Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
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Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston | |
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Constituency for the Parliament of the Cook Islands | |
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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
[edit]Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Cook Islands | Albert Nicholas | 358 | 60.7 | +7.8 | |
Democratic | Teina Rongo | 195 | 33.1 | −14.0 | |
Cook Islands United | Makiroa Mitchell | 37 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Turnout | 590 | ||||
Cook Islands hold | Swing | +10.9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980–81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 12) Act 1986". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf [bare URL PDF]