its first ever representative was kaveinga faʻanunu, a first term mp from the democratic party of the friendly islands, who won it in the november 2010 general election, and died of cancer seven months later, in july 2011. a by-election was held on september 15, 2011 - the first for any seat since the 2010 general election. the democratic party retained the seat, with its candidate falisi tupou winning by a substantial margin. it appears, at present, to be a safe seat for the party.