1960 Niuean general election

April 2023 April 2023 none Niue parliamentary no 23 March 1960 1963 Niuean general election 1963 All 20 seats in the Assembly 11 General elections were held in Niue for the first time on 23 March 1960.Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, Volume 1 1960, p86 A total of 39 candidates contested the 14 seats in the Assembly, with 2,118 voters registered.Niue has first Assembly election Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1960, p122 Voter turnout was 97%. 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. The members were de facto chosen by the fono of each village, which was attended by the heads of each family.Roger Parsons (1968) "Self-determination and political development in Niue", The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Volume 77, Issue 3, pp242–262 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. Results ConstitutencyElected memberAlofi NorthArumaki StricklandAlofi SouthRobert RexAvateleTauehetagaloaHakupuAhetoa AueHikutavateLimatau PoepataLakepaKaliatamaLikuFarani NogotauMakefuTogia PahivaMutalauPulefolau TalipuleNamukuluFeletiTamakautogaPeika TaieaToiLiumaihetauTuapaTamatoa TomVaieaTalaitiSource: Pacific Islands Monthly, New Zealand Gazette References Niue Category:1960 in Niue Category:Elections in Niue Category:March 1960 in Oceania