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Akaoa (electorate)

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

Akaoa
Constituency
for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
RegionRarotonga
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members1
Member(s)Nooroa o Teariki Baker
Created fromMurienua

The electorate was created in 1991, when the Constitution Amendment (No.14) Act 1991 split the electorate of Murienua in half.[1] It consists of the tapere of Akaoa and Vaiakura on the island of Rarotonga.

Members of Parliament for Akaoa

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Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Election Member Party
1994 Utia Matata Unknown
1999 Teremoana Tapi Taio Democratic Party
2004, 2006, 2006 by-election, 2010, 2014 Teariki Heather Cook Islands Party
2018 Nooroa o Teariki Baker Democratic Party

Election results

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2022 election

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2022 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands United Robert Heather 195 49.1 +49.1
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 145 36.5 −17.3
Cook Islands Doreen Boggs 57 14.4 −31.8
Turnout 397
Cook Islands United gain from Democratic Swing +33.2

2018 election

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2018 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 233 53.8 +5.9
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 200 46.2 −5.9
Democratic gain from Cook Islands Swing +5.9

2014 election

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2014 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 201 52.1 −3.3
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 185 47.9 +3.3
Cook Islands hold Swing +3.3

2010 election

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2010 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 186 55.4 +1.4
Democratic Teremoana Tapi Taio 150 44.6 +6.5
Cook Islands hold Swing -4.0

2006 by-election

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2006 Akaoa by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 204 54.0 +4.0
Democratic Keu Mataroa 174 46.0 −4.0
Cook Islands hold Swing +4.0
Turnout 378

2006 election

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2006 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 179 50.0
Democratic Keu Mataroa 179 50.0
Cook Islands hold Swing -3.3
Turnout 358 85.2

2004 election

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2004 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 188 54.3
Democratic Teremoana Tapi Taio 158 45.7
Cook Islands hold Swing
Turnout 346 75.5

References

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  1. ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 14) Act 1991". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ Tangimetua, Taggy (11 August 2022). "Cook Islands Parliamentary General Election 2022: Warrant Declaring the Successful Candidates and the Number of Votes Received by Each Candidate" (PDF). The Cook Islands Gazette. pp. 31–33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Cook Islands Party wins Akaoa". Radio New Zealand International. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. ^ "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.
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