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2020 Niuean General Election
General elections were held in Niue on 30 May 2020 for the 20 members of the Niue Assembly. The election resulted in the defeat of Premier Toke Talagi, who lost his seat. Fifteen incumbents were re-elected, including three who were unopposed. In Mutalu, a tie between two candidates resulted in one being elected by a coin toss. Following the elections the Assembly elected Dalton Tagelagi as Premier. Electoral system The 20 members of the Assembly are elected by two methods; 14 are elected from single-member consistencies using first-past-the-post voting and six are elected from a single nationwide constituency by multiple non-transferable vote.Niue IFES There are currently no political parties. After the election, the Members of the Assembly elect a Speaker of the Assembly from outside parliament, and a Premier, who must be an MP. The Premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niue Assembly
The Niue Assembly ( niu, Niue Fono Ekepule) is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three-year term. Niue follows the Westminster system of government, with the Premier elected by the Assembly and the Cabinet drawn from it. History The Assembly is descended from the Island Council established under the Cook Islands Act 1915. This was disbanded in 1959 and reconstituted as the Assembly, which was successively granted greater control. The Assembly assumed full law-making power within the constitution upon self-government in 1974. The Assembly is physically located in Alofi. Speaker of the Assembly The Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, elected by its members from outside their ranks. If a member of the Assembly is elected Speaker, they must resign their seat. The Speaker does not vote in proceedings, and does not enjoy a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Coe
Terry Donald Coe is a Niuean politician and former cabinet minister. He was first elected to the Niue Assembly as a common roll member in the 1993 Niuean general election, and immediately made a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Frank Lui. Coe served as a minister in the Cabinet of Premier Frank Lui Frank Fakaotimanava Lui (19 November 1935 – 9 July 2021) was a Niuean politician, who served as the premier of the Pacific Island state of Niue from 1993 to 1999. Early life Lui was raised by his grandparents on Niue after his parents and ... between 1993 and 1999, serving as Minister of Finance, Telecommunications, and Public Works, as well as other portfolios. He lost his place in Cabinet after Lui was defeated in the 1999 election and has since become a key member of the country's opposition. After the 1999 election, Coe supported O'Love Jacobsen for premier. In 2002, he was unsuccessfully prosecuted for criminal libel by the government. The charges were dismiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opili Talafasi
Opili Talafasi is a former Niuean politician who served as a Member of the Niue Assembly for 33 years, from 1990 to 2023. Talafasi was first elected to the Assembly in the 1990 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 7 April 1990, seven months after Cyclone Ofa caused considerable damage to the island. While primarily contested by independents, the election was contested by Young Vivian's Niue People's Action Party (N .... At the 1996 election he tied with his opponent, Lagaloga Mitikose, but won the seat when his name was drawn from a hat. He was narrowly re-elected at the 2011 election, but his re-election led to violence and his son's house was burned down in an arson attack. Continuing disputes over the violence saw Talafasi lock the village out of the local church for several months. He was re-elected at the 2020 election, but lost his seat by a single vote at the 2023 election. References Living people Year of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Mautama
Richie Mautama is a Niuean politician and Member of the Niue Assembly. Mautama worked as a building contractor. He was first elected to the Niue Assembly in the 2020 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 30 May 2020 for the 20 members of the Niue Assembly. The election resulted in the defeat of Premier Toke Talagi, who lost his seat. Fifteen incumbents were re-elected, including three who were unopposed. I .... He was re-elected unopposed in the 2023 election. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Niue Assembly {{Niue-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jackson (journalist)
Naea Michael Jackson is a Niuean journalist and former politician who is the owner of '' Niue Star''. Career In the 1970s and 1980s, he was the government printer and government press photographer in Niue. He published the '' Tohi Tala Niue'', Niue's government-owned weekly newspaper. In 1991, he set up a private printing business, and, in 1993, launched the weekly '' Niue Star'',"Michael Jackson joins Samoa Observer" , ''Samoa Observer'', 16 March 2008 which at the time was the country's only printed newspaper. Jackson is the ''Stars owner, editor, journalist and photographer. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 September 2008 Als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pita Vakanofiti
Pita Poimamao Vakanofiti is a Niuean politician and Member of the Niue Assembly. He stood for the Niue Assembly in the 2017 Niuean general election, but lost to Billy Talagi. He was elected in the 2020 Niuean general election, defeating former Speaker Atapana Siakimotu Atapana Siakimotu ( – 2022) was a Niuean politician, diplomat, and public servant. He served as the speaker of the Niuean Assembly between 2002 and 2011. Biography Siakimotu was educated at Lincoln College in New Zealand, graduating wi ... in the seat of Avatele. He was re-elected in the 2023 election. References Living people Members of the Niue Assembly Year of birth missing (living people) {{Niue-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atapana Siakimotu
Atapana Siakimotu ( – 2022) was a Niuean politician, diplomat, and public servant. He served as the speaker of the Niuean Assembly between 2002 and 2011. Biography Siakimotu was educated at Lincoln College in New Zealand, graduating with a diploma in horticulture. He previously worked as principal of Niue High School, director of education, and as consul-general to New Zealand. He was appointed speaker of the assembly after the 2002 election, and was re-appointed in 2005 and 2008. In April 2011, he announced that he would retire at the 2011 election, after serving nine years as speaker. He later served as chair of the Niue Public Service Commission. Siakimotu contested the seat of Avatele in the 2020 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 30 May 2020 for the 20 members of the Niue Assembly. The election resulted in the defeat of Premier Toke Talagi, who lost his seat. Fifteen incumbents were re-elected, including three who were unoppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Va'aiga Tukuitonga
Va'aiga Paotama Tukuitonga is a Niuean politician and former Cabinet Minister. She is member of the Niue Assembly for the village of Alofi North. Tukuitonga was educated at Victoria University of Wellington. She has previously worked as a Justice of Peace, public servant, and schoolteacher. She was first elected to the Assembly in the 1999 elections, defeating sitting Premier Frank Lui in his own seat. She was re-elected at the 2002 and 2005 elections, and appointed to the Cabinet of Young Vivian as Minister of Education after the latter. She was elected unopposed at the 2008 election. In 2013 Tukuitonga blamed Niue's falling population on the use of contraception. Tukuitonga retired from politics at the 2023 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 29 April 2023. The elections were originally planned to be held early, in late February or early March. Eight new MPs and six women were elected. Following the elections the Assembly elected Dalton Tage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutuli Heka
Tutuli Heka is a Niuean civil servant, politician and Member of the Niue Assembly. In November 2008 he was appointed director of Niue Telecom. He served on the Alofi North village council until he resigned in 2020 after he was sworn in as a land commissioner of the High Court of Niue. He ran unsuccessfully for the Niue Assembly in the seat of Alofi North in the 2017 and 2020 elections. He was elected in the 2023 Niuean general election following the retirement of incumbent Va'aiga Tukuitonga Va'aiga Paotama Tukuitonga is a Niuean politician and former Cabinet Minister. She is member of the Niue Assembly for the village of Alofi North. Tukuitonga was educated at Victoria University of Wellington. She has previously worked as a Just .... References Living people Niuean civil servants Members of the Niue Assembly Year of birth missing (living people) {{Niue-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Vivian
Mititaiagimene Young Vivian is a Niuean politician and diplomat, who served as Premier of Niue twice, the first time from December 1992 to March 1993 following the death of Sir Robert Rex, and the second from 2002 to 2008. He also served as a Cabinet Minister multiple times, first as Minister of Education, Economic Development and Agriculture and later as Minister of Finance under Robert Rex, and in the Cabinet of Sani Lakatani. From 1979 to 1982 he served as Secretary-General of the South Pacific Commission. Early political career Before entering politics Vivian worked as a teacher. He was first elected to the Niue Assembly in the 1969 general election and appointed to the Executive Council, serving as Member of Education in Robert Rex's pre-independence government. Vivian was re-elected at the 1972 election, and was part of the team which negotiated Niue's independence. He was re-elected at the 1975 election and reappointed as Minister for Education, Agriculture, and Econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Vakaafi Motufoou
Bill Vakaafi Motufoou is a Niuean politician and former Cabinet Minister. Motufoou was the General Secretary for the Mutalau Village Council and Committee Member of the Niue Island Organic Farming Association (NIOFA) before entering politics. He was first elected into the Niue Assembly as Assemblyman for the Village of Mutalau in the 1999 Niuean general election. He was re-elected at the 2002 election and appointed Minister of Works, Agriculture and Fisheries in the government of Young Vivian. In 2004 he was the Niuean delegate at the senior officers meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He was re-elected in 2005 and reappointed to Cabinet. He was re-elected unopposed at the 2008 election, but not appointed to Toke Talagi's cabinet. He finally lost his seat on a coin toss to Maureen Melekitama Florence Maureen Melekitama is a Niuean civil servant and politician. Melekitama was a civil servant who worked for the tax office. She was first elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
