1990 Niuean general election

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General elections were held in Niue on 7 April 1990,[1] seven months after Cyclone Ofa caused considerable damage to the island.[2] While primarily contested by independents, the election was contested by Young Vivian's Niue People's Action Party (NPAP), which was opposed to premier Robert Rex. On election night the NPAP believed it had a majority, but a leadership dispute between Vivian and newly-elected MP Sani Lakatani saw a group of MP's led by the latter switch sides.[3]

Following the election, Robert Rex was re-elected for a sixth term as Premier of Niue by a vote of 12 to 8.[4] Sam Tagelagi was re-elected Speaker by the same margin.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Stephen Levine (1991). "Niue in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990". The Contemporary Pacific. 3 (1): 203–205.
  2. ^ Levine, Stephen. "Political review: Polynesia" (PDF). ScholarSpace. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-26.
  3. ^ a b "Rex beats the odds". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 60, no. 5. 1 May 1990. p. 19. Retrieved 2 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Veteran Niue leader is re-elected". Canberra Times. 14 April 1990. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.


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