IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Tonga

Kingdom of Tonga

110,041	8
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
62,253	69.96%
Registered Voters (as of None)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Tongan Legislative Assembly	Fale Alea	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: King King TUPOU VI
Head of Government: Prime Minister 'Akilisi POHIVA
Assembly: Tonga has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea) with 26 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The King is hereditary.
The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
In the Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea), 9 members are elected by hereditary state rulers to serve 3-year terms and 17 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 3-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Tongan Legislative Assembly	1999-03-11	27,867	54,912	50.75
Tongan Legislative Assembly	2005-03-17	-	-	-
Tongan Legislative Assembly	2008-04-24	-	-	-
Tongan Legislative Assembly	2010-11-25	38,516	42,395	90.85
Tongan Legislative Assembly	2014-11-27	40,727	51,448	79.16
Tongan Legislative Assembly	2017-11-16	39,612	59,003	67.14
Tongan Legislative Assembly	2021-11-18	38,550	62,253	61.92
Tongan Legislative Assembly	2024-11-30	-	-	-

Voter Turnout

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