 The Legislative Assembly had 46 elected members, of which 41 were Samoans elected in single-member constituencies (with voting limited to matais, and five were Europeans elected form a single national constituency.In 21 of the 41 Samoan constituencies there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed, whilst two had no candidates.Elections went ahead in the remaining 18 constituencies, with by-elections held for the two vacant seats in March.