The Rua'au by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands seat of Rua'au. It took place on 14 August 2003, and was precipitated by the death of

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MP Maria Heather. Three candidates contested the by-election: the Democratic Party's Geoffrey Heather, husband of the former MP; the

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, and Cook Islands National Party leader

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. The poll was won by Geoffrey Heather.

Results

References

By-elections in the Cook Islands 2003 elections in Oceania 2003 in the Cook Islands {{oceania-election-stub