2005 Tongan general election

General elections were held in Tonga on 17 March 2005. Only nine members of the 30-seat parliament were elected, with the remainder appointed by the King or belonging to the Tongan aristocracy. The Human Rights and Democracy Movement won seven of the nine seats. Prince ʻUlukālala Lavaka Ata, a son of the King, initially retained his position as Prime Minister, but resigned in 2006, with the position passing to Feleti Sevele, one of the two independent candidates elected. Sevele is the first non-noble Prime Minister of the country.

Results

By constituency

Constituency	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Notes
Eua	Sunia Fili	Template:Full party name with color	1,314	52.5	Elected
	Sefesi Tupou Kanongataʻa Hausia	Template:Party name with color	804	32.1
	Finau Sakea Fusituʻa	Template:Party name with color	269	10.8
	Sione ʻOfa Vakaʻuta	Template:Party name with color	115	4.6
Haʻapai	ʻUliti Uata	Template:Full party name with color	2,627	28.0	Elected
	Fineasi Funaki	Template:Full party name with color	2,072	22.1	Elected
	ʻOsaiasi Latu	Template:Party name with color	1,959	20.9
	Moʻale Finau	Template:Party name with color	919	9.8
	Sione Talanoa Fifita	Template:Party name with color	858	9.2
	Sailosi Vea Fanua	Template:Party name with color	735	7.8
	Langilangi Vimahi	Template:Party name with color	198	2.1
Niuas	Sione Peauafi Haukinima	Template:Full party name with color	709	69.9	Elected
	ʻAisea Taʻofi	Template:Party name with color	204	20.1
	ʻOketi Lotulelei ʻAkauʻola	Template:Party name with color	60	5.9
	Paula Palelei	Template:Party name with color	42	4.1
Tongatapu	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva	Template:Full party name with color	11,103	21.8	Elected
	ʻIsileli Pulu	Template:Full party name with color	8,008	15.7	Elected
	Feleti Sevele	Template:Full party name with color	7,499	14.7	Elected
	Clive Edwards	Template:Party name with color	3,546	7.0
	Fuiva Ruby Adeline Kavaliku	Template:Party name with color	3,161	6.0
	Mateitalo F. Mahuʻinga	Template:Party name with color	2,937	5.8
	Lopeti Senituli	Template:Party name with color	2,819	5.5
	Semisi Kailahi	Template:Party name with color	1,986	3.9
	Simione Kau Silapelu	Template:Party name with color	1,544	3.0
	Semisi P I Tapueluelu	Template:Party name with color	1,528	3.0
	Mateaki Heimuli	Template:Party name with color	1,400	2.7
	ʻAlisi Pone Fotu	Template:Party name with color	952	1.9
	Mumui Tatola	Template:Party name with color	719	1.4
	Sela Lopa Kaisinga	Template:Party name with color	508	1.0
	Kamipeli Tofaʻimalaʻeʻaloa	Template:Party name with color	387	0.8
	ʻAlani Fisher Taione	Template:Party name with color	364	0.7
	Tupou Malohi	Template:Party name with color	318	0.6
	Siosifa Filini Sikuea	Template:Party name with color	257	0.5
	Siale Christopher Kava	Template:Party name with color	248	0.5
	ʻAisake Faʻalongo Filimone	Template:Party name with color	235	0.5
	Salesi Kauvaka	Template:Party name with color	231	0.5
	Sione Tuʻiʻonetoa	Template:Party name with color	202	0.4
	Hoatatau Tenisi	Template:Party name with color	194	0.4
	Penisila Save	Template:Party name with color	178	0.3
	Lesinali Tovo Faleafa	Template:Party name with color	165	0.3
	Kelepi V. Lamipeti	Template:Party name with color	157	0.3
	Semisi Nauto Tuʻapasi ʻAtaʻata	Template:Party name with color	133	0.3
	Taholo Lelea Kolovai	Template:Party name with color	128	0.3
	Sione Lolo Mataele	Template:Party name with color	87	0.2
Vahefonua Vavaʻu	Samiu Vaipulu	Template:Party name with color	2,272	15.7	Elected
	Viliami Kaufusi Helu	Template:Party name with color	2,060	14.3	Elected
	Sione Sangster Saulala	Template:Party name with color	1,908	13.2
	ʻEtuate Sungalu Lavulavu	Template:Party name with color	1,772	12.3
	Masao Paasi	Template:Party name with color	1,490	10.3
	Peauafi Tatafu	Template:Full party name with color	1,308	9.1
	Sione Sosefo Mailangi	Template:Party name with color	674	4.7
	Makelesi Funaki	Template:Party name with color	562	3.9
	Kauhenga Kata	Template:Full party name with color	560	3.9
	ʻAlamoti Tautakitaki	Template:Party name with color	556	3.9
	Sione Finau Lauti	Template:Party name with color	405	2.8
	Viliami Politoni Sapoi	Template:Party name with color	188	1.3
	ʻAliki Halahekeheke Sika	Template:Party name with color	152	1.1
	Sione Katalau Veleika	Template:Party name with color	150	1.0
	Pesa Lauʻi	Template:Party name with color	148	1.0
	Makasini Fonua	Template:Party name with color	140	1.0
	ʻInoke Fotu	Template:Party name with color	93	0.6
Source: Psephos

Aftermath

By-election were held on 5 May 2005 to fill vacancies in Tongatapu and Niuas following the appointment of Feleti Sevele and Sione Haukinima to the cabinet. Former Police Minister Clive Edwards was elected in Tongatapu, and Lepolo Taunisila was elected in Niuas.

A third by-election was held on 20 July 2006 for the Haʻapai electorate after Fineasi Funaki was appointed as Minister of Tourism. The election was won by ʻOsai Laatu.