Elections in the Cook Islands

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Elections in the Cook Islands gives information on election and election results in the Cook Islands.

The Cook Islands elects on national level a legislature. The Parliament of the Cook Islands has 24 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat constuencies. The Cook Islands have a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

An election was held on 26 September 2006, after the opposition Cook Islands Party won a byelection in Matevera, leaving the government without a majority. The result was a close victory for the Democratic Party.

The last election was held on 9 July 2014.^[1]

Latest election

Past elections

Elections and referendums in the Cook Islands General elections 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1965 1968 1972 1974 1978 1983 (Mar) 1983 (Nov) 1989 1994 1999 2004 2006 2010 2014 Referendums 1994 1999 2004 2010

By-elections

Below is a list of recent by-elections:

Electorates

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

References