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No complaints after Tongatapu By-Election [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday, November 29, 2019 - 17:24

No complaints of electoral infringement or applications for recount had been received by the Electoral Commission on November 29, following the closely-fought Tongatapu 1 By-Election.

The Tonga Electoral Commission confirmed this afternoon that no post-election applications has been filed with them.

However, under the Electoral Act a candidate has one week after the declaration of the poll, in which they may request in writing to the Supervisor of Elections that the votes be recounted.

Siaosi Vailahi Pohiva won his the Tongatapu 1 seat in Tonga’s Legislative Assembly, after narrowly beating Dr Netatua Pelesikoti Taufatofua by 16 votes.

It was an extremely close contest as Siaosi won with 1160 votes, while Dr Netatua, received a total of 1144 votes.

The By-Election was held yesterday, November 28.

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