[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the incumbent member Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota from the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in order to become an independent in November 2022.

[2] Leota joined the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party shortly after the triggering of the by-election and is one of three candidates who contested the seat; the other two were Tuʻuʻu Amaramo Sialaoa of the HRPP and independent Faʻalogo Kapeli Lafaele.

During the previous general election, held in 2021, former cabinet minister Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota of the HRPP won the constituency with 41% of the vote.

[4] The HRPP government passed a law shortly before the 2021 general election that required members of parliament to contest a by-election should they switch their affiliation during a parliamentary term.

[10] Leota won the seat in the preliminary count, obtaining 599 votes, ahead of independent Faʻalogo Kapeli Lafaele's 505, while the HRPP's Tuʻuʻu Amaramo Sialaoa placed a distant third with 184.

4 and Vaʻa-o-Fonoti constituencies, Leota's win increased FAST's parliamentary seat count to 35, providing the party with a two-thirds majority.