Aiono Tile Gafa

Aiono Fina'i Tile Gafa (born ~1961)^[1] is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Aiono Tile Gafa
Member of the Samoa Parliament for Aana Alofi No. 2
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 November 2021
Preceded by	Afaese Toleafoa
Member of Parliament for Aana Alofi No. 1
In office 26 November 2004 – 4 March 2011
Preceded by	Apule Pepe Metai
Succeeded by	Tuitama Talalelei Tuitama
Personal details
Political party	Human Rights Protection Party

Aiono was educated at Fasito'o-uta Primary School and Leulumoega Fou College.^[1] He lived in New Zealand and Australia, then returned to Samoa in the 1980s, where he worked for the Peace Corps.^[1]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2004 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election.^[2][1] He was re-elected at the 2006 election.^[3] He lost his seat at the 2011 election.^[3] He stood unsuccessfully at the 2016 election, after which he lodged an electoral petition alleging corruption and bribery against Speaker of the House Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi.^[4] The petition was later withdrawn.^[5][6] He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 election.

He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2021 Samoan by-elections,^[7] winning by just 19 votes.^[8]