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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY · PALEMENE O SAMOA

Inside the House of Samoa.

Fifty-two seats around the blue carpet, three blocs and one majority line. Walk the circular chamber in 3D, see where every party sits, and test what a by-election, defection or vacancy does to the balance of power.

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Current as at · How we count it

THE CHAMBER · INTERACTIVE 3D

Walk the floor of the House

Orbit, zoom and tap a numbered pin. The room and the numbers move together.

INTERACTIVE MODEL FAST 34 · HRPP 13 · SUP 0 · IND 5
Building the chamber…

Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt sits at the north head of the government front bench. Tap a Cabinet seat to see the minister and portfolio, or use Who sits where below.

Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · tap a pin
Chamber key1–13
  1. 1Speaker
  2. 2Clerk
  3. 3Deputy Clerk
  4. 4Parliament Table
  5. 5Prime Minister — Schmidt
  6. 6Deputy PM — Mulipola
  7. 7Deputy Speaker
  8. 8Cabinet Ministers — 15
  9. 9Associate Ministers / backbench
  10. 10Opposition — Tuilaepa
  11. 11Public Gallery
  12. 12Sergeant at Arms
  13. 13Salelesi
Who sits whereCabinet — 15 seats

Tap a name to highlight that member’s exact seat. The Prime Minister sits at the north head of the government front bench; the Deputy Prime Minister is next, and the rest of Cabinet fill the front row.

Cabinet 15 seats

Key seats presiding officer & opposition

Cabinet list and portfolios as at 28 October 2026. The remaining 18 government seats are associate ministers and backbenchers; the other HRPP members and the five independents are not named individually here. Sources.

The 3D room is a seating model of the circular chamber: two curved benches, the central blue carpet, Speaker’s dais and side galleries. Party blocks are coloured by the current House; use Seating & roles for the reference Cabinet bands. Select a name in Who sits where to find the Prime Minister or any Cabinet seat. Read the data notes.

THE FLAT PLAN

The same House, on one page.

A schematic plan of every seat, drawn from the same live model as the 3D chamber. Use it when you want the whole balance at a glance, or when the 3D view is not available.

Government benches fill the left bank; HRPP and the independents hold the right. The Speaker is included in the 52; a vacancy shows as a dashed seat, but the majority mark for a full House stays at 27.

Flat seating plan of the Parliament of Samoa A circular seating plan with two curved benches around a central blue carpet, the Speaker and Table at the top, public galleries at the sides and the entrance at the bottom.
Current seating: FAST 34, HRPP 13, SUP 0, independents 5. Schematic plan · not to scale

READ THE ROOM

How the House is arranged

The room is a ring around the blue carpet, not a theatre facing one wall. These are the four things to look for.

01

The Speaker at the head

The Speaker presides from the raised chair at the head of the circular chamber. The Clerk and Deputy Clerk sit behind the Parliament Table directly in front of the Speaker, where bills and papers are handled.

02

Government and Opposition

The government benches fill the viewer’s left bank, with the Prime Minister and Cabinet at the front and Associate Ministers behind. FAST, the governing party, is red. The HRPP opposition is blue and holds the right bank, with the Speaker’s end at its head and the entrance at its foot. Who sits where names the Prime Minister and all 15 Cabinet seats.

03

The crossbench

Independents and smaller parties sit in the crossbench area on the right-hand back bench, beyond the opposition. In this House that is five independents in grey; the SUP has no current member, but green remains in the simulator for future changes.

04

27 is the line

With 52 members, a bloc needs 27 seats to command the House. FAST starts at 34, seven above the line. Move one seat and the majority verdict moves with it.

THE 2026 HOUSE

A 52-seat Parliament

Samoa’s Legislature normally has 51 constituency seats. This Parliament has 52 members after an additional woman member was appointed in October 2026 to meet the constitutional requirement for women’s representation.

The result is a House of 34 FAST members, 13 HRPP members and five independents. The Speaker is one of the 52 and is included in FAST’s 34.

Parliament of Samoa
Current party balance, 28 October 2026
PartyRoleSeats
FASTGovernment34
HRPPOpposition13
SUPSmall party0
IndependentsCrossbench5
TotalMembers of Parliament52

Compiled from the reports listed below. No live feed is used for the party totals.

HOW WE GOT HERE

From the 2025 election to today

  1. The general election returns 30 FAST, 14 HRPP, 3 SUP and 4 independent members to the 51-seat House.

  2. The 18th Parliament opens and Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt is sworn in as Prime Minister.

  3. An additional woman member is appointed. The House becomes 52 members: 34 FAST, 13 HRPP and 5 independents.

  4. This page records that composition. The five independents are shown in grey; the SUP has no seat and is shown in green only in a scenario.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About the Parliament of Samoa

How many seats are in Samoa’s Parliament?

The current House has 52 members: 51 constituency seats plus one additional woman member appointed in October 2026. FAST holds 34, the HRPP 13 and independents 5.

How many seats does a party need to govern?

With 52 members in the House, a bloc needs 27 seats for a majority. FAST’s 34 seats are seven above that mark. In the scenario lab, move one seat and the verdict above updates.

Where does the Prime Minister sit?

The Prime Minister, La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt, sits at the north head of the government front bench, nearest the Speaker. The Deputy Prime Minister is in the next seat and the rest of the 15-member Cabinet fill that front row. Select a name in Who sits where to highlight the exact seat.

Who is in the Cabinet?

This House has a 15-member Cabinet: the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and 13 ministers with portfolios ranging from Finance and Health to Customs, Education and the Legislative Assembly. The Cabinet roster lists each member and portfolio.

Why is the SUP green when it has no seats?

The Samoa Uniting Party had no members in the House at 28 October 2026. Green is kept in the key and simulator so a future SUP win is immediately visible. The current crossbench is five independents, not an SUP bloc.

What is the difference between a by-election, a defection and a vacancy?

A by-election fills a vacant constituency seat and can return a member from a different party. A defection is a sitting member changing party without leaving the House. A vacancy leaves a seat unfilled until a by-election. The simulator lets you model all three.

Does the scenario lab change the real numbers?

No. It is a what-if model that resets when you reload the page. The baseline remains the 28 October 2026 composition. Use Reset to 28 October 2026 to return to it.

DATA NOTES

How we count the House

Seat totals are the current party composition reported after the 2025 general election, the 2026 by-elections and election petitions, and the appointment of the additional woman member. The count is dated 28 October 2026. If the House changes, update parliament-data.json; the page and scenario start from that file.

The chamber is schematic. Party colours show the current blocs; the Who sits where roster names the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and 13 other Cabinet ministers and assigns them to front-bench seats as an educational model, not official seat numbers. Other government members, the remaining HRPP members and the five independents are not named individually.