Cook Islands general election, 1974

General elections were held in the Cook Islands in September 1974 to elect 22 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party, which won 14 seats and 63.6% of the vote. The Democratic Party won 8 seats and 36.4% of the vote.

During the election the Democratic Party introduced "flying voters", chartering an Air Nauru Boeing 727 to fly voters from New Zealand to Rarotonga to vote.^[1] Voters paid their own fares, and the flights were open to all regardless of party affiliation.^[1] The tactic was copied by the government at the next election, though with public money.

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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