Akaoa (electorate)

Akaoa
Constituency
for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
RegionRarotonga
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members1
Member(s)Nooroa o Teariki Baker
Created fromMurienua

Akaoa is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.

The electorate was created in 1991, when the Constitution Amendment (No.14) Act 1991 split the electorate of Murienua in half.[1] It consists of the tapere of Akaoa and Vaiakura on the island of Rarotonga.

Members of Parliament for Akaoa

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Election Member Party
1994 Utia Matata Unknown
1999 Teremoana Tapi Taio Democratic Party
2004, 2006, 2006 by-election, 2010, 2014 Teariki Heather Cook Islands Party
2018 Nooroa o Teariki Baker Democratic Party

Election results

2022 election

2022 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands United Robert Heather 195 49.1 +49.1
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 145 36.5 −17.3
Cook Islands Doreen Boggs 57 14.4 −31.8
Turnout 397
Cook Islands United gain from Democratic Swing +33.2

2018 election

2018 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 233 53.8 +5.9
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 200 46.2 −5.9
Democratic gain from Cook Islands Swing +5.9

2014 election

2014 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 201 52.1 −3.3
Democratic Nooroa o Teariki Baker 185 47.9 +3.3
Cook Islands hold Swing +3.3

2010 election

2010 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 186 55.4 +1.4
Democratic Teremoana Tapi Taio 150 44.6 +6.5
Cook Islands hold Swing -4.0

2006 by-election

2006 Akaoa by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 204 54.0 +4.0
Democratic Keu Mataroa 174 46.0 −4.0
Cook Islands hold Swing +4.0
Turnout 378

2006 election

2006 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 179 50.0
Democratic Keu Mataroa 179 50.0
Cook Islands hold Swing -3.3
Turnout 358 85.2

2004 election

2004 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Teariki Heather 188 54.3
Democratic Teremoana Tapi Taio 158 45.7
Cook Islands hold Swing
Turnout 346 75.5

References

  1. ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 14) Act 1991". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ Tangimetua, Taggy (11 August 2022). "Cook Islands Parliamentary General Election 2022: Warrant Declaring the Successful Candidates and the Number of Votes Received by Each Candidate" (PDF). The Cook Islands Gazette. pp. 31–33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Cook Islands Party wins Akaoa". Radio New Zealand International. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES – to 13 September 2004". Cook Islands News. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 October 2004.