Parliamentary elections were held in

Tokelau Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, a ...

on 17 January, 18 January and 19 January 2008 to elect the 20 members of the

General Fono The General Fono is the parliament of Tokelau. It has 20 members (15 before 2008), representing the 3 atolls. Elections are held every three years. Tokelau is a de facto non-partisan democracy since both village and Fono elections are made witho ...

. The elections saw

Kolouei O'Brien Kolouei O'Brien (1939 – 11 May 2015) was a politician from Tokelau and faipule of Fakaofo Fakaofo, formerly known as Bowditch Island, is a South Pacific Ocean atoll located in the Tokelau Group. The actual land area is only about 3 km2 ( ...

replaced as faipule of Fakaofo by

Foua Toloa Foua Toloa (died 23 June 2015) was a Tokelauan politician who served as the Head of the Government of Tokelau, or ''Ulu'', from 21 February 2009, to 21 February 2010. He was a member of the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, and was ...

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