2010 Safata by-election

A by-election was held in the Safata constituency in Samoa on 14 May 2010.[1] The by-election was precipitated by the disqualification from the Legislative Assembly of Palusalue Fa’apo II for joining the Tautua Samoa Party.[2] The election was won by Fa’apo.[3]

## Candidates

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* Palusalue Fa’apo II (Tautua Samoa Party)[4]
* Auseugaefa Tuvaifale Va’asatia Poloma Komiti (Human Rights Protection Party)[4]
* Manu'alesagalala Enokati Posala (Human Rights Protection Party)[5]

## Results

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2010 Safata by-election[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TSP | Palusalue Fa’apo II | 979  | 35.8  |
| HRPP | Auseugaefa Tuvaifale Vaasatia Poloma Komiti  | 921  | 33.7  |
| HRPP | Manualesagalala Enkati Posala  | 836  | 30.6  |
Turnout | 2736  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Samoa by-election date set for May 14th". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
2. ^ Alan Ah Mu (2010-03-18). "Va'ai springs election shock". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
3. ^ a b Marieta Heidi Ilalio (2010-05-15). "Palu stays, Ale reigns". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
4. ^ a b Alan Ah Mu (2010-03-30). "PM's former top man enter by-elections". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
5. ^ Marieta Heidi Ilalio (2010-05-02). "Candidates for by-election confirmed". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-05-03.