Toluono Lama (died February 1982) was a Western Samoan politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1976.
Biography During the colonial era, Lama was a member of the anti-colonial Mau movement.Kilifoti Sisilia Eteuati (1982) Evaevaga a Samoa: Assertion of Samoan autonomy 1920–1936 In 1950 he was appointed to the committee on local government by High Commissioner Guy Powles,Asofou So'o (2008) Democracy and Custom in Sāmoa: An Uneasy Alliance, p53 and later served as a member of the Local Government Board.James Wightman Davidson (1967) Samoa Mo Samoa: The Emergence of the Independent State of Western Samoa, p394 He was elected to the 1960 Constitutional Assembly that drew up the independence constitution, and was one of its signatories. Following independence, he became a judge in the Lands and Titles Court.Malama Meleisea & Penelope Schoeffel Meleisea (1987) Lagaga: A Short History of Western Samoa, p159
He contested the Palauli East seat in the 1970 elections, losing to Tupua Siliva. However, he was elected unopposed from the constituency in the 1973 elections.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database During the parliamentary term, he was an opponent of the government.So'o, p87 He did not contest the 1976 elections, but subsequently became an advisor to new Prime Minister Tupuola Efi.Tuluono Lama Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1982, p65
He died in New Zealand in February 1982 after travelling to the country for medical treatment.
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