1989 Cook Islands general election

1989 Cook Islands general election
Cook Islands
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24 seats in the Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
Cook Islands Geoffrey Henry 12 +1
Democratic Pupuke Robati 9 −4
Democratic Tumu Vincent Ingram 2 New
Independents 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pupuke Robati
DP		 Geoffrey Henry
CIP
Politics of the Cook Islands

General elections were held in the Cook Islands in January 1989 to elect 24 MPs to the Parliament. The elections saw the Cook Islands Party win 12 seats, the Democratic Tumu Party win 2 seats, and the Democratic Party-led opposition coalition win 9 seats. One seat was won by an independent.[1] Following the elections, the Democratic Tumu Party supported the CIP, and Geoffrey Henry became Prime Minister for the second time.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Cook Islands Government - 1989". 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  2. ^ Ron and Marjorie Crocombe (1990). "Cook Islands in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989". The Contemporary Pacific. 2 (1): 165.
  3. ^ "Henry Re-elected After Five years". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 59, no. 15. 1 February 1989. p. 13. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.