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1941 Western Samoan general election

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General elections were held in Western Samoa on 5 November 1941.[1]

Electoral system

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Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to European and mixed European-Samoans aged 21 or over.[2] A total of 578 people registered to vote, including around a hundred German nationals, whose right to vote in the election was confirmed by the New Zealand government.[3]

Campaign

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It was reported in October 1941 that the two incumbent members Charles Dawson and Olaf Frederick Nelson would not stand; Nelson due to ill-health and Dawson having left the Samoa.[4] However, Nelson did eventually contest the elections, alongside former MLCs Alfred Smyth and Arthur Williams, the shop manager Percy Glover and Amando Stowers, a planter and leader of the Labour Party.[3][1]

Results

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CandidateVotes%Notes
Olaf Frederick Nelson36733.92Re-elected
Amando Stowers23822.00Elected
Alfred Smyth22120.43
Percy Glover14012.94
Arthur Williams11610.72
Total1,082100.00
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

References

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  1. ^ a b Samoan Council Election Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1941, p8
  2. ^ Samoa Legislative Council Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1938, p26
  3. ^ a b Samoan Elections Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1941, p58
  4. ^ Samoa to Have New Legislative Councillors Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1941, p7