Election Name: | 1997 Niue Common Roll by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | Niue |
Seats For Election: | One common roll seat |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Niuean general election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 1999 Niuean general election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Election Date: | 15 February 1997 |
Candidate1: | Billy Talagi |
Image1: | Billy Talagi 2017 (3x4 crop).jpg |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote1: | 275 |
Percentage1: | 49.19% |
Candidate2: | Tiva Tongatule |
Party2: | Niue People's Party |
Popular Vote2: | 194 |
Percentage2: | 34.70% |
Candidate3: | Terry Magaoa Chapman |
Image3: | NPP |
Party3: | Niue People's Party |
Popular Vote3: | 90 |
Percentage3: | 16.10% |
Map Size: | 200px |
MP | |
Before Election: | Toeono Tongatule |
Before Party: | Niue People's Party |
After Election: | Billy Talagi |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
The 1997 Niue Common Roll by-election was held on February 15, 1997, to fill a vacant common roll seat in the Niue Assembly after the death of Toeono Tongatule.[1] The seat was won by independent Billy Talagi, a former member of the Niue People's Party that defeated Toeono Tongatule's late wife, Tiva Tongatule, and Terry Magaoa Chapman.