In the leadup to the election Speaker of the Niue Assembly Atapana Siakimotu announced that he would be retiring from politics.

[1] Of the 20 Niue Assembly members, six were elected on a common roll and fourteen in single-member constituencies.

The election was managed and controlled by the Chief Electoral Officer, Justin Kamupala, who was also the Secretary of the Niue Department of Justice, Lands and Survey.

[2] There were four changes in membership: Three new members were elected on the common roll, with caretaker PM Toke Talagi topping the vote.

The only change in village seats was that Tofua Puletama was ousted from Makefu by Salilo Tongia in a close result.