1999_Niuean_general_election

1999 Niuean general election

1999 Niuean general election

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General elections were held in Niue on 19 March 1999 to determine the composition of the twenty member national Assembly.[1] Fourteen incumbents retained their seats, with Premier Frank Lui a notable exception.[2][3] Following the election, the Niue People's Party was able to form a government, and its leader Sani Lakatani was elected premier, defeating O'Love Jacobsen 14–6. Former Assembly member Tama Posimani was elected Speaker by an identical margin.[3]

Quick Facts All 20 seats in the Assembly 10 seats needed for a majority ...

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  1. [1]
    1999 elections
  2. [2]
    "NIUE PREMIER FRANK LUI LOSES ASSEMBLY SEAT". Pacific Islands Report. 22 March 1999. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    Levine, Stephen (2000). "Niue in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999". The Contemporary Pacific. 12 (1): 232.


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