ʻEua 11 is an

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for the Legislative Assembly in the

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. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the

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electoral system. It covers the whole of the island of

ʻEua Eua is an island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is close to Tongatapu, but forms a separate administrative division. It has an area of , and a population in 2021 of 4,903 people. Geography Eua is a hilly island, the highest peaks are the ''Teemo ...

, and the much smaller adjacent island of Kalau. Despite the "11" in its name, there is only one constituency for ʻEua; each constituency in the country is given a number. Its first ever representative was Sunia Fili, who had first been elected to Parliament

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. Elected as an independent MP in 2010, he was appointed Minister for Finance by Prime Minister Lord Tuʻivakano. Though elected as an independent, he was close to the

Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands The Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands ( to, Paati Temokalati ʻa e ʻOtu Motu ʻAngaʻofa) is a political party in Tonga. The party's leader at its foundation was 'Akilisi Pohiva. The party was launched in September 2010, and included s ...

, and joined it in 2012 after resigning from the government. Fili was replaced by Tevita Lavemaau at the 2014 election. Lavemaau was re-electe din

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, but lost the seat at the 2021 election to Taniela Fusimalohi.

Members of Parliament

Election results

2010

2014

Along with five other incumbent DPFI MPs, Sunia Fili was not selected as a DPFI candidate for this election, and announced he would be running as an independent candidate."6 members of the Democratic Party will stand as independents"
''Tonga Daily News'', 2 September 2014

2017

References

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