Niuean general election, 1999

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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]. 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.

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1. ^ 1999 elections
2. ^ Stephen Levine, "Political Review: Niue", The Contemporary Pacific 12.1 (2000) 231-236.

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