Elections in Tonga

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25th of November 2010

 

146 CANDIDATES VIE IN HISTORIC TONGA ELECTION
42,000 voters to decide 17 seats

NUKUALOFA, Tonga (Matangi Tonga, Nov. 4, 2010) – With only three weeks left to the General Election on November 25, a total of 42,067 voters have registered to elect their new leaders in the polls under a new government system in Tonga.
The Tongatapu District holds a majority of the registered voters with 29,056. Vava'u has 6,657 voters, while Ha'apai has 3,257 voters.
The island of 'Eua has 2,242 registered voters, with the two Niuas holding only 855 voters.
[PIR editor’s note: Tongatapu is the main island located in the southern part of Tonga. It is where the capital Nuku‘alofa is situated and is the country’s most populous island. Vava'u is an island chain of a large island in Tonga. It is where the second largest town, Neiafu is located. Ha'apai is a group of islands located in the central part of Tonga, and Eua is a smaller island that lies closer to Tongatapu.]
There are 146 candidates contesting 17 constituencies.
Of the 17, there are 10 constituencies in Tongatapu, three in Vava'u, two in Ha'apai and one each in 'Eua and the two Niuas.
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  FUOFUA OLA KUO MA'U FILI AE KAKAI.
"KOE OLA ENI KUO MAU MEIHE FAIFILI KOE FILI MEIHE VAHENGA PE O TONGATAPU TEEKI TANAKI KIAI AE KAU FILI MEI TAHI KI TONGATAPU.KOIA KOE TUKUATU AE FIKA 1 PE MOE 2 IHE VAHENGA.
TONGATAPU 1 KOLOMOTU'A, SOPU'OTAUFA ETC.....

1.AKILISI POHIVA 1622
2.DR TANIELA PALU 553

TONGATAPU 2 KOLOFO'OU, FANGA'OPILOLEVU HAVELULOTO ETC....

1.SEMISI LAFU SIKA 838
2.DR VILIAMI TANGI 629

TONGATAPU 3 MA'UFANGA, FASIMOEAFI, KOLOFO'OU MATAIKA ETC....

1.DR SITIVENI HALAPUA 1033
2.CLIVE EDWARD 674

TONGATAPU 4 FANGALOTO, MA'UFANGA, HOUMAKELIKAO ETC....

1.ISILELI PULU 1249
2.EDGAR COCKER 299

TONGATAPU 5 'AHAU, KOLOVAI, NUKUNUKU,VAOTU'U,HA'AVAKATOLO,FO'U
I, FAHEFA ETC...

1.AISAKE EKE 667
2.MALIU TAKAI 608

TONGATAPU 6 LAKEPA, FATAI, HOUMA,HA'ALALO, HA'AKAME,'UTULAU, HOFOA, LOMAIVITI, LIAHONA, etc

1.SIOSIFA TU'UTAFAIVA 735
2.SAIA MOEHAU 731

TONGATAPU 7 TOKOMOLOLO, PEA, HA'ATEIHI,TOFOA, LOTOHA'APAI, ETC......

1.SANGSTAR SAULALA 830
2.DR MASASO PAUNGA 609

TONGATAPU 8 VEITONGO, VAINI, NUKUHETULU,FOLAHA, LONGOTEME ETC....

1.SIONE TAIONE 886
2.LUI AHO 760

TONGATAPU 9 HAMULA, LAVENGATONGA, TATAKAMOTONGA, FUA'AMOTU, PELEHAKE, HOLONGA, 'ALAKIFONUA, ETC...

1.KAVEINGA FA'ANUNU 901
2.DR VILIAMI FUKOFUKA 258

TONGATAPU 10 TALAFO'OU, NAVUTOKA, MAKAUNGA, MANUKA, LAPAHA, KOLONGA, ETC

1.SEMISI TAPUELUELU 784
2.DR POHIVA TUIONETOA 602


EUA

1.SUNIA FILI 772
2.SENGILI MOALA 667

HA'APAI 12

1.MO'ALE FINAU 470

HAAPAI 13

1. ULITI UATA 1090

VAVAU 14

1.LISIATE AKOLO 665

VAVAU 15,/b>

1.SAMIU KUITA VAIPULU 618

VAVAU 16

1.VILIAMI LATU 881


KOE OLA ENA 'O E LOTO 'O E KAKAI.

TAU HUFIA KE NAU FKHOKO HA NGAAHI NGAUE LELEI KI HE LELEI FKLUKUFUA 'O E FONUA.

'OTUA MO TONGA KO HOKU TOFI'A

TU'A'OFA ATU

ps... toki fkhoko mai 'a e ola ongo Niua 
Tongans to cast votes in landmark election

Created: Wed, 24 Nov 19:55:36 UTC+0100 2010
Sean Dorney, Nuku'alofa

Last Updated: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:46:00 +1100

The Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga is preparing to go to the polls in the first ever election that could install a popularly elected government.

For the first time a majority of the Members of Parliament will be elected by the people.

Under the old system less than one third, just nine MPs were commoners - that will jump to seventeen out of twenty-six with the Nobles still selecting the other nine.

Semisi Kailahi, one of the many Independents standing, says although he has stood unsuccessfully in the past, this time with more seats on offer he's sure he'll win.

"We need people with positive thinking to move this country ahead," he said.

The change has been brought about by King George Tupou V, who is surrendering considerable power.

The pro-democracy movement is confident it will win enough seats to head up that government, but an opinion poll suggests it could fall short.

Akilisi Pohiva, the long term leader of the Tongan democracy movement, says that could leave the way open for the Tongan aristocracy to dominate the new administration.

"If the nine Nobles can stick together, can stand together and be able to pull in at least five People's Candidates to their side they will probably run the government," he said.

"That is a possibility but I don't think it will happen."

Ten of the seventeen popularly elected seats are on the main island of Tongatapu - the pro-democracy movement's traditional stronghold.

But Pollster Melino Maka says recent polling indicates Mr Pohiva's party may not win the big majority it needs.

"This poll indicated that they'd be lucky to have three or four in Tongatapu," he said.

"Yeah, maybe four but no more than that."

The candidates do not include the outgoing Prime Minister, Fred Sevele, who is retiring.

"It is now for us to ensure we measure up to that challenge that we elect into the House people who will be able to run government fairly, with accountability and squarely and for the benefit of everybody," he said.

 Source: http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201011/3075671.htm?desktop

"Australia Network News" 25. Nov.2010

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