General elections were held in

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on 30 May 2020 for the 20 members of the

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. The election resulted in the defeat of Premier

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, 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 Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi (born 5 June 1968) is a Niuean politician and Premier of Niue since June 2020. He was elected premier by the Niue Legislative Assembly on 11 June 2020, defeating O'Love Jacobsen by 13 votes to 7. Tagelagi is the s ...

as Premier.

Electoral system

The 20 members of the

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are elected by two methods; 14 are elected from single-member consistencies using

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and six are elected from a single nationwide constituency by

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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 then chooses a Cabinet.

Campaign

A total of 54 candidates contested the elections, of which 26 contested the six common roll seats. All twenty incumbents sought re-election. Three candidates – Mona Ainuu in Tuapa,

Enetama Lipitoa Enetama Lipi is a former politician from Niue. He was an Assemblyman for Namukulu when he was elected into the Niue Legislative Assembly and was appointed to the Executive Council following the 1972 election.Talaititama Talaiti in Vaiea – were elected unopposed. One of the candidates was former New Zealand MP and mayor of Wellington

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, who had become a naturalised Niuean citizen after ten years' residence.

Results

The Premier

, in office for the previous twelve years, lost his seat, finishing tenth in the six-seat common roll constituency.Premier of Niue loses seat in election
Radio New Zealand, 1 June 2020 Five of the elected members were new to the Assembly. After a draw in Mutalau, the result was decided by a coin toss. The results of the election reduced the number of women in the Assembly dropped from 5 to 3, with only one women in cabinet, Mona Ainuu. In a secret ballot, the Assembly elected

as Premier in a 13-7 vote against

O'Love Jacobsen Tauveve O’Love Jacobsen is a Niuean politician and diplomat. She served as Niue's High Commissioner to New Zealand from 2011 to 2017. Her predecessor was Sisilia Talagi, Niue's first female diplomat and High Commissioner. She had previously ...

, and

Hima Douglas Hima Ikimotu Douglas (also known as Himalea I Takelesi) (born 1946 or 1947) is a Niuean broadcaster, politician, and diplomat. He is Speaker of the Niue Assembly. Douglas was educated in New Zealand and holds an accounting degree. He worked as a ...

was elected Speaker on the third ballot. The new

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was announced on June 11.

Common roll

By constituency

References

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Elections in Niue