Ruaau (electorate)
| Ruaau | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of the Cook Islands | |
 | |
| Region | Rarotonga |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1981 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member(s) | William (Smiley) Heather |
| Created from | Puaikura |
Ruaau 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 Puaikura into two. It currently consists of the tapere of Pokoinu-i-Raro, Tokerau, Inave, and Arerenga on the island of Rarotonga.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color" | | 1983 (March) | Henry Napa | Democratic Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color" | | 1994 | Boy Tepai | Unknown |
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color" | | 1999 | Maria Heather | Democratic Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color" | | 2003 by-election | Geoffrey Heather | Democratic Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Cook Islands Party/meta/color" | | 2004 | Vaine Wichman | Cook Islands Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Cook Islands)/meta/color" | | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 | William (Smiley) Heather | Democratic Party |
References
- ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980-81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.