# Tongatapu 9

Tongatapu 9 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. It is a rural constituency located in the south-east of the island of Tongatapu, and covers the villages of Tatakamotonga, Holonga, ʻAlakifonua, Pelehake, Toloa, Fuaʻamotu, Nakolo, Haʻasini, Hamula, Lavengatonga, Fatumu and Haveluliku.
Its first ever representative was Kaveinga Faʻanunu, a first term MP from the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, who won it in the November 2010 general election, and died of cancer seven months later, in July 2011. A by-election was held on September 15, 2011 - the first for any seat since the 2010 general election. The Democratic Party retained the seat, with its candidate Falisi Tupou winning by a substantial margin. It appears, at present, to be a safe seat for the party.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2010 | Kaveinga Faʻanunu | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
| 2011 by-election | Falisi Tupou | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
| 2014 | Penisimani Fifita | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
| 2017 | Penisimani Fifita | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
| 2021 | Sevenitini Toumoʻua | Independent |

## Election results
### 2010

Tongan general election, 2010: Tongatapu 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPFI | Kaveinga Faʻanunu | 908 | 34.0 | |
| | (unknown) | Sevenitini Toumoʻua | 414 | 15.5 | |
| | (unknown) | Viliami Fukofuka | 262 | 9.8 | |
| | (unknown) | Filimone Fifita | 241 | 9.0 | |
| | (unknown) | ʻAisake ʻEtimoni Tuʻiono | 229 | 8.6 | |
| | (unknown) | Siaosi ʻEnosi Tuʻipulotu | 147 | 5.5 | |
| | (unknown) | Semisi Kailahi | 136 | 5.1 | |
| | (unknown) | Tonga Tongilava Lemoto | 110 | 4.1 | |
| | (unknown) | ʻEpeli Taufa Kalemani | 51 | 1.9 | |
| | (unknown) | Konisitutone Simana Kami | 50 | 1.9 | |
| | (unknown) | Falati Papani | 49 | 1.8 | |
| | (unknown) | Mosese Latu | 22 | 0.8 | |
| | (unknown) | Sione ʻUmeahola Faeamani | 21 | 0.8 | |
| | (unknown) | ʻOfa Fatai | 18 | 0.7 | |
| | (unknown) | Samisoni Lotaki Kanongataʻa | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2673 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 18.5 | |
| | DPFI win (new seat) | DPFI win (new seat) | DPFI win (new seat) | DPFI win (new seat) | DPFI win (new seat) |

### 2011 by-election

Tongatapu 9 by-election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPFI | Falisi Tupou | 745 | 32.83 | −1.2% |
| | (unknown) | Sevenitini Toumoʻua | 483 | 21.29 | +5.8% |
| | (unknown) | Viliami Fukofuka | 469 | 20.67 | +10.9% |
| | (unknown) | Siaosi ʻEnosi Tuʻipulotu | 254 | 11.20 | +5.7% |
| | (unknown) | ʻEpeli Taufa Kalemani | 199 | 8.77 | +6.9% |
| | (unknown) | Konisitutone Simana Kami | 119 | 5.24 | +3.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,269 | 76.68% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 11.55% | −7% |
| | DPFI hold | DPFI hold | Swing | -1.2% | |

### 2014

Along with five other incumbent DPFI MPs, Falisi Tupou was not selected as a DPFI candidate for this election, and announced he would be running as an independent candidate.
Tongan general election, 2014: Tongatapu 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | (unknown) | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |