The 12th Cook Islands Parliament was a term of the

Parliament of the Cook Islands The Parliament of the Cook Islands ( rar, Pāremeta te Kuku Airani) is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand’s United Nations mandate it became the national legislature on independence in 1965. The Par ...

. Its composition was determined by the 1999 election, held on 16 June 1999. It lasted until 2004.

Initial party standings

Members

Initial MPs

The seat of Pukapuka–Nassau was initially vacant due to a tied vote and the need for a judicial recount.

Summary of changes

* The seat of Pukapuka–Nassau was found to be a dead tie after a judicial recount. The 1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election was found to be invalid. A second by-election was held on 28 September 2000 and resulted in the election of the

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

Tiaki Wuatai Beta Gruis (β Gruis, abbreviated Beta Gru, β Gru), formally named Tiaki , is the second brightest star in the southern constellation of Grus. It was once considered the rear star in the tail of the constellation of the (Southern) Fish ...

. * In 2002

Tepure Tapaitau Tepure Tapaitau, QPM (died 14 November 2010) was a Cook Islands politician, Cabinet Minister, and Deputy Leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party and also the first Cook Islander to become the Commissioner of Police. Tapaitau trained with ...

was disqualified from Parliament, precipitating the

2002 Penrhyn by-election The Penrhyn by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Penrhyn. It was held on 27 June 2002, and was precipitated by the disqualification of Tepure Tapaitau. The poll was won by the Cook Islands Party's Wilkie Rasmussen W ...

. It was won by

Wilkie Rasmussen Wilkie Olaf Patua Rasmussen (born 21 March 1958) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. From 2013 to 2015 he was leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Early life Rasmussen was born in Omoka on Penrhyn Island. He att ...

, who was then a CIP candidate. *

Maria Heather Maria Tapuanoa Heather (died June 2003) was a Cook Islands politician and Member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She was a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party . Heather was first elected to Parliament for the seat of Rua'au in the ...

died in June 2003, precipitating the

2003 Rua'au by-election 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 Democratic Party MP Maria Heather. Three candidates contested the by-election: the Democratic Par ...

. She was replaced by her husband, Geofrey Heather.

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Former Members of the Cook Islands Parliament

Cook Islands Elected Members of Parliament 1994-2014
Politics of the Cook Islands 1999 in the Cook Islands 2000 in the Cook Islands 2001 in the Cook Islands 2002 in the Cook Islands 2003 in the Cook Islands 2004 in the Cook Islands