Tamarua (electorate)

Tamarua
Constituency
for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
RegionMangaia
Current constituency
Created1981
Number of members1
Member(s)Tetangi Matapo
Created fromMangaia

Tamarua is a Cook Islands electoral division, with one representative in the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Tetangi Matapo, who has held the seat since winning a by-election in 2013.

The electorate consists of the district of Tamarua on the island of Mangaia. It was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981[1] adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Mangaia into three.

Members of Parliament for Tamarua

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

Election Member Party
1994, 1999, 2004, 2006 Mii Parima Cook Islands Party
2009, 2010 Pukeiti Pukeiti Cook Islands Party
2013, 2014, 2018, 2022 Tetangi Matapo Democratic Party

Electoral results

2018 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tetangi Matapo 31 59.6 +7.0
Cook Islands Mia Teaurima 21 40.4 −7.0
Democratic hold Swing +7.0
2014 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tetangi Matapo 30 52.6 +0.7
Cook Islands Tokorua Pareina 27 47.4 −0.7
Democratic hold Swing +0.7
2013 Tamarua by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tetangi Matapo 28 51.9 +3.6
Cook Islands Tokorua Pareina 26 48.1 −3.6
Democratic gain from Cook Islands Swing +3.6
2010 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Pukeiti Pukeiti 31 51.7 −9.6
Democratic Andy Matapo 29 48.3 +9.6
Te Kura O Te ʻAu Mimau Tom 0 0.0 —
Cook Islands hold Swing -9.6
2006 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Mii Parima 38 61.3 −7.0
Democratic Andy Matapo 24 38.7 +7.0
Cook Islands hold Swing -7.0
2004 Cook Islands general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cook Islands Mii Parima 43 68.3
Democratic Andy Matapo 20 31.7
Cook Islands hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980–81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.