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1997 Niue Common Roll by-election

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One common roll seat
  First party Second party Third party
  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. The seat was won by independent Billy Talagi, a former member of the Niue People's Party that defeated Toeono Tongatule's late wife, Tiva Tongatule, 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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