1941 Western Samoan general election

General elections were held in Western Samoa on 5 November 1941.[1]

Electoral system

Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to European and mixed European-Samoans aged 21 or over.[2] A total of 578 people registered to vote, including around a hundred German nationals, whose right to vote in the election was confirmed by the New Zealand government.[3]

Campaign

It was reported in October 1941 that the two incumbent members Charles Dawson and Olaf Frederick Nelson would not stand; Nelson due to ill-health and Dawson having left the Samoa.[4] However, Nelson did eventually contest the elections, alongside former MLCs Alfred Smyth and Arthur Williams, the shop manager Percy Glover and Amando Stowers, a planter and leader of the Labour Party.[3][1]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Olaf Frederick Nelson	367	33.92	Re-elected
Amando Stowers	238	22.00	Elected
Alfred Smyth	221	20.43
Percy Glover	140	12.94
Arthur Williams	116	10.72
Total	1,082	100.00
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

References

1. Samoan Council Election Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1941, p8
2. Samoa Legislative Council Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1938, p26
3. Samoan Elections Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1941, p58
4. Samoa to Have New Legislative Councillors Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1941, p7