Tongatapu 3
| Tongatapu 3 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Tonga | |
| Region | Tongatapu |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | Independent |
| Member | Siaosi Sovaleni |
Tongatapu 3 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. Located on the country's main island, Tongatapu, it encompasses parts of Kolofoʻou and Maʻufanga (districts of the capital city Nukuʻalofa), and the entirety of the villages of Pahu, ʻAmaile, Fasi-moe-afi-ʻa-Tungi, Ngeleʻia, Mataika, and Halaleva.[1]
Its first ever representative is Sitiveni Halapua, of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. Halapua, a first time MP, defeated Clive Edwards, an incumbent MP and former Deputy Prime Minister. (Edwards was nonetheless subsequently appointed Minister for Justice, thus obtaining a seat in Parliament ex officio.)[2][3] For the 2014 election, Halapua was deselected by the party, which endorsed Simote Vea as its candidate to replace him. Vea was defeated by independent candidate Siaosi Sovaleni, resulting in the DPFI losing the seat.[4][5][6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sitiveni Halapua | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | |
| 2014 | Siaosi Sovaleni | Independent | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Siaosi Sovaleni | 1239 | 72.75 | –10.54 | |
| Independent | Gabriella Renne Blake ʻIlolahia | 464 | 27.25 | +12.22 | |
| Turnout | 1703 | ||||
| Majority | 775 | 45.51 | –27.76 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | –10.54 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Siaosi Sovaleni | 2084 | 83.29 | +38.95 | |
| Independent | Gabriella Renne Blake ʻIlolahia | 376 | 15.03 | n/a | |
| Independent | Fisiʻipeau Faiva | 42 | 1.68 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 2502 | ||||
| Majority | 1708 | 68.27 | +53.01 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | +38.95 | |||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Siaosi Sovaleni | 1421 | 44.34 | +10.34 | |
| Independent | Tevita Palu | 932 | 29.08 | +5.08 | |
| Democrats | Katalina Tohi | 607 | 18.94 | n/a | |
| Independent | Mele Teusivi ʻAmanaki | 159 | 4.96 | –0.04 | |
| Independent | Sitiveni Halapua | 83 | 2.59 | n/a | |
| Independent | Tonga Soane | 3 | 0.09 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 3205 | ||||
| Majority | 489 | 15.26 | +5.26 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | +10.34 | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Siaosi Sovaleni | 975 | 34.0 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Tevita Palu | 688 | 24.0 | n/a | |
| PDP | Clive Edwards | 503 | 17.5 | −7.5 | |
| Democrats | Simote Vea | 440 | 15.3 | −23.2 | |
| DLP | Mele ‘Amanaki | 142 | 5.0 | +1.2 | |
| (unknown) | Gabriella ‘Ilolahia | 107 | 3.7 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Paula Lavulo | 13 | 0.5 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 2868 | ||||
| Majority | 287 | 10.0 | n/a | ||
| Independent gain from Democrats | Swing | 18.7 | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | Sitiveni Halapua | 1047 | 38.5 | n/a | |
| PDP | Clive Edwards | 681 | 25.0 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Viliami Takau | 289 | 10.6 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Penisimani Vea | 257 | 9.4 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | David Kaveinga Vaka | 191 | 7.0 | n/a | |
| DLP | Betty Blake | 103 | 3.8 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Sione ʻUhilamoelangi Liavaʻa | 83 | 3.1 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Falakiko Karl Taufaeteau | 35 | 1.3 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Pesalili Kailahi | 23 | 0.8 | n/a | |
| (unknown) | Semisi Nauto Tuapasi ʻAtaʻata | 12 | 0.4 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 2721 | ||||
| Majority | 366 | 13.5 | n/a | ||
| Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Tongatapu 2 polling stations" Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Tonga
- ^ "KINGDOM OF TONGA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 NOVEMBER 2010". Adam Carr. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Tonga’s prime minister names his cabinet", Radio New Zealand International, 31 December 2010
- ^ List of Democratic Party candidates in the 2014 election, Koe Kele'a, 25 November 2014
- ^ "6 members of the Democratic Party will stand as independents" Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Tonga Daily News, 2 September 2014
- ^ "Final Results for General Election 2014", Tongan Electoral Commission