Rakahanga is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Democrat Piho Rua, who has held the seat since 2004.
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The electorate consists of the island of Rakahanga.
Members of Parliament for Penrhyn edit
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | Reason |
Pupuke Robati | Independent | 1965, 1968 | - | Joined new party |
Pupuke Robati | Democrat | 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983 (Mar), 1983 (Nov), 1989, 1994, 1999 | 2004 | Defeated |
Piho Rua | Independent | 2004, 2006 | 2010 | Retired |
Taunga Toka | Democrat | 2010 | (incumbent) |
Election results edit
2010 election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Taunga Toka | 27 | 56.3 | ||
Cook Islands | Toka Hagai | 21 | 43.8 | ||
Turnout | 48 |
2006 election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Piho Rua | 42 | 60.0 | ||
Democratic | David Alepha Greig | 28 | 40.0 | ||
Turnout | 70 | 94.6 |
2004 election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Piho Rua | 42 | 56.8 | ||
Democratic | Pupuke Robati | 32 | 43.2 | ||
Turnout | 74 | 89.2 |
References edit
- ^ "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES - to 13 September 2004". Cook Islands News. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 October 2004.