by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was held in the Vavaʻu 16 constituency 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 July 2016. It followed the conviction and unseating of MP ‘Etuate Lavulavu for bribery and campaign overspending, in January. There were four candidates: ‘Akosita Lavulavu (wife of the unseated MP), Viliami Latu (who held the seat as an independent from 2010 to 2014), ‘Atalasa Pouvalu, and ‘Ipeni Siale. The election was won by ‘Etuate Lavulavu's wife ‘Akosita Lavulavu, who thereby became the only female member in Parliament."Sole woman MP elected in Tonga"
Radio New Zealand, 15 July 2016"'Akosita wins Vava'u 16 By-election, becomes only woman in parliament"
''Matangi Tonga'', 15 July 2016

Result

The results were as follows:

2014 result

The result in Vavaʻu 16 in the 2014 general election had been as follows:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vava'u 16 by-election, 2016 2016 elections in Oceania 2016 in Tonga By-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga Politics of Tonga Vavaʻu