Parliamentary elections were held in
Niue
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...
on 12 April 2014.
Candidates supportive of the government of Premier
Toke Talagi
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* Toke (lake) in Norway
* Toke (given name)
* Toke Atoll in the Marshall Islands
* Toke Station in Japan
* Toke, as in 'toke it up', refers to the smoking of cannabis
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won 12 of the 20 seats.
Background
Following the
2011 election,
Toke Talagi
Toke may refer to:
* Toke (lake) in Norway
* Toke (given name)
* Toke Atoll in the Marshall Islands
* Toke Station in Japan
* Toke, as in 'toke it up', refers to the smoking of cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the ...
was re-elected as premier for a second term. The Assembly was dissolved on 7 March 2014.
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Electoral system
Of the 20 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 t ...
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.Niue
IFES
Results
Common roll
Constituency results
References
{{Niuean elections
2014 elections in Oceania
General election
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April 2014 events in Oceania
Elections in Niue
Non-partisan elections