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1961 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 4 February 1961. They had originally been planned for November 1960, but were postponed by three months. Electoral system The Legislative Assembly had 46 elected members, of which 41 were Samoans elected in single-member constituencies (with voting limited to matais, and five were Europeans elected form a single national constituency. Campaign In 21 of the 41 Samoan constituencies there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed, whilst two had no candidates. Elections went ahead in the remaining 18 constituencies, with by-elections held for the two vacant seats in March.Samoan Cabinet ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1961, p140 Although the number of voters on the European roll dropped by around half compared to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Samoa
The Legislative Assembly ( sm, Fono Aoao Faitulafono a Samoa), also known as the Parliament of Samoa ( sm, Palemene o Samoa), is the national legislature of Samoa, seated at Apia, where the country's central administration is situated. Samoan Parliament is composed of two parts: the O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) and the Legislative Assembly. In the Samoan language, the Legislative Assembly of Samoa is sometimes referred to as the Samoan Fono while the ''government'' of the country is referred to as the Malo. The word ''fono'' is a Samoan and Polynesian term for councils or meetings great and small and applies to national assemblies and legislatures, as well as local village councils. The modern government of Samoa exists on a national level alongside the country's '' fa'amatai'' indigenous chiefly system of governance and social organisation. In his or her own right, the O le Ao o le Malo can summon and call together the Legislative Assembly, and can prorogue or dissolve P ... [...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] |
1961 In Western Samoa Trust Territory
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (25th governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Elections In Oceania
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Members Of The Legislative Assembly Of Western Samoa (1961–1964)
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa were elected on 4 February 1961. 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 (1961-1964) 1961 ... [...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] |
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] |
Tufuga Fatu
Tauaanae Tufuga Fatuatia (5 February 1914 – 5 December 1981) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1954 until 1964, and as Minister for Health from 1961 to 1964. Biography Born in 1914,Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p329 Fatu attended Avele College and became a schoolteacher.Tauaanae Tufuga Fatu ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', February 1982, p66 He was conferred with the ''Tufuga'' title in the 1930s, and was involved in the Methodist church, chairing its lands development board, also serving as a director of the Development Bank of Western Samoa. A member of the |
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] |
Asiata Lagolago
Afioga Asiata Lagolago (5 June 1914 – 1973) was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Minister for Agriculture between 1961 and 1964, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1957 until his death in early 1973. Biography Lagolago worked as a teacher between 1934 and 1942.A. Lagolago ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1973, p125 He became a businessman, running a bus company and later cocoa and coconut plantations on Vaega. After being conferred with the Asiata title in 1956, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
