A by-election was held in the Siʻumu constituency in Samoa on 15 September 2023.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the incumbent member Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota from the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in order to become an independent in November 2022. Following a protracted court battle, the seat was declared vacant in July 2023.[2] Leota joined the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party shortly after the triggering of the by-election and is one of three candidates who contested the seat; the other two were Tuʻuʻu Amaramo Sialaoa of the HRPP and independent Faʻalogo Kapeli Lafaele. Leota reclaimed the seat, winning with 47% of the vote. His triumph, along with the success of the FAST candidates in the two concurrent by-elections in Faleata No. 4 and Vaʻa-o-Fonoti, handed FAST a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
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2023 Siʻumu by-election|
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Candidate |
Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota |
Faʻalogo Kapeli Lafaele |
Tuʻuʻu Amaramo Sialaoa |
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FAST |
Independent |
HRPP |
Popular vote |
658 |
521 |
196 |
Percentage |
47.85% |
37.89% |
14.25% |
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