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| native_name_lang = sm | | native_name_lang = sm | ||
| logo = HRPP Samoa logo.png | | logo = HRPP Samoa logo.png | ||
| leader = [[Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi]] | | leader = [[Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi]] | ||
| leader2_title = Deputy Leader | | leader2_title = Deputy Leader | ||
| leader2_name = [[Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/hrpp-selects-fonotoe-as-deputy-leader1/ |title=HRPP Selects Fonotoe as Deputy Leader |author=Marieta H Ilalio |publisher=Samoa Global News |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> | | leader2_name = [[Fonotoe Pierre Lauofo]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/hrpp-selects-fonotoe-as-deputy-leader1/ |title=HRPP Selects Fonotoe as Deputy Leader |author=Marieta H Ilalio |publisher=Samoa Global News |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
| founders = [[Vaʻai Kolone]]<br>[[Tofilau Eti Alesana]] | |||
| foundation = May 1979 | | foundation = May 1979 | ||
| ideology = [[Christian democracy]] <br/> [[Social conservatism]] | | ideology = [[Christian democracy]] <br/> [[Social conservatism]] | ||
| position = {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]<ref>{{cite book |author1=[[Freedom House]] |title=Freedom in the World 2003: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties |date=2003 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9780742528703 |page=475 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W4kxASXX0pEC&dq=%22hrpp%22+%22centrist%22&pg=PA475}}</ref> to [[centre-right]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Political Systems Of The World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIkWJ3psB2gC&q=%28Human+Rights+Protection+Party+OR+HRPP%29+samoa+%22centre-right%22&pg=PA123|page=123|publisher=Allied Publishers|last1=Derbyshire|first1=J. Denis|last2=Derbyshire|first2=Ian|year=1989|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788170233077}}</ref>}} | | position = {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]<ref>{{cite book |author1=[[Freedom House]] |title=Freedom in the World 2003: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties |date=2003 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9780742528703 |page=475 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W4kxASXX0pEC&dq=%22hrpp%22+%22centrist%22&pg=PA475}}</ref> to [[centre-right]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Political Systems Of The World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIkWJ3psB2gC&q=%28Human+Rights+Protection+Party+OR+HRPP%29+samoa+%22centre-right%22&pg=PA123|page=123|publisher=Allied Publishers|last1=Derbyshire|first1=J. Denis|last2=Derbyshire|first2=Ian|year=1989|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788170233077}}</ref>}} | ||
| international = | | international = | ||
| split = | | split = | ||
| headquarters = | | headquarters = | ||
| colorcode = {{party | | colours = {{color box|{{party colour|Human Rights Protection Party (2025)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Blue]]<br>{{color box|#EF0909|border=darkgray}} [[Red]] | ||
| colorcode = {{party colour|Human Rights Protection Party (2025)}} | |||
| seats1_title = [[Legislative Assembly of Samoa|Legislative Assembly]] | | seats1_title = [[Legislative Assembly of Samoa|Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| seats1 = {{Composition bar| | | seats1 = {{Composition bar|14|51|{{party colour|Human Rights Protection Party (2025)}}}} | ||
| flag = | | flag = | ||
| website = [http://hrpp.org.ws/ Official website] | | website = [http://hrpp.org.ws/ Official website] | ||
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In June 2017, the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to increase support for Christianity in the country's [[Constitution of Samoa|constitution]], including a reference to the [[Trinity]] in Article 1. According to ''[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]]'', "What Samoa has done is shift references to Christianity into the body of the constitution, giving the text far more potential to be used in legal processes."<ref name="report"/> The preamble to the constitution already described the country as "an independent State based on Christian principles and Samoan custom and traditions."<ref name="report">{{cite magazine |url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/ |title=Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State |last=Wyeth |first=Grant |date=16 June 2017 |magazine=The Diplomat |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> | In June 2017, the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to increase support for Christianity in the country's [[Constitution of Samoa|constitution]], including a reference to the [[Trinity]] in Article 1. According to ''[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]]'', "What Samoa has done is shift references to Christianity into the body of the constitution, giving the text far more potential to be used in legal processes."<ref name="report"/> The preamble to the constitution already described the country as "an independent State based on Christian principles and Samoan custom and traditions."<ref name="report">{{cite magazine |url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/ |title=Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State |last=Wyeth |first=Grant |date=16 June 2017 |magazine=The Diplomat |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> | ||
== | == Election results == | ||
=== Legislative Assembly elections === | === Legislative Assembly elections === | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Election | ! Election | ||
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|- | |- | ||
![[1982 Samoan general election|1982]] | ![[1982 Samoan general election|1982]] | ||
|[[Va{{okina}}ai Kolone]] | |||
|3,482 | |3,482 | ||
|29.3 | |29.3 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
![[1985 Samoan general election|1985]] | ![[1985 Samoan general election|1985]] | ||
| rowspan="4" | | rowspan="4" |[[Tofilau Eti Alesana]] | ||
|4,698 | |4,698 | ||
|34. | |34.54 | ||
|{{Composition bar|32|47|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | |{{Composition bar|32|47|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | ||
|{{increase}} 8 | |{{increase}} 8 | ||
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![[1988 Samoan general election|1988]] | ![[1988 Samoan general election|1988]] | ||
|5,017 | |5,017 | ||
|35. | |35.87 | ||
|{{Composition bar|23|47|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | |{{Composition bar|23|47|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | ||
|{{decrease}} 9 | |{{decrease}} 9 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
![[1991 Samoan general election|1991]] | ![[1991 Samoan general election|1991]] | ||
| | |29,768 | ||
| | |49.58 | ||
|{{Composition bar|27|47|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | |{{Composition bar|27|47|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | ||
|{{increase}} 4 | |{{increase}} 4 | ||
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![[1996 Samoan general election|1996]] | ![[1996 Samoan general election|1996]] | ||
|29,353 | |29,353 | ||
|43. | |43.54 | ||
|{{Composition bar|24|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | |{{Composition bar|24|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | ||
|{{decrease}} 3 | |{{decrease}} 3 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
![[2001 Samoan general election|2001]] | ![[2001 Samoan general election|2001]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="6" |[[Tuila{{okina}}epa Sa{{okina}}ilele Malielegaoi]] | ||
|34,262 | |34,262 | ||
|44. | |44.82 | ||
|{{Composition bar|23|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | |{{Composition bar|23|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | ||
|{{decrease}} 1 | |{{decrease}} 1 | ||
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![[2006 Samoan general election|2006]] | ![[2006 Samoan general election|2006]] | ||
|42,156 | |42,156 | ||
|50. | |50.20 | ||
|{{Composition bar|33|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | |{{Composition bar|33|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | ||
|{{increase}} 10 | |{{increase}} 10 | ||
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![[2011 Samoan general election|2011]] | ![[2011 Samoan general election|2011]] | ||
|48,771 | |48,771 | ||
|55. | |55.56 | ||
|{{Composition bar|29|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | |{{Composition bar|29|49|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}}}} | ||
|{{decrease}} 4 | |{{decrease}} 4 | ||
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![[2016 Samoan general election|2016]] | ![[2016 Samoan general election|2016]] | ||
|45,505 | |45,505 | ||
|56. | |56.92 | ||
|{{Composition bar|35|50|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}} }} | |{{Composition bar|35|50|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}} }} | ||
|{{increase}} 6 | |{{increase}} 6 | ||
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![[2021 Samoan general election|2021]] | ![[2021 Samoan general election|2021]] | ||
|49,237 | |49,237 | ||
|55. | |55.38 | ||
|{{Composition bar|25|51|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}} }} | |{{Composition bar|25|51|hex={{party color|Human Rights Protection Party}} }} | ||
|{{decrease}} 10 | |{{decrease}} 10 | ||
|{{steady}} 1st | |{{steady}} 1st | ||
|{{No2|Official opposition}} | |{{No2|Official opposition}} | ||
|- | |||
![[2025 Samoan general election|2025]] | |||
|33,040 | |||
|36.78 | |||
|{{Composition bar|14|51|hex={{party colour|Human Rights Protection Party (2025)}}}} | |||
|{{decrease}} 11 | |||
|{{decrease}} 2nd | |||
|{{no2|Official opposition}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 03:54, 16 October 2025
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP, Template:Langx) is a Samoan political party. It was founded in 1979 and dominated Samoan party politics for decades thereafter, leading every government until their defeat in 2021. Former Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi has led the party since 1998.
History
Vaʻai Kolone and Tofilau Eti Alesana co-founded the party in May 1979 in opposition to the government of Tupuola Efi.[1] It governed the country from first winning power in 1982 to 2021, except for a brief period in 1986 and 1987 when internal differences forced it into coalition.
The two founders of the early party, Kolone and Alesana, both became Prime Ministers of Samoa.
The U.S. State Department's 2010 human rights report (published on 8 April 2011) stated that the Human Rights Protection Party remained the only officially recognized party in the Legislative Assembly of Samoa[2] (the Fono) as of that date.
After the April 2021 Samoan general election the HRPP refused to yield power to the newly elected government, triggering the 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis.[3][4] The Court of Appeal ruled against the HRPP on 23 July 2021, allowing the opposition to belatedly take power.[5]
In November 2022, MPs Ale Vena Ale and Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota resigned from the HRPP to become independents, saying they did not want to remain in a party led by a leader guilty of contempt of court.[6][7]
Principles and policies
In June 2017, the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to increase support for Christianity in the country's constitution, including a reference to the Trinity in Article 1. According to The Diplomat, "What Samoa has done is shift references to Christianity into the body of the constitution, giving the text far more potential to be used in legal processes."[8] The preamble to the constitution already described the country as "an independent State based on Christian principles and Samoan custom and traditions."[8]
Election results
Legislative Assembly elections
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Vaʻai Kolone | 3,482 | 29.3 | Template:Composition bar | New | 1st | Government |
| 1985 | Tofilau Eti Alesana | 4,698 | 34.54 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 8 | Steady 1st | Government |
| 1988 | 5,017 | 35.87 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 9 | Steady 1st | Government | |
| 1991 | 29,768 | 49.58 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 4 | Steady 1st | Government | |
| 1996 | 29,353 | 43.54 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 3 | Steady 1st | Government | |
| 2001 | Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi | 34,262 | 44.82 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Steady 1st | Government |
| 2006 | 42,156 | 50.20 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 10 | Steady 1st | Government | |
| 2011 | 48,771 | 55.56 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 4 | Steady 1st | Government | |
| 2016 | 45,505 | 56.92 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 6 | Steady 1st | Government | |
| 2021 | 49,237 | 55.38 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 10 | Steady 1st | Official opposition | |
| 2025 | 33,040 | 36.78 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 11 | Decrease 2nd | Official opposition |
References
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