[6] On the islet of Tumuiloto was a malae named Fagafale where religious rights honouring ancestral spirits were practiced.

'[6] In 1821 Nukulaelae was visited by Captain George Barrett of the Nantucket whaler Independence II He named the atoll ‘Mitchell’s Group’.

[7] Christianity first came to Tuvalu in 1861 when Elekana, a deacon of a Congregational church in Manihiki, Cook Islands became caught in a storm and drifted for 8 weeks before landing at Nukulaelae on 10 May 1861.

[14] In 1865 a trading captain acting on behalf of the German firm of J.C. Godeffroy & Sohn obtained a 25-year lease to the eastern islet of Niuoko.

No candidates contested the sitting MPs Seve Paeniu and Namoliki Sualiki in the 2024 general election that was held on 26 January 2024, so they were automatically returned to parliament.