The schedule has been issues for when the 51 Constituencies will have their special votes counted over the next 3.5 days from Monday to Thursday morning.
Counting started this morning with Vaimauga 1 – 4, Safata 2, Aana Alofi 2, and Faleata 3 & 4.
Later today counting will begin for Gagaifomauga 2, Palauli 2, Palaui 3 Gagaemauga 2, Alataua i Sisifo, Faleata 1 and Vaisigano 1 & 2.
The schedule continues to Wednesday as well as Thursday morning with Aleipata Itula i Luga and Aleipata Itupa i Lalo as the last two Constituencies on Thursday.
Here’s the Schedule:
The preliminary count has FAST: 33, HRPP: 12, SUP: 3 and INDEPENDENT: 3
Some Close Margins to Note:
Palauli 2: Faaolatane Fiu Tuala Iona Pao polled 582 votes – just two votes ahead of Fiu Faaolatane Ponifasio Vasa at 580. With just two votes, this is too close to call. With pre-polling and special votes yet to be counted, this could swing either way.
Safata 2: This margin of four votes is also too close to call. Preliminary results has FAST Party’s Tupai John Matthes ahead of HRPP’s Tuia Pua Letoa by just 4 votes. The Safata 2 result can therefore swing either way after pre-polling and special votes.
Faasaleleaga 2: Next up is the 15-vote margin between HRPP’s Vaaelua Senetenari Samau and FAST party’s Magele Sekati Fiaui.
Vaaelua has 599 votes, while Magele Sekati, one of the youngest candidates of the race for Parliament, has 584.
Falealili 2: Woman candidate Fuimaono Malia Meredith with 252 votes is trailing the FAST party incumbent Fuimaono Maiava Tito Asafo who polled 279. There is a margin of just 27 votes.
Faleata 1: The other close margin of 28 votes is the much anticipated race at Faleata 1. FAST Party’s Manuleleua Paletasala Tuvale is ahead with 1,277 votes while former faifeau and Lands & Titles Court judge Faumuina Opapo Soanai Oeti of HRPP polled 1,249. There is just 28 votes in this race.
Anoamaa 1: FAST Party’s Moefaauouo Julius Ah Kui Tafunai who is one of the youngest candidates of the 2025 general election, leads with 1,148 votes, while HRPP’s veteran MP, Alaiasa Moefaauo Sepulona Moananu has 1,110 votes. There is a 38-vote difference in this race.
Gagaifomauga 2: FAST party’s Foisala Tuu Ioane is ahead with 306.votes, and HRPP’s Tologataua Sooalo Sioeli Alofaifo has 264 votes. A difference of 42 votes.
Siumu: Independent Faalogo Kapiliele Faalogo polled 449 votes to Tuuu Anasii Leota’s 407. Faaologo is 42 votes ahead before pre-polling and special votes.
It should be noted that during the 2023 by-election competed by Tuuu Anasii and Faalogo Kapiliele – Tuuu Anasii had polled over 200 votes at a Special booth in Apia.
Sagaga 3: The Leauvaa race has FAST Party’s Sala Paulo Tuala Poto at 853 votes with Tuala Olivetti Ah Him at 791. FAST is 62 votes ahead. Depending on how many pre-polled and how many special votes there are, there is a possibility for change in this result.
Alataua i Sisifo: The two candidate race between HRPP’s woman candidate, Aliimalemanu Alofa Tuuau with 425 votes and FAST party’s Taituave Lafaitele T Iona with 480 votes. FAST is ahead by 55 votes.
There are other margins of between 60 – 100 where changes are also possible, but not highly probable.
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