16th Cook Islands Parliament
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The 14th Cook Islands Parliament is the previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands. Its composition was determined by the 2014 elections on 9 July 2014.[1]
Due to an election-night tie the seat of Mitiaro was initially left vacant. The tie was later resolved by a judicial recount, and Tangata Vavia was declared elected.[2]
The Parliament sat for the first time on 8 October 2014.[3]
The Speaker of the 14th Parliament is Niki Rattle.[3] The Deputy Speaker is Rose Toki-Brown.[4]
Initial party standings
Template:Cook Islands legislative election, 2014
Members
Initial MPs
New members
| Name | Party | Electorate | Term | |
| bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color| | Tangata Vavia | DP | Mitiaro | Sixth |
| bgcolor=Template:One Cook Islands Movement/meta/color| | Pumati Israela | OCI | Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara | First |
Summary of changes
- Tangata Vavia was elected to the seat of Mitiaro in December 2014 following a judicial recount.[2]
- On 15 March 2015 Albert Nicholas switched his support to the government in exchange for a Ministerial position.[5]
- Moana Ioane was elected to the seat of Vaipae-Tautu in April 2015 following the 2015 Vaipae-Tautu by-election[6]
- Pumati Israela was elected to the seat of Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara following the resignation of Teina Bishop.[7]
References
- ^ "Cooks parliament dissolved for July election". Radio New Zealand International. 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ a b "Cook Islands Court Confirms Mitiaro Seat Belongs To Demos", Cook Islands News, 17 December 2014
- ^ a b Emmanuel Samoglou (9 October 2014). "Rattle re-selected as Speaker". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ Emmanuel Samoglou (14 October 2014). "PM announces key appointments". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ Phillipa Webb (16 March 2015). "Nicholas jumps to the other side". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Delight for Cook Islands Party after by-election win". RNZ International. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "OCI in 'historic' victory". Cook Islands News. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.