16th Cook Islands Parliament

The 16th Cook Islands Parliament is the previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands.Members of Parliament (1958 - present) https://parliament.gov.ck/our-people/members/ parliament.gov.ck Parliament of the Cook Islands 14 January 2024 Its composition was determined by the 2014 elections on 9 July 2014.http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/241927/cooks-parliament-dissolved-for-july-election Cooks parliament dissolved for July election Radio New Zealand International 2014-04-17 2014-04-17 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."Cook Islands Court Confirms Mitiaro Seat Belongs To Demos" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000441/http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2014/December/12-18-02.htm 2016-03-04 , Cook Islands News, 17 December 2014 The Parliament sat for the first time on 8 October 2014.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/48745-rattle-re-selected-as-speaker/48745-rattle-re-selected-as-speaker Rattle re-selected as Speaker Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 9 October 2014 21 June 2016 The Speaker of the 16th Parliament was Niki Rattle. The Deputy Speaker was Rose Toki-Brown.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/48854-pm-announces-key-appointments/48854-pm-announces-key-appointments PM announces key appointments Emmanuel Samoglou Cook Islands News 14 October 2014 21 June 2016 Members Initial MPs Name Party Electorate TermGeorge AngeneOCITupapa/MaraerengaSecondJames BeerDPMurienuaFirstTeina BishopOCIArutanga/Nikaupara/ReureuFifthMark BrownCIPTakuvaine/TutakimoaSecondNandi GlassieCIPTengatangi/Areora/NgatiaruaThirdToka HagaiCIPRakahangaFirstTeariki HeatherCIPAkaoaFourthWilliam (Smiley) HeatherDPRuaauFirstMona IoaneCIPVaipae/TautuSecondToanui IsamaelaCIPAmuri/UreiaSecondWillie JohnCIPPenrhynFirstTekii LazaroCIPPukapuka-NassauSecondJim MaruraiDPIviruaSixthTetangi MatapoDPTamaruaSecondNgamau MunokoaDPNikao/PanamaSixthSelina NapaDPTitikavekaSecondAlbert NicholasDPAvatiu/Ruatonga FirstHenry PunaCIPManihikiThirdRose Toki-BrownCIPTeenui-Mapumai FirstTamaiva TuaveraDPNgatangiiaFirstTai TuraCIPMaukeSecondKiriau TurepuCIPMataveraSecondWesley KareroaDPOneroaFirst New members Name Party Electorate TermTangata VaviaDPMitiaroSixthPumati IsraelaOCIArutanga-Reureu-NikauparaFirst Summary of changes Tangata Vavia was elected to the seat of Mitiaro in December 2014 following a judicial recount. On 15 March 2015 Albert Nicholas switched his support to the government in exchange for a Ministerial position.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/50890-nicholas-jumps-to-the-other-side/50890-nicholas-jumps-to-the-other-side Nicholas jumps to the other side Cook Islands News Phillipa Webb 16 March 2015 21 June 2016 Mona Ioane was elected to the seat of Vaipae-Tautu in April 2015 following the 2015 Vaipae-Tautu by-electionhttp://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/20173564/delight-for-cook-islands-party-after-by-election-win Delight for Cook Islands Party after by-election win RNZ International 3 April 2015 21 June 2016 Pumati Israela was elected to the seat of Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara following the resignation of Teina Bishop.http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/61263-oci-in-historic-victory/61263-oci-in-historic-victory OCI in ‘historic’ victory Cook Islands News 17 October 2016 4 July 2017 In April 2017 Albert Nicholas resigned from parliament in order to end speculation over his defection from the Democrats.https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/328554/resigned-cooks-minister-expected-to-contest-by-election Resigned Cooks Minister expected to contest by-election RNZ 10 April 2017 14 July 2020 He was re-elected in the resulting 2017 Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston by-election.https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/331081/cooks-nicholas-has-big-win-in-by-election Cooks' Nicholas has big win in by-election RNZ 18 May 2017 14 July 2020 References Category:Politics of the Cook Islands Category:2014 in the Cook Islands