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Monday 1 December 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 28 November 2014
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Tabulated results for all polling places was released by Tonga's Electoral Commission today, with downloadable files for Tongatapu and Outer Islands results.
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Friday 28 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With the General Election over, Tonga is now waiting to find out when a new Prime Minister and a new Cabinet will be put into place to lead the country during the next four years. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 27 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Outer island voters chose five new People's Representatives and returned two incumbents in today's General Election. No women were elected.
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Thursday 27 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongatapu voters have replaced seven of their ten incumbent MPs, retaining only three in today's General Election. One of the incumbents did not restand. No women were successful in taking Tongatapu seats.
Thursday 27 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Early unofficial results from Tongatapu polling places indicate a close contest for Tongatapu 3 constituency with three polling places topped by different candidates, Tevita Palu, Siaosi Sovaleni and Clive Edwards.
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Thursday 27 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's nobles have reelected the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakanoto his parliamentary seat, among eight incumbent Nobles Representatives and one new Nobles Representative after 29 men voted at the Palace Office this morning. The official results for the nine Noble's Representatives were announced after polling closed in the General Election at 4:00pm. Results for the 17 People's Representatives polling places will be announced later this evening.
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Tuesday 25 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tomavilanova Tu’ipulotu is the third Tongatapu candidate to be disqualified from contesting Thursday's General Election, after he was found to have not been living at Tongatapu No. 9 Constituency, which he was nominated for.
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Monday 24 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With the General Election just two days away on Thursday 27 November, some Tongatapu candidates heated up their final campaigns in loud colourful parades on Saturday, 22 November in central Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 19 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With only a week to go before Tongans head to the polls on Thursday 27 November, 51,448 voters have registered, which is a 21 percent jump from the 42,000 who registered in the last 2010 General Election.
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Tuesday 18 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's current Cabinet Ministers will be in a caretaker Government after this month's General Election on Thursday 27 November.
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Thursday 13 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Electoral Commission has registered Sione Keuate Tupouniua as a candidate for Tongatapu No.1 parliamentary constituency under an order issued by the Supreme Court on 10 November.
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Friday 7 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Nobles' Election to elect its nine representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be held on the morning of November 27, the same day as the General Election to elect the 17 People's Representatives.
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Tuesday 28 October 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Forty-five parliamentary candidates, including three women have registered to contest Tonga’s seven outer islands constituencies in the November 27 General Election. Download the Official list of Registered Candidates.
Friday 24 October 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the final day of nomination today, a total of 106 candidates including 16 women, will contest 17 People's Representative seats in parliament, in Tonga's upcoming General Election on November 27, 2014.
Friday 24 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty eight parliamentary candidates, including one woman, registered yesterday to contest Tonga’s seven outer islands constituencies in the November 27 General Election, while more are expected to register today on the final day of nominations.
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Thursday 23 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Forty-five parliamentary candidates, including nine women, have registered today to contest Tongatapu's 10 constituencies in the November 27 General Election, while more are expected to register tomorrow on the final day of nominations.
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Tuesday 21 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With only a month to go before the Tonga General Election on November 27, the nomination of candidates will be held this week on October 23-24.
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Wednesday 15 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tomifa Paea (48) the owner of the Puataukanave International Hotel in Neiafu will be contesting the parliamentary seat for Vava’u Constituency No.15 in Tonga’s General Election on November 27.
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Wednesday 8 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tevita Palu (45) a local businessman and CEO of Tonga's domestic airline, will be contesting the parliamentary seat for Tongatapu Constituency No.3 in Tonga’s General Election on November 27.
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