General elections were held in Tonga in 1951
Electoral system edit
The Legislative Assembly had seven directly elected members; three representing Tongatapu and nearby islands, two representing Haʻapai and two representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands.[1] A further seven members were elected by the nobility based on the same constituencies,[1] seven ministers (including the governors of Haʻapai and Vavaʻu) and a Speaker chosen by the monarch, Sālote Tupou III.[2]
Results edit
Elected members included the commoners Molitoni Finau and Sekonaia Tu'akoi and the noble Semisi Fonua from Tongatapu.[3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b New Tongan Parliament Elected Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1948, p74
- ^ Tonga Elects New Parliament: History of the Growth of Democracy Recalled Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1948, pp21–22
- ^ Molitoni Finau Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1966, p151
- ^ Sekonaia Tu'akoi Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1982, p82
- ^ Hon. Kalanivalu-Fotofili Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1968, p154