Niuas is an electoral constituency which sends one representative to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga.
Nobles do not formally stand as candidates, however, and never belong to any political party.
The titles corresponding to the Niuas are Fotofili, Fusituʻa, Maʻatu and Tangipa, meaning that the constituency may have up to four voters.
As the number of titles of nobility was increased by successive monarchs, a constitutional amendment in 1914 provided that the nobles would henceforth elect seven among them to represent them; the number of peoples' representatives was also decreased to seven.
[8] In August 2020 the seat was declared vacant due to Fusituʻa's failing to attend Parliament for over a year.