| Country: | Niue |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 26 April 1975 |
| Previous Election: | 1972 Niuean general election |
| Previous Year: | 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1978 Niuean general election |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Seats For Election: | All 20 seats in the Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 10 |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Robert Rex |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Robert Rex |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
General elections were held in Niue on 26 April 1975.[1]
The new constitution approved in a 1974 referendum provided for a 21-member Assembly consisting of a Speaker and 20 elected members. Fourteen of the members were elected from single-member constituencies based on the 14 villages, and six from an island-wide constituency.[2]
A total of 15 candidates contested the island-wide seats. Eleven of the fourteen village constituencies had only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.
Two women were elected, becoming the first female members of the Assembly. One was Patricia Rex, wife of Leader of Government Business Robert Rex.[3] Two of Rex's other relatives running in the election (his son Robert and uncle Leslie) were unsuccessful.[3]
| Constituency | Elected members | |
|---|---|---|
| Alofi North | ||
| Alofi South | Robert Rex | |
| Avatele | ||
| Hakupu | Young Vivian | |
| Hikutavake | ||
| Island-wide | Lapati Paka | |
| Patricia Rex | ||
| Tahafa Pope Talagi | ||
| Papani Tanu | ||
| Togakilo | ||
| Togia Viviani | ||
| Lakepa | ||
| Liku | ||
| Makefu | ||
| Mutalau | Don Vilitama | |
| Namukulu | ||
| Tamakautoga | ||
| Toi | ||
| Tuapa | ||
| Vaiea | ||
| Source: Pacific Islands Monthly | ||
When the newly elected Assembly met five days after the election, Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi was reappointed as Speaker.[3]
Robert Rex was elected Premier and reappointed the three incumbent ministers to the cabinet, Enetama Lipitoa, Frank Lui and Young Vivian.[3]
| Portfolio | Cabinet member | |
|---|---|---|
| Premier, Customs, Emigration, Finance, Immigration, Information, Police, Prisons, Transport | Robert Rex | |
| Agriculture, Economic Development, Education | Young Vivian | |
| Health, Justice, Lands, Local Government Affairs, Radio | Enetama Lipitoa | |
| Electricity, Fisheries, Forests, Tourism, Works | Frank Lui | |
| Source: Pacific Islands Monthly | ||