1997 Niue Common Roll by-election

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1997 Niue Common Roll by-election

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One common roll seat
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NPP
NPP
Candidate Billy Talagi Tiva Tongatule Terry Magaoa Chapman
Party Independent Niue People's Niue People's
Popular vote 275 194 90
Percentage 49.19% 34.70% 16.10%

MP before election

Toeono Tongatule
Niue People's

Elected MP

Billy Talagi
Independent

The 1997 Niue Common Roll by-election was held on February 15, 1997 to fill a vacant common roll seat in the Niue Assembly after the death of Toeono Tongatule.[1] The seat was won by independent Billy Talagi, a former member of the Niue People's Party that defeated Toeono Tongatule's late wife, , and Terry Magaoa Chapman.

Results[]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Billy TalagiIndependent27549.19
Tiva TongatuleNiue People's Party19434.70
Terry Magaoa ChapmanNiue People's Party9016.10
Total559100.00

References[]

  1. ^ Levine, Stephen (Spring 1998). "Niue" (PDF). Polynesia In Review: Issues and Events. 10 (1): 216–222. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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