General elections were held in Niue on 7 April 1990, seven months after

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caused considerable damage to the island. While primarily contested by independents, the election was contested by

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 ...

's Niue People's Action Party (NPAP), which was opposed to premier

Robert Rex Sir Robert Richmond Rex (25 January 190912 December 1992) was the first Premier of the Pacific island state of Niue. Early life and family Rex was born to parents Leslie Lucas Richmond Rex, a European trader on Niue, and Fisimonomono Tufaina ...

. On election night the NPAP believed it had a majority, but a leadership dispute between Vivian and newly-elected MP

Sani Lakatani Sani Elia Lagigietama Lakatani (born 1936) is a former Premier of Niue. He was a member of the Niue People's Party. Early life Lakatani served in the New Zealand Army as a corporal. He was deployed to Vietnam as part of the Whiskey2 deployment ...

saw a group of MP's led by the latter switch sides. Following the election,

was re-elected for a sixth term as

Premier of Niue The Premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet consisting of themselves and three other members of the Assembly. Sir Robert Rex was continuously re-elected every three years from N ...

by a vote of 12 to 8. Sam Tagelagi was re-elected Speaker by the same margin.

References

Elections in Niue

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