General elections were held in Samoa, Western Samoa on 26 February 1988. Voting was restricted to Fa'amatai, Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two.
[Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p782 ] Although the Human Rights Protection Party received more than double the number of votes of the Coalition of the Christian Democratic Party (Samoa), Christian Democratic Party and the Va'ai Kolone Group, it won one fewer seat. However, on the day of the election of the Prime Minister by Parliament, one Coalition MP defected to the HRPP, allowing its leader Tofilau Eti Alesana to be elected Prime Minister.
Results
See also
*List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa (1988–1991)
References
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1988 elections in Oceania, Western Samoa
1988 in Samoa, General
Elections in Samoa
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