1999 Niuean general election

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General elections were held in Niue on 19 March 1999 to determine the composition of the twenty member national Assembly.[1] Fourteen incumbents retained their seats, with Premier Frank Lui a notable exception.[2][3] Following the election, the Niue People's Party was able to form a government, and its leader Sani Lakatani was elected premier, defeating O'Love Jacobsen 14–6. Former Assembly member was elected Speaker by an identical margin.[3]

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  1. ^ 1999 elections
  2. ^ "NIUE PREMIER FRANK LUI LOSES ASSEMBLY SEAT". Pacific Islands Report. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Stephen Levine (Spring 2000). "Political Review: Niue" (PDF). The Contemporary Pacific. 12 (1): 231–236.


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