At Stake in this Election: 

• All 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly.  

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: His Highness TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va’aletoa Sualauvi II (since 21 July 2017) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister FIAME Naomi Mata’afa (since 24 May 2021) 

• Assembly: Unicameral, 51-seat Legislative Assembly (Fono) 

Electoral System: 

• The Chief of State is appointed by the Legislative Assembly to serve a 5-year term.

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the Chief of State and approved by the Legislative Assembly and is usually the leader of the majority party.  

• Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected via a plurality system to serve 5-year terms. Each territorial constituency is represented by a seat (41 in total), with 6 additional seats allocated to certain constituencies and 2 additional seats reserved for urban constituencies.  

Last Election:  

The last election was held on 9 April 2021. The Human Rights Protection Party and the Faith in the One God of Samoa parties each won 25 seats. Voter turnout was 69%.  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 12 July 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: 4 July 2025 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Human Rights Protection Party  

• Leader: Tuila’epa Sa’ilele MALIELEGAOI 

• Seats won in the last election: 25 seats out of 51 

• Faith in the one God of Samoa / Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi 

• Leader: La’auli Leuatea SCHMIDT  

• Seats won in last election: 25 seats out of 51 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 218,019 (2024 estimate)  

• Registered Voters: 128,848 (2021 estimate) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 108,225 (2024 estimate) 

• CEDAW Status: Acceded 25 September 1992 

• Gender Quota: Yes, legislated quotas. A minimum of 10% of the Legislative Assembly shall be women. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 7 out of 54 seats in the Assembly.  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.708, High (2023 estimate) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 24 September 2014, Ratified 2 December 2016 

• Projected population with a disability: 34,883 (2024 estimate) 

IFES Resources: 

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 1 judgment