 The major contesting parties were that of incumbent Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP); and the Tautua Samoa Party (TSP), a newly formed opposition party which included candidates from recently disbanded parties like the Samoa Party.The result was a landslide victory for the HRPP, which secured 36 out of the 49 seats available.The TSP won the remaining 13 seats.