Country Profile:

Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary
    2011
Tonga

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: King King George TUPOU V
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Feleti (Fred) SEVELE
  • Assembly: Tonga has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea) with 34 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The King is inherited N/A.
  • Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
  • In the Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea), 16 members are ex officio to serve 3-year terms, 9 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 3-year terms and 9 members are elected by popular vote to serve 3-year terms.***

*** 9 members are elected by popular vote, 16 cabinet ministers sit ex officio, and 9 members are nobles selected by the country's 33 noble familes; members serve three-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 116,921 (July 2007 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - 2011

Past elections

Last Updated on 08/17/2005