1975 Niuean general election

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1975 Niuean general election

 1972 26 April 1975 1978 

All 20 seats in the Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority

Premier before election

Robert Rex
Independent

Elected Premier

Robert Rex
Independent

General elections were held in Niue on 26 April 1975.[1]

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.[2]

Campaign

A total of 15 candidates contested the island-wide seats.[3] Eleven of the fourteen village constituencies had only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.[3]

Results

Aftermath

References

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