The Minister of Public Enterprises, Lautafi Fio Purcell, has already secured his seat in the next Parliamentary term. 

The Member of Parliament for Satupa'itea was the only registered candidate for his constituency when the nomination period for all candidates closed yesterday. 

As such, his seat is already confirmed in Parliament.

When registrations closed yesterday afternoon, the Office of the Electoral Commission confirmed that 171 candidates had registered.

From that number, 83 registered under the Human Rights Protection Party (H.R.P.P) while 24 candidates are representing the Tautua Samoa Party.

Acting Electoral Commissioner, Faimalotumua Mathew Lemisio, said there were 64 Independent candidates.

There are 24 women contesting the elections. 

Faimalo said the registration went smoothly and in accordance with the requirements of the Electoral Act. 

Nominations opened on Monday 12pm and closed yesterday afternoon. 

 

List of candidates

 

VAIMAUGA EAST

FUATIMAU Maumea Leniu

SULAMANAIA Fetaiai Tauiliili Tuivasa

TAFAESE Uili Lautua

TUISUGALETAUA MAPOSUA Sofara Aveau

 

VAIMAUGA WEST NU.1

LAUTIMUIA Uelese Vaai

LENATAI Victor Faafoi Tamapua

PATŪ Sola Siaosi Hunt

 

VAIMAUGA WEST NU.2

FAAOLESA Katopau T. Ainuu 

LEFAU Harry Schuster

TAUAMAMANUVAO Falani Mamea

     

FALEATA EAST

AULAVEMAI Tafito Selesele Faaaliga

AVEAU Niko Palamo 

NUU Tapasu Leung Wai

SALAUSA John Ah Ching

 

FALEATA WEST

ALE Vena Ale

LEALAILEPULE Rimoni Aiafi

MOALA PANOA Tavita Moala

ULU Bismarck Crawley

 

SAGAGA LE FALEFA

LOAU SOLA Keneti Sio

TAGALOATELE Pasi Poloa

TUISA TULIMASEALII Tasi Patea

 

SAGAGA LE USOGA

FATA Meafou

MAULOLO Tavita Amosa

SEIULI Ueligitone Seiuli

TOGATALIMĀ Faafouina Milford

 

AANA ALOFI NU.1 EAST

FESOLAI Aleni Sofara

FESOLAI Tusiupu Tuigamala

TUITAMA Talalelei Tuitama

 

AANA ALOFI NU.1 WEST

AIONO Tile Gafa

LEAUPEPE Savelio Leaupepe

LEAUPEPE T. TOLEAFOA Faafisi

LOLOMATAUAMA Eseta Mataituli (F)

 

AANA ALOFI NU.2

ILI Setefano Taateo Tafili

TOLOFUAIVALELEI Falemoe Leiataua

 

AANA ALOFI NU.3

AFAMASAGA Lepuiai Rico Tupai

LEITUALA Logona Vaafusuaga

TOEOLESULUSULU Cedric Pose Salesa Schuster

 

AIGA I LE TAI

IFOPO MATIA Filisi

MULIPOLA LEIATAUA Laki

MULIPOLA TAUPAU LEIATAUALESĀ Oliva

TAUTAIOLEVAO Tautala Asovale

 

FALELATAI & SAMATAU

ANAE MISA Pita II Anae

IUMAITUMUAUPUOSAMOA Iatua Tawan Yu Hoi

TAEFU Lemi

TOOMAGA TAEFU Salapu Asalele

 

LEFAGA & FALEASEELA

LEMALU Nele Leilua  (F)

LEMALU LEATUAVAO Silivia Taupau  (F)

MASINALUPE Tusipa Masinalupe Venu

SUA Tanielu Faiaoga

TOLEAFOA Ken Vaafusuaga Poutoa

UNASA Tauaipolu Iulia Petelo (F)

 

SAFATA EAST

LAUMATIAMANU Ringo M. Purcell Laumatia

LEOTA-SUATELE Manusegi

NONU Lose Niumata

 

SAFATA WEST

LEAANA Ronnie Posini

MANUALESAGALALA MATI 

TUIGAMALA Enokati Lemalu

PALUSALUE Faapo II

 

SIUMU

AFOA Fetulima Nonu

FAALOGO Iosefa Sopi

TUUU Anasii Leota

 

FALEALILI EAST

FUIMAONO Esera Rimoni

TOFUAIOFOIA Falefa Lima

FUIMAONO ATANOA Aloalii Alex Wright

FUIMAONO TEO Samuelu Teo

MAIAVA Viiga Fuimaono

 

FALEALILI WEST 

AUMUA Isaia Lameko

TEO Uuvalu Mauga

TUILOMA Agaalii Liliva Taveuveu

TUSA Misi Tupuola

VAETUIFEAI TUILOMA Poe Elama

 

LOTOFAGA

FIAME Naomi Mataafa (F)

FIAOLA Iosua Lole

 

LEPA

AUELUA FATIALOFA LUPESOLIAI TUILAEPA Sailele Malielegaoi

TUULA Kiliri Lafi Tuitui

 

ALEIPATA ITUPA I LUGA

AMITUANAI FAGAIVALU Kenrick Samu

LEOO Tautalatasi Adams

TAULA Faulaau Taula Sini

 

ALEIPATA ITUPA I LALO

FAAGASEALII Sapoa Feagiai (F)

LETIU Tamatoa Penaia

TAFUA Maluelue Tafua

TUIAVII Poloma Eteuati

VAIMASANUU Zita Martel   (F)

 

VAA O FONOTI

LEILUA Tavas Leota

MOLIOO Pio Leo Vaeluaga Molioo

OFOIA VAIPUA TAUTAIOLEFUA Nomeneta Ofoia

TIALAVEA FEA LENIU Tionisio Hunt

 

ANOAMAA EAST

ALAIASA Elena (F)

ALAIASA Malia Elisapeta Petelo  (F)

ALAIASA MOEFAAUOUO MALAGAITUTOGIAI Sepulona 

Moananu

POLOAI Akapo

MANŪ L. Maugatai

TOFAE Alailima Ropeti Nuualiitia

 

ANOAMAA WEST

LAUOFO FONOTOE NUAFESILI Pierre 

Lauofo

LEOTA-LEULUAIALII Ituau Ale

TUFEAO Faatuai Fanolua Pulepule

 

FAASALELEAGA NU.1 EAST

LEATIGAGA Tuasivi Samoa

PAULI MATAMUA Ivan Joseph Williams

SILI Epa Tuioti

 

FAASALELEAGA NU.1 WEST

GATOLOAIFAANA Amataga Alesana Gidlow  (F)

MAGELE Mauiliu Magele Taupati

SUAFOA Faimata Fauena Sua

TALALAFAI Kapeli Vaiola

VAASILIFITI Moelagi Jackson  (F)

 

FAASALELEAGA NU.2

NAMULAUULU LEOTA Sami Leota

PAPALII LIO OLOIPOLA Taeu Masipau

PAU Sefo Taumata Pau

 

FAASALELEAGA NU.3

TEA TOALA Peato

TOFA Foleni Lio Tama Galu

TOOALA Tulouna Lepou

UNASA Faapupula Metuli  (F)

 

FAASALELEAGA NU.4

PESETA Vaifou Tevagaena

VUI UMAMALU Sione Tinomalu Iiga

 

GAGAEMAUGA NU.1

SALĀ MALAUTEA MULIAGATELE Iose McCarthy

SALĀ FATA Pinati

TUALA Iosefo Ponifasio

 

 

GAGAEMAUGA NU.2

AUFAI LEVAOPOLO LOFIPO Uesilē Amuimuia

FAASOOTAULOA Pati Taulapapa

LOFIPO Faletolu Ula

SEMAU Faamau Levi  (F)

SEUOTI Sheryl Fialuma Laauli Siliniu Muagututia (F)

 

GAGAEMAUGA NU.3

FAAMOETAULOA LEALAIAULOTO TAUAI ULAITINO Faalē Tumaalii

NAFOITOA Talaimanu Keti

 

GAGAIFOMAUGA NU.1

FAIMALOTOA Kika Iemaima Stowers (F)

LAVEA NATOEALOFA Ieti

 

GAGAIFOMAUGA NU.2

MANUTA Lavamaile Uesilē  (F)

SOOALO UMI FEO Mene

TAULEALEAUSUMAI Aumalaga Tiotio

 

GAGAIFOMAUGA NU.3

FAAULUSAU Rosa Duffy-Stowers (F)

LAAULI POLATAIVAO Leuatea 

 

VAISIGANO NU.1

AMITUANAI MALOLO Tautofi Roma

LOPAOO Natanielu Mua

PAIALII Mao II Ropati

TUFUGA Gafoaleata Faitua

VAAI Papu

 

VAISIGANO NU.2

MOTUOPUAA UIFAGASA Aisoli Vaai

TAPULESATELE Mauteni Tamasone Metuli II Esera

 

FALEALUPO

AEAU Peniamina Leavaiseeta

AEAU NIULESA TOGIA Mareko 

Lamositele

SEUMANUTAFA Akerei Salesa

 

ALATAUA WEST

AIOLUPOTEA TAATITI Visekota (F)

ALIIMALEMANU Alofa Tuuau (F)

LAFAITELE Patrick Leiataualesā

MOMOEMAUSU Siaifa Uipa

PEI Iefata Reupena Tauiliili

TUIFAIGĀ Loluama Yoshida Tuimaualuga  (F)

 

 

SALEGA EAST

OLO Fiti Afoa Vaai

TAPUAI Suimai Tapuai

TAPUAI Titi Fuli

TAPUAI Toese Ah Sam

 

SALEGA WEST

AFUALO Wood Uti Salele

TOOMATA Aki Tuipea

 

PALAULI SISIFO

AFOA AMITUANAI Faleulu Mauli

AGAFILI Patisela Eteuati Tolovaa

LEOTAMANUSALA Lene Leota

MULIPOLA FAATOAFE Opalani 

Ah Ching

 

SATUPAITEA

LAUTAFI FIO S. Purcell

 

PALAULI EAST

AFOAFOUVALE John Saufoi Moors

FISO Evelini Faamoe (F)

FISO Taranaki Mailei-Tamasese (F)

TUIFAASISINA MISA Lisati Leleisiuao Palemene

 

PALAULI LE FALEFA

FAUMUINA TIATIA FAAOLATANE Liuga

LE TAGALOA Pita

LEOTA Laki Lamositele-Sio

TIATIA Mapesone Malo

 

URBAN EAST

NAMULAUULU M. Nuualofa 

Tuuau-Potoi  (F)

PAPALIITELE Niko Lee Hang

PULEMAGAFA TOLEAFOA ULUGIA 

Mara Coffin Hunter (F)

 

URBAN WEST

FAUMUINA ASI PAULI Wayne Fong

MATAMUA Fred Amoa

MATAFEO FALANAIPUPU 

MALAGAMAALII Tanielu Aiafi

MAUALAIVAO Pat Ah Him