March 1983 Cook Islands general election

March 1983 Cook Islands general election

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24 seats in the Parliament 13 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Cook Islands Geoffrey Henry 50.1 13 −2 Democratic Thomas Davis 44.9 11 +4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Thomas Davis DP Geoffrey Henry CIP

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General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 30 March 1983.^[1] The result was a victory for the Cook Islands Party (CIP) of Geoffrey Henry, who became prime minister. However, the CIP lost their majority by the end of July, eventually resulting in Parliament being dissolved and new elections called in November 1983.