Tonga's sacked Minister of Police, William Clive Edwards, will re-enter the Tongan parliament after snatching a Tongatapu People's Representative seat in today's by- election.
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Thursday 5 May 2005
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Thursday 5 May 2005
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Polling started slowly in Nuku'alofa in today's By Election to elect two new People's Representatives to the Tongan Parliament - one from Tongatapu and the other from the two Niuas .

Thursday 5 May 2005
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Results of the Tongan May 2005 By Election for a new Tongatapu No. 3 People's Resentative, and a new Niuatoputapu and Niuafo'ou People's Representative.

Tuesday 3 May 2005
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The Nobles 'Ahome'e, and Lasike have been chosen today as the new Nobles Representatives to replace the nobles who were recently appointed as Ministers.

Tuesday 19 April 2005
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Tesina Fuko was elected as the President of Tonga's newly established People...s Democratic Party, at a meeting of the PDP at ‘Atenisi on Friday April 15.

Friday 15 April 2005
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A total of 23 candidates have registered to run in Tonga's by-election on May 5 for the two vacant People's Representative seats in the Legislative Assembly. When the registration of candidates closed yesterday, April 14, 18 candidates had registered for Tongatapu - nine new candidates and nine who previously contested the seat.

Wednesday 30 March 2005
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The Tongan By-Election to elect four new members of Parliament, will be held on May 3 for the Nobles, and May 5 for the people.

Thursday 24 March 2005
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A new $1.2 million pa‘anga Administration Building for the Ministry of Justice was officially opened this morning by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV at Hala Lavinia, Kolofo'ou, Nuku‘alofa.

Wednesday 23 March 2005
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A by-election to elect the four new Members of Parliament to replace the four who were appointed as Cabinet Ministers on March 21 may take place as early as May, said the Supervisor of Election Pita Vuki.

Tuesday 22 March 2005
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Tonga's Prime Minister Prince ‘Ulukalala Lavaka Ata yesterday evening, March 21, announced the names of the four new members of the Tongan Cabinet appointed by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV from the newly elected representatives to parliament.

Friday 18 March 2005
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See final results charts for all districts can be downloaded here including the results for the nine People's Representatives. By Pesi Fonua

Friday 18 March 2005
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The results of Tonga's March 17 2005 General election for the nine People's Representative seats in the Tonga Legislative Assembly

Thursday 17 March 2005
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The latest poll results, as votes are still being counted.

Wednesday 16 March 2005
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Follow the latest results of Tonga's triennial Parliamentary General Election tomorrow night, March 17, with the Matangi Tonga Online.

Wednesday 16 March 2005
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Tonga's 33 nobles this morning, March 16, elected their nine representatives to the Tongan parliament. For Tongatapu the three incumbent members, noblemen, Vaha'i, Tu'ivakano and Fohe were re-elected. Vaha'i with 10 votes, Tu'ivakano with 8 and Fohe with 7.

Tuesday 15 March 2005
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The Consumption Tax that government will introduce on April 1, is intended to distract the public attention from the corruption that is going on at the wharf, said Dr Feleti Sevele, the incumbent Tongatapu No. 2 People's Representative to the Tongan parliament and a candidate for Thursday's General Election.

Monday 14 March 2005
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Led by three candidates for Thursday's Parliamentary Election, about 50 demonstrators marched down the main street of Nuku'alofa this morning March 14, protesting about the privatisation of Tonga's electricity supply.

Saturday 19 February 2005
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The Tonga Human Rights and Democracy Movement THRDM is counting on winning all nine People Representatives seats in the March 17 Tongan Parliamentary Election. 'Akilisi Pohiva, the Secretary of the THRDM and the incumbent Tongatapu No. 1 People's Representative, was optimistic that the THRDM or "Temos" would be able to take the two seats for Vava'u this year.

Tuesday 8 February 2005
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'Etuate Lavulavu, (46) the Vava'u No. 2 People's Representative to the Tongan Parliament for the past three-years is seeking a second term in the House - a colourful first term as a Tongan Parliamentarian. By Pesi Fonua.

Thursday 3 February 2005
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Lopeti Senituli (49), a veteran political activist who has drafted five different models of an alternative form of government for Tonga, is now a candidate in Tonga's March 17 General Election. He is one of 31 candidates competing for the three Tongatapu People's Representative seats in the Tongan Legislative Assembly.
