Nearly 2,800 voters have the opportunity to vote in a by-election in Tonga today.
The Vava'u Number 16 seat is being contested following the conviction of the former tourism minister 'Etuate Lavulavu.
He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery and overspending during the 2014 election campaign.
There are 12 polling centres in Vava'u and one each in Tongatapu, Ha'apai, 'Eua and the two Niuas.
The Tonga government has appointed Semisi Sika as the new Minister of Infrastructure and Tourism, replacing Etuate Lavulavu.
By-elections in Tonga are scheduled for 26 May to fill vacant seats after court decisions ruling the 2014 election of two government MPs was null and void.
Tonga's tourism minister, 'Etuate Lavulavu, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery on three separate occasions by the Supreme Court.
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