General elections were held in Niue on 7 May 2011, to elect the members of the Niue Assembly. In the leadup to the election Speaker of the Niue Assembly Atapana Siakimotu announced that he would be retiring from politics.[1]
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Electoral system
editOf the 20 Niue Assembly 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.
The election was managed and controlled by the Chief Electoral Officer, Justin Kamupala, who was also the Secretary of the Niue Department of Justice, Lands and Survey.[2]
Results
editThere were four changes in membership: Three new members were elected on the common roll, with caretaker PM Toke Talagi topping the vote. The only change in village seats was that Tofua Puletama was ousted from Makefu by Salilo Tongia in a close result.[3]
Common roll
edit| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Toke Talagi | 467 | 10.49 |
| Terry Coe | 429 | 9.64 |
| Joan Viliamu | 366 | 8.22 |
| Stan Kalauni | 360 | 8.09 |
| Togia Sioneholo | 326 | 7.32 |
| Crossley Tatui | 324 | 7.28 |
| Opoleta Tiaka | 297 | 6.67 |
| Asu Pulu | 289 | 6.49 |
| Maru Tafagi | 270 | 6.06 |
| Esther Pavihi | 250 | 5.62 |
| Maihetoe Hekau | 242 | 5.44 |
| Lofa Rex | 210 | 4.72 |
| Willie Papani | 195 | 4.38 |
| Grace Talagi | 169 | 3.80 |
| Laga Lavini | 159 | 3.57 |
| David Poihega | 67 | 1.50 |
| Vilikaua Vilikai | 32 | 0.72 |
| Total | 4,452 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 4,452 | 99.26 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 33 | 0.74 |
| Total votes | 4,485 | 100.00 |
| Source: Niue TV[4] | ||
Constituency results
edit| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alofi North | Va'aiga Tukuitonga | 62 | 77.50 | Elected |
| Roz Hipa | 18 | 22.50 | ||
| Alofi South | Dalton Tagelagi | 116 | 60.42 | Elected |
| Charlie Togahai | 76 | 39.58 | ||
| Avatele | Billy Talagi | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Hakupu | Young Vivian | 33 | 53.23 | Elected |
| Michael Jackson | 29 | 46.77 | ||
| Hikutavake | Opili Talafasi | 13 | 54.17 | Elected |
| Pamela Togiakona | 11 | 45.83 | ||
| Lakepa | Halene Magatogia | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Liku | Pokotoa Sipeli | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Makefu | Salilo Tongia | 16 | 43.24 | Elected |
| Tofua Puletama | 15 | 40.54 | ||
| Charlie Tohovaka | 6 | 16.22 | ||
| Mutalau | Bill Vakaafi Motufoou | 34 | 72.34 | Elected |
| Makaseau Ioane | 13 | 27.66 | ||
| Namukulu | Jack Willie Lipitoa | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Tamakautoga | Andrew Funaki | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Toi | Dion Taufitu | 11 | 61.11 | Elected |
| Hamouli Kaulima | 4 | 22.22 | ||
| Lilivaka Muimatagi | 3 | 16.67 | ||
| Tuapa | Fisa Igilisi Pihigia | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Vaiea | Talaititama Talaiti | — | — | Elected unopposed |
| Source: Niue News 1[5] | ||||
Aftermath
editAs expected, Talagi was re-elected as PM with 12 of 20 votes.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Niue speaker to quit politics after last assembly sitting". Radio New Zealand International. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Surprise changes in Niue's elections". RNZ. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Three new common roll and one new village representative in unofficial election results from Niue". RNZ. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Niue General Election 2011 Results (Video). NIUETV. 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Preliminary Results Niue Election 2011". NiueNews1. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Talagi re-elected as Niue premier". People's Daily. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.