[2] SAPP allowed people as young as 16, regardless of gender or whether they were matai to be officers in the organisation which included village branches.
[1] She was a founding member of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), which has dominated Samoan politics in the last two decades.
However, later she became known for being a critic of the HRPP government under Tofilau Eti Alesana,[6] often voting against her party and opposing its leader in caucus.
Another major area of contention was the expansion of Cabinet from eight to thirteen members, and the inclusion of under secretaries (deputy ministers), which was seen as depleting the backbench.
After the defeat of the motion, both the HRPP and the coalition under Tupuola Efi and Vaai Kolone promised to introduce universal suffrage if they gained power in the following election.