2011 Niuean general election explained

Country:Niue
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:7 May 2011
Previous Election:2008 Niuean general election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2014 Niuean general election
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:All 20 seats in the Assembly
Majority Seats:10

General elections were held in Niue on 7 May 2011, to elect the members of the Niue Assembly. In the leadup to the election Speaker of the Niue Assembly Atapana Siakimotu announced that he would be retiring from politics.[1]

Electoral system

Of the 20 Niue Assembly members, six were elected on a common roll and fourteen in single-member constituencies. There were no political parties in Niue at the time of the election, and all candidates were independents.

The election was managed and controlled by the Chief Electoral Officer, Justin Kamupala, who was also the Secretary of the Niue Department of Justice, Lands and Survey.[2]

Results

There were four changes in membership: Three new members were elected on the common roll, with caretaker PM Toke Talagi topping the vote. The only change in village seats was that Tofua Puletama was ousted from Makefu by Salilo Tongia in a close result.[3]

Constituency results

Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
Alofi North 62 77.50 Elected
Roz Hipa 18 22.50
Alofi South 116 60.42 Elected
Charlie Togahai 76 39.58
Elected unopposed
33 53.23 Elected
29 46.77
13 54.17 Elected
Pamela Togiakona 11 45.83
Halene Magatogia Elected unopposed
Elected unopposed
Salilo Tongia 16 43.24 Elected
15 40.54
Charlie Tohovaka 6 16.22
34 72.34 Elected
13 27.66
Elected unopposed
Elected unopposed
11 61.11 Elected
Hamouli Kaulima 4 22.22
Lilivaka Muimatagi 3 16.67
Elected unopposed
Elected unopposed
Source: Niue News 1[4]

Aftermath

As expected, Talagi was re-elected as PM with 12 of 20 votes.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niue speaker to quit politics after last assembly sitting . Radio New Zealand International . 2011-04-06 . 2011-04-06.
  2. News: Surprise changes in Niue's elections. . RNZ . 9 June 2008 . 6 December 2021.
  3. News: Three new common roll and one new village representative in unofficial election results from Niue . 8 May 2011 . RNZ . 7 December 2021.
  4. News: 8 May 2011 . Preliminary Results Niue Election 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110625104009/http://www.niuenews1.com:80/preliminary-results-niue-election/2373/ . 25 June 2011 . NiueNews1.
  5. Web site: Talagi re-elected as Niue premier . People's Daily . 2011-05-17 . 2014-01-26.