1975 Niuean general election

April 2023 April 2023 none Niue parliamentary no 26 April 1975 1972 Niuean general election 1972 1978 Niuean general election 1978 All 20 seats in the Assembly 11 Premier Robert Rex Independent politician Robert Rex Independent politician General elections were held in Niue on 26 April 1975.New Zealand Foreign Affairs Review, Volume 25 p44 Background The new constitution approved in a 1974 referendum provided for a 21-member Assembly consisting of a Speaker and 20 elected members. Fourteen of the members were elected from single-member constituencies based on the 14 villages, and six from an island-wide constituency.Niue elections Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1975, p13 Campaign A total of 15 candidates contested the island-wide seats. Eleven of the fourteen village constituencies had only one candidate, who was returned unopposed. Results Two women were elected, becoming the first female members of the Assembly. One was Patricia Rex, wife of Leader of Government Business Robert Rex.No Rex dynasty for Niue Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1975, p9 Two of Rex's other relatives running in the election (his son Robert and uncle Leslie) were unsuccessful. ConstituencyElected membersAlofi NorthAlofi SouthRobert RexAvateleHakupuYoung VivianHikutavakeIsland-wideLapati PakaPatricia RexTahafa Pope TalagiPapani TanuTogakiloTogia VivianiLakepaLikuMakefuMutalauDon VilitamaNamukuluTamakautogaToiTuapaVaieaSource: Pacific Islands Monthly Aftermath When the newly elected Assembly met five days after the election, Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi was reappointed as Speaker. Robert Rex was elected Premier and reappointed the three incumbent ministers to the cabinet, Enetama Lipitoa, Frank Lui and Young Vivian. PortfolioCabinet memberPremier, Customs, Emigration, Finance, Immigration, Information, Police, Prisons, TransportRobert RexAgriculture, Economic Development, EducationYoung VivianHealth, Justice, Lands, Local Government Affairs, RadioEnetama LipitoaElectricity, Fisheries, Forests, Tourism, WorksFrank LuiSource: Pacific Islands Monthly References Niue Category:1975 in Niue Category:Elections in Niue Category:April 1975 in Oceania