Manihiki (electorate)

Manihiki is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Henry Puna, who has held the seat since 2010.

The electorate of Manihiki

The electorate consists of the island of Manihiki.

Members of Parliament for Manihiki

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

Name Party Elected Left Office Reason
George Ellis Cook Islands Party 1983 (Mar) 1983 (Nov) Defeated
Ben Toma Democrat 1983 (Nov), 1989 1994 Unknown
Robert Woonton Democrat 1994, 1999 2004 Resigned after tie in 2004
Henry Puna Cook Islands Party 2005 byelection 2006 Defeated
Apii Piho Democrat 2006 2010 Defeated
Henry Puna Cook Islands Party 2010 (incumbent)

Election results

2006 election
Cook Islands general election, 2006: Manihiki[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Apii Piho 115 51.1
Cook Islands Henry Puna 110 48.9
Turnout 225 100.0

2005 Byelection
Manihiki by-election, 2005[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Henry Puna 120 54.5%
Democratic Apii Piho 100 45.5%
Turnout 220

2004 election
Cook Islands general election, 2004: Manihiki[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert Woonton 142 50.7
Cook Islands Henry Puna 138 49.3
Turnout 280 100.0

References
  1. "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. "Initial results indicate Cook Islands Party wins by-election". RNZ. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "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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