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Elections in Niue - Definition and Overview

Politics of Niue


Elections in Niue gives information on election and election results in Niue. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Niue elects on national level a legislature. The Assembly has 20 members elected for a three year term, 6 elected on a common roll and 14 representatives of the villages. The results of the last elections, 21 april 2002, are not available. 6 members are non-partisans and 14 members supported the candidate of the Niue People's Party. In Niue political parties don't play a real role.

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