15th Cook Islands Parliament
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The 13th Cook Islands Parliament is the previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands. Its composition was determined by the 2010 elections on 17 November 2010.[1]
Due to an electoral petition declaring the election of Tekii Lazaro invalid,[2] the 13th Parliament initially consisted of only 23 members. A by-election was held for the vacant Pukapuka-Nassau seat.
The Parliament sat for the first time on 18 February 2011.[3] It was dissolved on 17 April 2014.[4]
The Speaker of the 13th Parliament was initially former Prime Minister Geoffrey Henry.[5] Following Henry's death in May 2012, Niki Rattle was appointed Speaker.[6]
Initial party standings
Template:Cook Islands legislative election, 2010
Members
Initial MPs
New members
| Name | Party | Electorate | Term | |
| bgcolor=Template:Cook Islands Party/meta/color| | Tekii Lazaro | CIP | Pukapuka-Nassau | First |
| bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color| | Selina Napa | DP | Titikaveka | First |
| bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color| | James Beer | DP | Murienua | First |
Summary of changes
- On 8 March 2011 Norman George resigned from the Cook Islands Party and became an independent.[7]
- Tekii Lazaro was elected to the seat of Pukapuka on 8 June 2011 following the byelection.[8]
- Robert Wigmore died on 13 April 2012.[9]
- Selina Napa was elected to the seat of Titikaveka on 21 June 2012 following the 2012 Titikaveka by-election.[10]
- Tetangi Matapo was elected to the seat of Tamarua on 29 January 2013 following the 2013 Tamarua by-election.[11]
- Tom Marsters resigned from Parliament on 25 September 2013 following his appointment as Queen's Representative.[12] He was eventually replaced by James Beer after the 2014 Murienua by-election.[13]
References
- ^ "Cook Islands leader announces election date". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-08-13. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Pukapuka election result void". Cook Islands News. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Opposition back confidence vote". Cook Islands News. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Cooks parliament dissolved for July election". Radio New Zealand International. 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ "Sir Geoffrey back in parliament". Cook Islands News. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Opposition decries speaker's appointment". Cook Islands News. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ "Cook Islands Party MP resigns from party". Radio New Zealand International. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Lazaro confident before final count". Cook Islands News. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ "'Man of wisdom' honoured". Cook Islands News. 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ "Selina Napa wins Cooks by-election". Radio New Zealand International. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ Moana Moeka’a (2013-02-07). "Teacher wins Tamarua". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "By-election next month". Cook Islands News. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ Emmanuel Samoglou (25 February 2014). "By-election win was 'sweet' for Demos". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 20 October 2018.