Nikao–Panama is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.
| Nikao–Panama | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of the Cook Islands | |
 | |
| Region | Rarotonga |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1981 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member(s) | Vaine Mokoroa |
| Created from | Te-au-o-tonga |
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. In 1986 by the Constitution Amendment (No. 12) Act 1986 transferred the tapere of Atupa to Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston.[2] It consists of the tapere of Pokoinu, Nikao, Puapuautu, Areanu, and Kaikaveka on the island of Rarotonga.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Niroa Manuela | Unknown | |
| 1996 by-election, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014 | Ngamau Munokoa | Democratic Party | |
| 2018, 2022 | Vaine Mokoroa | Cook Islands Party | |
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.