General elections were held in

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

on 14 April 1978. Seven nobles were elected by their peers, whilst a further seven People's Representatives were publicly elected. All candidates ran as independents.Tonga
Inter-Parliamentary Union

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{{Tongan elections 1978 elections in Oceania 1978 in Tonga Elections in Tonga Non-partisan elections April 1978 events in Oceania