2001 Niue Common Roll By-election
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The 2001 Niue Common Roll by-election was held in April 2001 to fill a vacant common roll seat in the
Niue Assembly The Niue Assembly or Niue Parliament () is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common island-wide roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three- ...
after assembly member
Hima Douglas Hima Ikimotu Douglas (also known as Himalea I Takelesi) (born 1946 or 1947) is a Niuean broadcaster, politician, and diplomat who is the current speaker of the Niue Assembly. Douglas was educated in New Zealand and holds an accounting degree. He ...
resigned to take an appointment as the Niue High Commission.
Independent politician An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicia ...
Hunuki Hunukitama won the election over an opponent in the
Niue People's Party The Niue People's Party (also known as the Niue People's Action Party) was a political party in Niue. Founded in 1987 by Niueans living in New Zealand, it was disbanded in 2003. It was, during that time, the country's only political party. The pa ...
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2001 elections in Oceania 2001 in Niue By-elections to the Niue Assembly Politics of Niue April 2001 in Oceania {{Niue-stub