Taulelehemaama Salilo Tongia is a

Niue Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is c ...

an politician. Tongia was first elected to 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- ...

in the 2011 election, ousting Tofua Puletama from

Makefu Makefu is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population at the 2022 census was 73, up from 64 in 2017. The village was established by villagers from Tuapa Tuapa is one of the fourteen villages A village is a human settlement or c ...

in a close result. The result was unsuccessfully challenged in an election petition.

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