Afioga i le tupufia; Faumuina Opapo Soana’i Oeti has won the Faleata 1 seat for the Human Rights Protection Party.
The Faleata 1 seat had been too close to call after the preliminary count. Faumuina was behind by 28 votes to Manuleleua Paletasala Talitau Tovale (FAST) with Manuleleua Sonny Lameta (HRPP) has also been close behind.
After pre-polling and special votes have been counted today, the former Church Minister and Vice President of the Lands & Titles Court has secured the seat with a total of 1,466 votes.
A close second and only 39 votes behind was fellow HRPP candidate, Manuleleua Sonny Lameta with 1427 votes.
FAST Party candidate and former holder of the Faleata 1 seat, Manuleleua Paletasala Talitau Tovale polled 1,423 in one of the closest races of the Samoa General Elections.
Independent Tomaagauaune (Une) Mikaele Kelekolio Une polled 406 votes.
Faumuina Opapo Soana’i had served as an EFKS Church Minister for many years, but retired from the clergy to take up his family’s high chiefly title.
Faumuina holds the high chiefly title of the district, bestowed upon him in March 2021 after the title was vacant for 15 years.
Faleata 1 has an Electoral register of over seven thousand and includes the villages of Vaimoso, Fatipule, Vaitoloa, Ululoloa, Tuaefu, Tuanaimato, Seesee, Alafua, Moamoa, Sinamoga, Lotopa ma Pesega.
The Faleata 1 seat and the Safata 2 seat won by Tuia Pu’a Fuatogi Letoa adds two more seats to HRPP’s 12, taking them to 14 as final count continues at the OEC Headquarters in Tuanaimato.
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