# 2023 Niuean general election

General elections were held in Niue on 29 April 2023. The elections were originally planned to be held early, in late February or early March. Eight new MPs and six women were elected.
Following the elections the Assembly elected Dalton Tagelagi as Premier.

## Electoral system

The 20 members of the Assembly are elected by two methods; 14 are elected from single-member consistencies using first-past-the-post voting and six are elected from a single nationwide constituency by multiple non-transferable vote. There are currently no political parties. After the election, the Members of the Assembly elect a Speaker of the Assembly from outside parliament, and a Premier, who must be an MP. The Premier then chooses a Cabinet.
In 2023, the candidate nomination fee was increased from NZ$11 to NZ$200.

## Campaign

A total of 42 candidates contested the election, of which 17 contested the six common roll seats.

## Results

Three of the common-roll seats went to newcomers, with the initial results indicating that the final seat would be decided by a coin-toss. The final results on 3 May did not show a tie, with Sonya Talagi winning the last seat on the common roll by two votes.
Six candidates, including Premier Dalton Tagelagi, were elected unopposed. Six women were elected. Three sitting MPs were unseated.
In a secret ballot, the Assembly re-elected Dalton Tagelagi as Premier in a 16-4 vote against O'Love Jacobsen. Tagelagi appointed his Cabinet on 12 May, the first gender-balanced Cabinet in Niuean history.

### Common roll

| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| Crossley Tatui | 409 | 48.81 | Re-elected |
| Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui | 394 | 47.02 | Elected |
| Sinahemana Hekau | 387 | 46.18 | Elected |
| Billy Talagi | 366 | 43.68 | Re-elected |
| O'Love Jacobsen | 364 | 43.44 | Re-elected |
| Sonya Talagi | 362 | 43.20 | Elected |
| Birtha Lisimoni-Togahai | 360 | 42.96 | |
| Terry Coe | 333 | 39.74 | Unseated |
| Fapoi Akesi | 313 | 37.35 | |
| Tamuta Utalo | 233 | 27.80 | |
| Togia Sioneholo | 207 | 24.70 | |
| Victoria Posimani-Kalauni | 191 | 22.79 | |
| Ettie Lotomaanu P Pasene-Mizziebo | 188 | 22.43 | |
| Julie Sophai S M T Talagi-Funaki | 183 | 21.84 | |
| Charlie J K Tohovaka | 165 | 19.69 | |
| Mark Blumsky | 158 | 18.85 | |
| Fisa Igilisi Pihigia | 108 | 12.89 | |
| Total | 4,721 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 838 | 95.34 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 41 | 4.66 | |
| Total votes | 879 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,170 | 75.13 | |
| Source: Chief Electoral Officer ||||

#### By constituency

| Candidate | AS | TAMA | AVTL | Vaiea | HKP | Liku | LKP | MTL | Toi | HIKU | NAMU | Tuapa | MKF | AN |
| Crossley Tatui | 90 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 84 | 26 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
| Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui | 125 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 57 |
| Sinahemana Hekau | 108 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 34 | 43 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 41 |
| Billy Talagi | 77 | 45 | 55 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 29 |
| O'Love Jacobsen | 98 | 44 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 34 |
| Sonya Talagi | 70 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 13 | 30 |
| Birtha Lisimoni-Togahai | 83 | 31 | 42 | 1 | 47 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 34 |
| Terry Coe | 86 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 32 |
| Fapoi Akesi | 40 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 85 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 22 |
| Tamuta Utalo | 54 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
| Togia Sioneholo | 47 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 22 |
| Victoria Posimani-Kalauni | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 9 | 8 |
| Julie Sophai S M T Talagi-Funaki | 63 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| Ettie Lotomaanu P Pasene-Mizziebo | 71 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| Charlie J K Tohovaka | 29 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| Mark Blumsky | 33 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| Fisa Igilisi Pihigia | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3 |
| Invalid | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Spoilt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total votes | 209 | 79 | 69 | 26 | 93 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 68 | 38 | 82 |
| Registered | 276 | 93 | 88 | 40 | 128 | 78 | 76 | 81 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 88 | 50 | 100 |
| Source: Chief Electoral Officer |||||||||||||||

### Constituencies

Results for constituencies :
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Results |
| Alofi North | Tutuli Heka | 35 | 44.87 | Elected |
| Alofi North | Alan Puleoti | 26 | 33.33 |
| Alofi North | Stanley Frederick Tafatu | 17 | 21.79 |
| Alofi North | Blank or invalid votes | 2 | 2.56 |
| Alofi North | Total | 78 | |
| Alofi South | Dalton Tagelagi | | | Re-elected unopposed |
| Avatele | Pita Vakanofiti | 28 | 40.58 | Re-elected |
| Avatele | Hetututama Hetutu | 26 | 37.68 |
| Avatele | Ketiligi Saniteli Fereti | 13 | 18.84 |
| Avatele | Blank or invalid votes | 2 | 2.90 |
| Avatele | Total | 69 | |
| Hakupu | Richie Mautama | | | Re-elected unopposed |
| Hikutavake | Ian Hipa | 9 | 37.50 | Elected |
| Hikutavake | Masiniholo Lagaloga | 5 | 20.83 |
| Hikutavake | Opili Talafasi | 8 | 33.33 | Unseated |
| Hikutavake | Blank or invalid votes | 2 | 8.33 |
| Hikutavake | Total | 24 | |
| Lakepa | Rhonda Tiakia Tomailuga | 35 | 67.31 | Elected |
| Lakepa | Shield Palahetogia | 16 | 30.77 |
| Lakepa | Blank or invalid votes | 1 | 1.92 |
| Lakepa | Total | 52 | |
| Liku | Logopati Seumanu | 31 | 54.39 | Elected |
| Liku | Sionetasi Pulehetoa | 26 | 45.61 |
| Liku | Blank or invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Liku | Total | 57 | |
| Makefu | Tofua Puletama | 22 | 61.11 | Re-elected |
| Makefu | Tioneatali Kemusiaki Lolani | 14 | 38.89 |
| Makefu | Blank or invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Makefu | Total | 36 | |
| Mutalau | Maureen Melekitama | 29 | 59.18 | Elected |
| Mutalau | Makaseau Ioane | 18 | 36.73 | Unseated |
| Mutalau | Blank or invalid votes | 2 | 4.08 |
| Mutalau | Total | 49 | | |
| Namukulu | Sione Sionetuato | | | Elected unopposed |
| Tamakautoga | Ricky Makani | 46 | 60.52 | Re-elected |
| Tamakautoga | Peter Funaki | 25 | 32.89 |
| Tamakautoga | Blank or invalid votes | 5 | 6.58 |
| Tamakautoga | Total | 76 | |
| Toi | Dion Taufitu | | | Re-elected unopposed |
| Tuapa | Mona Ainuu | | | Re-elected unopposed |
| Vaiea | Talaititama Talaiti | | | Re-elected unopposed |