General elections were held in
Tokelau between 23 and 31 January 2017.
[Tokelau casts vote of confidence in experienced leaders]
Government of Tokelau
Electoral system
The 21 members of
Parliament were elected from three seven-seat constituencies corresponding to the three villages on the island,
Atafu
Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. With a land area of , it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau. It is an atoll and su ...
,
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 (1.1 sq mi), consisting of islets on a coral reef surrounding a central lagoon of some 45 k ...
and
Nukunonu.
[
Within each constituency, there are five separate positions; the Faipule (atoll leader) designate, the Pulenuku (village mayor) designate, the ]Fatupaepae A fatupaepae is a matriarchal senior figure in the culture of Tokelau. Fatupaepae groups are village-level women's organizations in Tokelau, with one such group in each atoll of the island territory: Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakafo.
According to the T ...
(Council of Women) representative, the Taulelea/Aumaga (Men's Group) representative and three Taupulega (village elder) representatives.[
]
Results
References
{{Tokelauan elections
General
Tokelau
Elections in Tokelau