General elections were held in Tonga in 1951
Electoral system The Legislative Assembly had seven directly elected members; three representing Tongatapu and nearby islands, two representing Haʻapai and two representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands.New Tongan Parliament Elected Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1948, p74 A further seven members were elected by the nobility based on the same constituencies, seven ministers (including the governors of Haʻapai and Vavaʻu) and a Speaker chosen by the monarch, Sālote Tupou III.Tonga Elects New Parliament: History of the Growth of Democracy Recalled Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1948, pp21–22
Results Elected members included the commoners Molitoni Finau and Sekonaia Tu'akoi and the noble Semisi Fonua from Tongatapu.Molitoni Finau Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1966, p151Sekonaia Tu'akoi Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1982, p82Hon. Kalanivalu-Fotofili Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1968, p154
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