The Fono Aoao Faitulafono (Legislative Assembly) of Samoa has 51 members representing 51 electoral constituencies. Until 1991 voting for candidates in traditional territorial constituencies was by matai (chiefs) suffrage only. After a 1990 plebiscite, universal suffrage was introduced with a voting age of 21.
Only registered matais may stand in territorial electorates.
Previously
Up until the 2021 Election, there were 49 members. Of these, 47 were elected from 41 territorial constituencies based on traditional districts. Two members were elected on a non-territorial basis by voters on the Individual Voters Roll. Voters and candidates could move from the territorial constituencies rolls to the Individual Voters Roll. The eligibility of candidates and voters for the two types of constituencies was different.
Changes were implemented in 2019 with an amendment to the Samoan Constitution, and the Electoral Constituencies Act.
Territorial constituencies
The constituencies each belong to an itūmālō (political district) and are given an official number:
No.Constituency nameItūmālō1Vaimauga No. 1Tuamasaga2Vaimauga No. 2Tuamasaga3Vaimauga No. 3Tuamasaga4Vaimauga No. 4Tuamasaga5Faleata No. 1Tuamasaga6Faleata No. 2Tuamasaga7Faleata No. 3Tuamasaga8Faleata No. 4Tuamasaga9Sagaga No. 1Tuamasaga10Sagaga No. 2Tuamasaga11Sagaga No. 3Tuamasaga12Sagaga No. 4Tuamasaga13A'ana Alofi No. 1A'ana14A'ana Alofi No. 2A'ana15A'ana Alofi No. 3A'ana16A'ana Alofi No. 4A'ana17Aiga-i-le-TaiAiga-i-le-Tai18Falelatai & SamatauA'ana19Lefaga and Falese'elaA'ana20Safata No. 1Tuamasaga21Safata No. 2Tuamasaga22Si'umuTuamasaga23Falealili No. 1Atua24Falealili No. 2Atua25LotofagaAtua26LepaAtua27Aleipata Itupa-i-lugaAtua28Aleipata Itupa-i-laloAtua29Va'a-o-FonotiVa'a-o-Fonoti30Anoama'a No. 1Atua31Anoama'a No. 2Atua32Fa'asalele'aga No. 1Fa'asalele'aga33Fa'asalele'aga No. 2Fa'asalele'aga34Fa'asalele'aga No. 3Fa'asalele'aga35Fa'asalele'aga No. 4Fa'asalele'aga36Fa'asalele'aga No. 5Fa'asalele'aga37Gagaemauga No. 1Gagaemauga38Gagaemauga No. 2Gagaemauga39Gagaifomauga No. 1Gagaifomauga40Gagaifomauga No. 2Gagaifomauga41Gagaifomauga No. 3Gagaifomauga42Vaisigano No. 1Vaisigano43Vaisigano No. 2Vaisigano44FalealupoVaisigano45Alataua SisifoVaisigano46Salega No. 1Satupa'itea47Salega No. 2Satupa'itea48Palauli No. 1Palauli49Palauli No. 2Palauli50Satupa'iteaSatupa'itea51Palauli No. 3Palauli
References
External links General Information - The Parliament of Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963 - Pacific Legal Information Institute