1968 Cook Islands general election

1968 Cook Islands general election

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All 22 seats in the Legislative Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Cook Islands Albert Henry 65.12 16 +2 UCI Ngatupuna Matepi 32.91 6 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Premier before Premier after Albert Henry Cook Islands Albert Henry Cook Islands

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General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 1 May 1968. The result was a victory for the Cook Islands Party (CIP), which won 16 seats, a gain of two from the 1965 elections. The newly formed United Cook Islanders won the other six seats to become the parliamentary opposition. CIP leader Albert Henry continued as Prime Minister.