A by-election was held in the Cook Islands electorate of
Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua on 14 November 2019. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of MP
Te-Hani Brown
Te-Hani Rose Alexandra Brown (born 16 March 1996) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is an independent.
Career
Te-Hani Brown was born in 1996 in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Brown is the daughter of MP Rose ...
following an earlier by-election. The by-election was won by Te-Hani Brown.
Background
The
March 2019 Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua by-election
A by-election was held in the Cook Islands constituency of Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua on 18 March 2019. The by-election was called following the defection of sitting MP Te-Hani Brown from the Democratic Party in January in order to support the go ...
was won by Te Hani Brown. Following the by-election, Democratic party candidate
Nandi Glassie
Nandi Tuaine Glassie (21 May 1951 – 4 September 2020) was a Cook Islands politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Glassie was born in Atiu, and educated at Atiu Primary School, Tereora College, ...
filed a petition against her victory, alleging that she had
effectively bribed voters by covering the charge of a private aircraft to carry voters to vote on
Atiu
Atiu, also known as Enuamanu (meaning ''land of the birds''), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is northeast of Rarotonga. The island's population has dropped b ...
. Brown maintained that this did not constitute an offence.
Brown resigned in April 2019 during the process of the petition through the courts and although Glassie was allowed to challenge the election result, this was reversed on appeal.
Brown's seat was declared vacant in September 2019, triggering the by-election.
Glassie was too ill to contest the by-election, and the Democratic party instead selected businesswoman June Baudinet.
Results
References
2019 Tengatangi
Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua
2019 in the Cook Islands
Atiu
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