2014 Murienua by-election

Election in the Cook Islands A by-election was held in the Cook Islands electorate of Murienua on 19 February 2014.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2013/December/Wed25/other.htm#1312210707 Round two in Murienua set for February Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 2013-12-21 2014-01-28 The by-election was precipitated by the resignation of the winner of the 2013 Murienua by-election following allegations of election fraud.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2013/December/Wed11/local.htm#1312070107 Tuariki resigns Murienua seat Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 2013-12-07 2014-01-28 2014-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092454/http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2013/December/Wed11/local.htm#1312070107 dead http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2013/October/Wed09/local.htm#1310030109 Demos petition by-election results Cook Islands News 2013-10-01 2014-01-28 2014-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092456/http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2013/October/Wed09/local.htm#1310030109 dead Both candidates in the 2013 by-election indicated that they would run again.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2014/January/Wed15/local.htm#1401140106 Candidates set for Murienua re-run Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 2014-01-14 2014-01-28 2014-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227003846/http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2014/January/Wed15/local.htm#1401140106 dead A "stand-in" candidate for the Cook Islands Party, Tare Mareiti, subsequently withdrew.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2014/January/Wed22/local.htm#1401160104 2nd CIP by-election candidate withdraws Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 2014-01-16 2014-01-28 The election was won by the Democratic Party's James Beer.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/item/44627-by-election-win-was-lsquo-sweet-rsquo-for-demos By-election win was ‘sweet’ for Demos Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 25 February 2014 20 October 2018 Murienua by-election 2014 Democratic Party (Cook Islands) James Beer 216 50.9% Cook Islands Party Kaota Tuariki 208 49.1% 424 Aftermath Following the by-election the Cook Islands Party filed an election petition alleging bribery, undue influence, the publication of false allegations to influence the vote, and unqualified voting.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/2014/March/Wed05/local.htm#1403030117 Petition puts seat in limbo Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 2014-03-03 2014-03-07 References Category:By-elections in the Cook Islands Category:2014 elections in Oceania Category:2014 in the Cook Islands Category:February 2014 in Oceania