Tofua Puletama
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Tofua Puletama is a Niuean politician and Member of the Niue Assembly.
Puletama is a long-serving member of the Assembly who was first elected at the 1999 Niuean general election.{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/1999/03/22/niue-premier-frank-lui-loses-assembly-seat |title=NIUE PREMIER FRANK LUI LOSES ASSEMBLY SEAT |publisher=Pacific Islands Report |date=22 March 1999 |access-date=2 December 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628033821/http://www.pireport.org/articles/1999/03/22/niue-premier-frank-lui-loses-assembly-seat |archive-date=28 June 2020}}{{cite journal |url=https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/771528f1-d687-4940-aef2-b39dc7f32075/content |title=Niue in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 |last1=Levine |first1=Stephen |journal=The Contemporary Pacific |volume=12 |issue=1 |year=2000 |pages=232 }} He was re-elected unopposed at the 2002 election.{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2002/04/22/niues-election-inconclusive |title=NIUE'S ELECTION INCONCLUSIVE |publisher=Pacific Islands Report |date=22 April 2002 |access-date=2 December 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910072912/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2002/04/22/niues-election-inconclusive |archive-date=10 September 2021}} He lost his seat at the 2011 election by a single vote.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/197008/three-new-common-roll-and-one-new-village-representative-in-unofficial-election-results-from-niue |title=Three new common roll and one new village representative in unofficial election results from Niue |publisher=RNZ |date=9 May 2011 |access-date=6 May 2023}} An election petition challenging the result was dismissed.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/197578/niue-electoral-petition-dismissed |title=Niue electoral petition dismissed |publisher=RNZ |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=6 May 2023}} He regained his seat in the 2014 election. He was re-elected in the 2017 and 2020 elections. He was re-elected again in the 2023 election.{{cite web |url=https://tvniue.com/2023/04/several-new-members-will-be-sworn-in-to-the-18th-niue-legislative-assembly-after-the-general-election-yesterday/ |title=Several new members will be sworn in to the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly after the general election yesterday |publisher=TV Niue |author= Esther Pavihi |date=30 April 2023 |access-date=1 May 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/final-seat-in-niuean-elections-to-be-decided-by-hat-draw |title=Final seat in Niuean elections to be decided by hat-draw |publisher=PMN |author=Matt Manukuo |date=1 May 2023 |access-date=3 May 2023}}
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