General elections were held in Niue on 26 April 1975.[1]
Background
The new constitution approved in a 1974 referendum provided for a 21-member Assembly consisting of a Speaker and 20 elected members. Fourteen of the members were elected from single-member constituencies based on the 14 villages, and six from an island-wide constituency.[2]
Campaign
A total of 15 candidates contested the island-wide seats.[3] Eleven of the fourteen village constituencies had only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.[3]
Results
Two women were elected, becoming the first female members of the Assembly. One was Patricia Rex, wife of Leader of Government Business Robert Rex.[3] Two of Rex's other relatives running in the election (his son Robert and uncle Leslie) were unsuccessful.[3]
