Candidates Information

To nominate to be a candidate you must meet each of the qualifications prescribed in the Act and the Constitution. These are:

• Be registered as an elector in the constituency nominated for.
• Be able to complete and sign the Nomination form (Form 4)
• Have 50 or more people on the register of voters for the constituency to nominate/propose you as a Candidate; by signing the nomination form
• No person may be nominated against whom an undischarged bankruptcy order has been made in any Court in the Kingdom or Overseas; or against whom
• A Receiver has been appointed under and in terms of the Supreme Court Rules to enforce a judgement of any such Court and has not received a discharge.
• Be able to pay $400 as candidate registration fee in either cash or a bank cheque drawn on a bank registered or operating in Tonga with the Returning Officer at the time of nomination. This payment shall not be refunded in any circumstances.
• Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election.

Registration of candidates for this year’s General Election closed on Thursday 9^th October 2025 with a total of 71 candidates of which eight were women.