofilau Eti Alesana, AC, born Aualamalefalelima Alesana (4 June 1924 – 19 March 1999) was a Samoan politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Samoa from 1982 to 1985, and again from 1988 until his resignation in 1998. Biography Background Alesana was born in Vaitogi, Tutuila, American Samoa into a Samoan upper-class family. At the age of 24, he became a clan chief.Fraser, Helen. (25 March 1999). "Pacific reformer and conciliator." ''The Australian''. p. 016. Political career In 1957 he was elected to the legislative council, and in 1958 he became health minister. He helped draft the constitution for the newly independent state of Western Samoa. Alesana helped form the Human Rights Protection Party which won power in 1982. Alesana served as prime minister for the first time from 1982 until 1985 when he was deposed by Parliament with the help of disgruntled members of his own party. He regained control of the party in 1988 and became prime minister. Alesana le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faalavaau Galu
Faalavaau Galu (12 September 1902 – 29 October 1975) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1957 until 1973, and served as Minister for the Post Office, Radio and Broadcasting between 1957 and 1970. Biography Born in 1902, Galu was conferred with the Faalavaau title in 1923.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p323 During his youth he was an excellent cricketer and rugby player. He joined the anti-colonial Mau movement, becoming its secretary.Mr Faalavaau Galu ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1975, p81 A member of the , he also served as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tualaulelei Mauri
Tualaulelei Mauri (12 June 1903 – 8 September 1961) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly between 1943 and 1961, and as Minister of Lands and Minister of Agriculture between 1956 and 1961. Biography Mauri was born on 12 June 1903.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p325 Originally from the villages of Siumu and Vaito'omuli, he attended the Marist Brothers schools in Apia and Suva in Fiji. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o
Afioga Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o Satele Simaile (31 May 1908 – 28 July 1980) was a Western Samoan high chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1970 and as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice between 1956 and 1967. He was a High Chief of Poutasi, Falefa and Safata. Biography Simaile was born in 1908 and worked as a clerk, trader and planter.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', p326 He was conferred with the chiefly titles Leutele, Te'o and Satele, before becoming Tuatagaloa in the 1940s. He became a member of the Fono of Faipule, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Atua constituency in 1951. He was appointed to the Executive Council in 1953. In the 1954 elections he received the same number of votes as Fonoti Ioane. It was decided that as the incumbent, Simaile should remain the representative for the constituency, while Ioane was made a non-constituency member. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
