1966 Niuean general election

General elections were held in Niue on 9 April 1966.Niue Moves A Little Nearer To Internal Self-Government Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1966, p27

Campaign Five of the fourteen seats in the Legislative Assembly had only a single candidate, with the other nine constituencies seeing a contest between two and four candidates.

Results ConstitutencyElected memberAlofi NorthArumaki StricklandAlofi SouthRobert RexAvateleIkimotu PaeloHakupuSiakisoniHikutavateLimatau PoepataLakepaKaliatamaLikuFalani NototauMakefuTogiatule ElesoniMutalauPulefolau TalipuleNamukuluFelesiTamakautogaPeika TaieaToiLiumaihetauTuapaPhigiaVaieaTalaitiSource: Pacific Islands Monthly

Aftermath Following the elections, Robert Rex was elected as Leader of Government Business on 26 April.Niue Island Defers New Member System Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1966, p65 Siakisoni, Strickland and Talipule were also elected onto the Executive Council. A Member System was introduced later in the year, with Rex becoming responsible for Public Works and Electricity, Siakisoni for Police and Prison Affairs, Strickland for Radio and Telephone Services and Talipule for the Post Office.Niue, Cooks Take New Steps Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1966, p15

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