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1997 Niue Common Roll by-election

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One common roll seat
First party Second party Third party   NPP NPP Candidate Billy Talagi Tiva Tongatule Terry Magaoa Chapman Party Independent Niue People's Niue People's Popular vote 275 194 90 Percentage 49.19% 34.70% 16.10%
MP before election Toeono Tongatule Niue People's Elected MP Billy Talagi Independent

The 1997 Niue Common Roll by-election was held on February 15, 1997, to fill a vacant common roll seat in the Niue Assembly after the death of Toeono Tongatule.^[1] The seat was won by independent Billy Talagi, a former member of the Niue People's Party that defeated Toeono Tongatule's late wife, Tiva Tongatule, and Terry Magaoa Chapman.