Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston | |
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Constituency for the Parliament of the Cook Islands | |
Region | Rarotonga |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1981 |
Number of members | 1 |
Member(s) | Albert Nicholas |
Created from | Te-au-o-tonga |
Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston or RAPPA is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.
The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980-1981[1] adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Te-au-o-tonga into four. It was further expanded in 1986 by the Constitution Amendment (No. 12) Act 1986.[2] It consists of the tapere of Atupa, Avatiu and Ruatonga on the island of Rarotonga, as well as Palmerston Island.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1994 | Albert (Peto) Nicholas | Alliance Party | |
1999 | Albert (Peto) Nicholas | New Alliance Party | |
style="background-color: Template:Cook Islands Party/meta/color" | | 2004, 2006 | Albert (Peto) Nicholas | Cook Islands Party |
style="background-color: Template:Cook Islands Party/meta/color" | | 2010 | John Henry | Cook Islands Party |
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color" | | 2014 | Albert Nicholas | Democratic Party |
style="background-color: Template:Cook Islands Party/meta/color" | | 2017 by-election, 2018 | Albert Nicholas | Cook Islands Party |
References
- ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980-81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 12) Act 1986". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.