The
Cook Islands
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elects a
legislature
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Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as ...
on a national level. 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 ...
has 24 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies. The Cook Islands has a
two-party system
A two-party system is a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape. At any point in time, one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referre ...
, which means that there are two dominant
political parties
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and it is extremely difficult for any other party to achieve electoral success.
An election was held on 14 June 2018. The Cook Islands Party lost its majority, winning only 10 of 24 seats, but Prime Minister
Henry Puna
Henry Tuakeu Puna (born 29 July 1949) is a Cook Islands politician, and the current Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from Novembe ...
was able to put together a coalition by offering cabinet positions to the
One Cook Islands Movement's
George Angene and independents
Robert Tapaitau and
Rose Toki-Brown.
Latest election
By-elections
See also
* Electoral calendar
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January
* 16 January: Se ...
* Electoral system
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References
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