Fale Alea (Legislative Assembly)

Legal Framework
Electoral Law	6 May 2010
Mode of designation	directly elected 17 indirectly elected 9 other 4
Constituencies	27 single-member constituencies: 10 in Tongatapu, three in Vava'u and two in Ha'apai and one each in 'Eua and Niuatoputapu/Niuafo'ou.
Voting system	Majority: Single member plurality systems ("first past the post"). Candidates with the highest number of votes are declared elected. Vacancies arising in seats held by representatives of nobles or the commoners are filled through by elections. Voting is not compulsory.
Voter requirements	- age: 21 years - Tonga citizenship - Registration on the electoral roll - disqualifications: insanity, nobles, persons under summons for debt
Candidates
Eligibility	Qualified electors - age: 21 years - Tonga citizenship - ineligibility: civil servants, persons with unpaid debts under court order
Incompatibilities	- all offices of emolument under the Crown except those of Minister and Governor
Candidacy requirements	Candidatures submitted by individuals For directly elected members: - supported by 50 qualified electors of the district concerned - registration fee of $T 400 (US$ 200)

Official Name:	Kingdom of Tonga
Votes in APA	2
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Motto:	"God and Tonga are my Inheritance"
Capital:	Nukualofa
Population:	103,036
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Languages:	Tongan, English
Currency:	Paanga
Area:	748 km2
Anthem Name:	The Song of the King of the Tongan Islands
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