1944 Western Samoan general election

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General elections were held in Western Samoa on 1 November 1944.

Electoral system

Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to European and mixed European-Samoans aged 21 or over.


Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Amando Stowers	370	38.03	Re-elected
Alfred Smyth	321	32.99	Elected
A. McFarlane	160	16.44
Percy Glover	80	8.22
Edward Westbrook	42	4.32
Total	973	100.00

Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

Tualaulelei Mauri, appointed to the Council in 1943 retained his place on the Council.

Savea Ioane, Pulepule Tu'i and Meleisea Felise were all appointed to the Council in October 1945.

Samoan election Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1944, p19
Samoa Legislative Council Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1938, p26
^ Lauofo Meti (2002) Samoa: The Making of the Constitution, National University of Samoa, p22

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