Candidates
On 18 August, the Tongan government announced that six candidates had been registered for the by-election, without however specifying what political party any of them might be a member of. They were Konisitutone Simana Kamii, Siaosi ʻEnosi Tuʻipulotu, Viliami Fukofuka, Sevenitini Toumoʻua, ʻEpeli Taufa Kalimani, and Falisi Tupou. The first five had stood unsuccessfully in the November general election – most notably Sevenitini Toumoʻua, who had finished second to Faʻanunu with 15.5% of the vote.[3]
Result
Falisi Tupou, the candidate of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, won the seat with 32.8% of the vote.[4][5]
Tongatapu 9 by-election, 2011
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
DPFI |
Falisi Tupou |
745 |
32.83% |
-1.2% |
|
(unknown) |
Sevenitini Toumoʻua |
483 |
21.29% |
+5.8% |
|
(unknown) |
Viliami Fukofuka |
469 |
20.67% |
+10.9% |
|
(unknown) |
Siaosi ʻEnosi Tuʻipulotu |
254 |
11.20% |
+5.7% |
|
(unknown) |
ʻEpeli Taufa Kalemani |
199 |
8.77% |
+6.9% |
|
(unknown) |
Konisitutone Simana Kami |
119 |
5.24% |
+3.3% |
Turnout |
2,269 |
76.68% |
|
Majority |
262 |
11.55% |
-7% |
|
DPFI hold |
Swing |
-1.2% |
|
2010 Result
Tongan general election, 2010: Tongatapu 9
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
DPFI |
Kaveinga Faʻanunu |
908 |
34.0 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Sevenitini Toumoʻua |
414 |
15.5 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Viliami Fukofuka |
262 |
9.8 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Filimone Fifita |
241 |
9.0 |
|
|
(unknown) |
ʻAisake ʻEtimoni Tuʻiono |
229 |
8.6 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Siaosi ʻEnosi Tuʻipulotu |
147 |
5.5 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Semisi Kailahi |
136 |
5.1 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Tonga Tongilava Lemoto |
110 |
4.1 |
|
|
(unknown) |
ʻEpeli Taufa Kalemani |
51 |
1.9 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Konisitutone Simana Kami |
50 |
1.9 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Falati Papani |
49 |
1.8 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Mosese Latu |
22 |
0.8 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Sione ʻUmeahola Faeamani |
21 |
0.8 |
|
|
(unknown) |
ʻOfa Fatai |
18 |
0.7 |
|
|
(unknown) |
Samisoni Lotaki Kanongataʻa |
15 |
0.6 |
|
Turnout |
2673 |
|
|
Majority |
494 |
18.5 |
|
|
DPFI win (new seat) |