Akaoa (electorate)

Akaoa is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.

Akaoa
Constituency
for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
RegionRarotonga
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members1
Member(s)Nooroa o Teariki Baker
Created fromMurienua

The electorate was created in 1991, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 14) Act 1991 split the electorate of Murienua in half.[1] It consists of the tapere of Akaoa and Vaiakura on the island of Rarotonga.

Members of Parliament for Akaoa

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Utia Matata Unknown
1999 Teremoana Tapi Taio Democratic Party
2004, 2006, 2006 by-election, 2010, 2014 Teariki Heather Cook Islands Party
2018 Nooroa o Teariki Baker Democratic Party

Election results

2018 election
2018 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 233 53.8 +5.9
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 200 46.2 -5.9
Democratic gain from Cook Islands Swing +5.9

2014 election
2014 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 201 52.1 -3.3
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 185 47.9 +3.3
Cook Islands hold Swing 3.3

2010 election
2010 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 186 55.4 +1.4
Democratic Teremoana Tapi Taio 150 44.6 +6.5

2006 byelection
2006 Akaoa by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 204 54.0 +4.0
Democratic Keu Mataroa 174 46.0 -4.0
Cook Islands hold Swing +4.0
Turnout 378

2006 election
2006 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 179 50.0
Democratic Keu Mataroa 179 50.0
Cook Islands hold Swing -3.3
Turnout 358 85.2

2004 election
2004 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 188 54.3
Democratic Teremoana Tapi Taio 158 45.7
Cook Islands hold Swing
Turnout 346 75.5

References
  1. "Constitution Amendment (No 14) Act 1991". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "Cook Islands Party wins Akaoa". Radio New Zealand International. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  3. "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. "GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES – to 13 September 2004". Cook Islands News. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 October 2004.
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