Ruaau (electorate)

Ruaau is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.

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

The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981 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
	1983 (March)	Henry Napa	Democratic Party
	1994	Boy Tepai	Unknown
	1999	Maria Heather	Democratic Party
	2003 by-election	Geoffrey Heather	Democratic Party
	2004	Vaine Wichman	Cook Islands Party
	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	William (Smiley) Heather	Democratic Party