Tongatapu 2
{{Short description|Electoral constituency in Tonga}}
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|member=ʻUhilamoelangi Fasi
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Tongatapu 2 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 part of Kolofoʻou (a district of the capital city, Nukuʻalofa), and the villages of Fanga-ʻo-Pilolevu, Mailetaha, Haveluloto, Tofoa, and Koloua.[http://www.mic.gov.to/election/copy-of-copy-of-electoral-commission/1883-polling-station-tongatapu-2 "Tongatapu 2 polling stations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405110050/http://www.mic.gov.to/election/copy-of-copy-of-electoral-commission/1883-polling-station-tongatapu-2 |date=2012-04-05 }}, Parliament of Tonga
Its first representative was Semisi Sika, of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. Sika, a first time MP, defeated Dr. Viliami Tangi, the incumbent Minister for Health, who had sat in Parliament as a minister but had not been an elected MP.{{cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/t/tonga/tonga2010.txt |title=KINGDOM OF TONGA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 NOVEMBER 2010 |publisher=Adam Carr |date= |accessdate=29 December 2020}}[http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=56634 "Tonga health minister standing in elections to ensure continuity"], Radio New Zealand International, 25 October 2011 Sika held the seat with a large majority in the 2014 general election.[http://www.tongaelections.com/index.php/component/content/article/203 "Final Results for General Election 2014"], Tongan Electoral Commission He lost it in the 2021 election to ʻUhilamoelangi Fasi.{{cite web |url=https://www.kanivatonga.nz/2021/11/a-sobering-reality-hits-ptoa-after-election-losses-voters-elect-nine-new-independent-faces/ |title=A sobering reality hits Democrats after election losses; voters elect nine new faces |publisher=Kaniva Tonga |date=18 November 2021 |access-date=15 December 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://matangitonga.to/2021/11/19/tonga-elects-all-male-parliament-nine-new-peoples-reps |title=Tonga elects all-male parliament with nine new People's Reps |publisher=Matangi Tonga |date=18 November 2021 |access-date=18 November 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118122442/https://matangitonga.to/2021/11/19/tonga-elects-all-male-parliament-nine-new-peoples-reps |archive-date=18 November 2021}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands}}" |
| 2010 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands}}" |
| 2014 | Semisi Sika | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands}}" |
| 2017 | Semisi Sika | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|independent}}" |
| 2021 |
Election results
=2014=
{{Election box begin| title=Tongan general election, 2014: Tongatapu 2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
|candidate = Semisi Sika
|votes = 1050
|percentage = 41.2
|change = +3.3 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sustainable Nation-Building Party
|candidate = Sione Tuʻitavake Fonua
|votes = 526
|percentage = 24.1
|change = +16 }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Tevita Kaituʻu Fotu
|votes = 424
|percentage = 19.4
|change = +17.2 }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Soane Patita Fifita
|votes = 180
|percentage = 8.3
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2180
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 524
|percentage = 24.0
|change = +14.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
|swing = +3.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2010=
{{Election box begin| title=Tongan general election, 2010: Tongatapu 2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
|candidate = Semisi Kioa Lafu Sika
|votes = 849
|percentage = 37.9
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Viliami Tangi
|votes = 641
|percentage = 28.6
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Malia Viviena ʻAlisi Numia Taumoepeau
|votes = 306
|percentage = 13.7
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sustainable Nation-Building Party
|candidate = Sione Tuʻitavake Fonua
|votes = 181
|percentage = 8.1
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Siale ʻAtaongo Puloka
|votes = 111
|percentage = 5.0
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Tongan Democratic Labor Party
|candidate = Mele Teusivi ʻAmanaki
|votes = 65
|percentage = 2.9
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Tevita Kaituʻu Fotu
|votes = 49
|percentage = 2.2
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Sitafooti ʻAho
|votes = 26
|percentage = 1.2
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = (unknown)
|candidate = Semisi ʻUluʻave Mila
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.5
|change = n/a }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2240
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 208
|percentage = 9.3
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
|swing = n/a
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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Category:Tongan legislative constituencies