Editing Politics of Niue (section)

==Political parties and elections==
In Niue, [[political parties]] have never played an important role. There is, at present, no political party, and candidates to elections therefore run as independents. The only party ever to have existed, the [[Niue People's Party]], disbanded in 2003.

As there are no political parties, there is no formal [[Opposition (parliamentary)|parliamentary Opposition]], though there are MPs who oppose the government.

{{Niuean political parties}}

===Latest election===
{{Main|2023 Niuean general election}}

===By-elections===

Below is a list of recent by-elections:

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|align=center|'''Election'''
|align=center|'''Date'''
|align=center|'''Reason'''
|align=center|'''Winner'''
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|1988 Common Roll by-election
|November 1988
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||[[O'Love Jacobsen]]
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|[[1997 Niue Common Roll by-election|1997 Common Roll by-election]]
|15 February 1997
|Death of [[Toeono Tongatule]]
||[[Billy Talagi]]
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|[[2001 Niue Common Roll by-election|2001 Common Roll by-election]]
|2 April 2001
|Resignation of [[Hima Douglas]]
||[[Hunuki Hunukitama]]
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|[[2003 Niue Common Roll by-election|2003 Common Roll by-election]]
|30 August 2003
|Death of [[Hunuki Hunukitama]]
||[[Krypton Okesene]]
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|[[2012 Toi by-election]]
|31 March 2012
|MP disqualified due to improperly administered oath
||[[Dion Taufitu]]
|}