16th Cook Islands Parliament

Politics of the Cook Islands

The 16th Cook Islands Parliament is the previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands.[1] Its composition was determined by the 2014 elections on 9 July 2014.[2]

Due to an election-night tie the seat of Mitiaro was initially left vacant. The tie was later resolved by a judicial recount, and Tangata Vavia was declared elected.[3]

The Parliament sat for the first time on 8 October 2014.[4]

The Speaker of the 16th Parliament is Niki Rattle.[4] The Deputy Speaker is Rose Toki-Brown.[5]

  1. ^ "Members of Parliament (1958 - present)". parliament.gov.ck. Parliament of the Cook Islands. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Cooks parliament dissolved for July election". Radio New Zealand International. 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  3. ^ "Cook Islands Court Confirms Mitiaro Seat Belongs To Demos" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Cook Islands News, 17 December 2014
  4. ^ a b Emmanuel Samoglou (9 October 2014). "Rattle re-selected as Speaker". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ Emmanuel Samoglou (14 October 2014). "PM announces key appointments". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.