1954 Western Samoan general election

General elections were held in Western Samoa on 13 April 1954.[1][2]

Politics of Samoa
Constitution
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

Electoral system

The 26-member Legislative Assembly consisted of the Administrator, six civil servants, twelve Samoans appointed by the Fono of Faipule, two Fautua (Samoan chiefs) and five members directly elected by people with European status, most of whom were part-Samoan.[1]

Results

European members
CandidateVotes%Notes
Harry Moors58717.01Re-elected
Peter Plowman48814.14Elected
Fred Betham46513.48Re-elected
Arno Max Gurau44812.99Re-elected
Percy Morgan43712.67Elected
Jacob Helg37910.99Unseated
Emil Fabricius2768.00
Edward Westbrook1574.55
W.E. Betham1073.10
R. Latwer1063.07
Total3,450100.00
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

Samoan members

Two candidates for the Atua seat, Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o and Fonoti Ioane received the same number of votes. It was decided that as the incumbent Te'o should remain the representative for the constituency, whilst Ioane would be made the twelfth, non-constituency member.[1]

Districts Member
A'anaAlipia Tusiata
Aiga-i-le-TaiLeiataua Puipui
AtuaTuatagaloa Leutele Te'o
Fa'asaleleagaGatoloai Peseta Sio
Gaga'emaugaLealaiauloto Aso
Gaga'ifomaugaTu'u Lolesio
PalauliTualaulelei Mauri
Satupa'iteaTo'omata Lilomaiava Tua
TuamasagaTofaeono Muliaga
Va'a-o-FonotiTalamaivao Vaelaa
VaisiganoTufuga Fatu
Twelfth seatFonoti Ioane
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

Aftermath

In 1956 the Executive Council was reorganised and a Member System introduced. To'omata Lilomaiava Tua was appointed Member for Agriculture, Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o as Member for Education, Fonoti Ioane as Member for Health, Tualaulelei Mauri as Member for Lands, Peter Plowman as Member for Transport and Communications, and Harry Moors as Member for Works.[3]

References
  1. United Nations Trusteeship Council 542nd Meeting United Nations
  2. Result of West Samoan Elections Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1954, p18
  3. Lauofo Meti (2002) Samoa: The Making of the Constitution, p39
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