1960 Niuean general election
23 March 1960
All 20 seats in the Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority

General elections were held in Niue for the first time on 23 March 1960.[1] A total of 39 candidates contested the 14 seats in the Assembly, with 2,118 voters registered.[2] Voter turnout was 97%.[1]

Background

As part of the 1915 Cook Islands Act, Niue was granted a 12-member Island Council with a representative appointed from each village by the Governor-General of New Zealand from candidates nominated by the Minister for the Cook Islands.[3] The members were de facto chosen by the fono of each village, which was attended by the heads of each family.[3]

The Cook Islands Act 1957 resulted in the legislature being renamed the Niue Island Assembly, as well as increasing its membership to 14 elected members and the Resident Commissioner as president, and providing for election by secret ballot for all Niueans aged 18 or over.[3]

Results

Constitutency Elected member
Alofi NorthArumaki Strickland
Alofi SouthRobert Rex
AvateleTauehetagaloa
HakupuAhetoa Aue
HikutavateLimatau Poepata
LakepaKaliatama
LikuFarani Nogotau
MakefuTogia Pahiva
MutalauPulefolau Talipule
NamukuluFeleti
TamakautogaPeika Taiea
ToiLiumaihetau
TuapaTamatoa Tom
VaieaTalaiti
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly, New Zealand Gazette

References

  1. 1 2 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, Volume 1 1960, p86
  2. ↑ Niue has first Assembly election Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1960, p122
  3. 1 2 3 Roger Parsons (1968) "Self-determination and political development in Niue", The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Volume 77, Issue 3, pp242–262
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