General elections were held in Tokelau on 23 January 2020.[1][2]

Electoral system

The General Fono consists of a Faipule (representative) and a Pulenuku (village mayor) elected in each of the three villages (Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu). Each village also elects one delegate for every 100 residents.[3] All elections in Atafu and Fakaofo took place under a two-round system, where if no candidate obtains over 50% of the vote, the top two move on to a runoff election to decide the winner. If there were multiple delegates elected in a village, majority-at-large voting was used. Nukunonu elections took place under traditional rules, where election arrangements were managed and conducted autonomously according to each village Taupulega.

Results

Position Atafu members Fakaofo members Nukunonu members
FaipuleKelihiano KaloloFofo TuisanoSiopili Perez
PulenukuFaamanuia TamoaMose PelasioLino Isaia
Taupulega Representatives
(Village Elders)		Sirila EnosaKaio IsaakoPeato Pelenato
Stanley LopaTinielu TuʻumuliAlapati Tavite
Teloloma PauloPafelio Tumua
Fatupaepae Representatives
(Council of Women)		Latu LopaHina KeleLepeka Amato
Malia Pue
Taulelea/Aumaga Representatives
(Men's Group)		Nofo IupatiTofiga TeaoHavelio Tumua
Aokuso Vavega
Source: Radio New Zealand

References

  1. ↑ Tokelau prepares to head to the polls Radio New Zealand, 22 January 2020
  2. ↑ "Administrator of Tokelau". Facebook. 24 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Tokelau: Electoral system for national legislature Archived 2019-12-23 at the Wayback Machine IDEA
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