Akaoa (Cook Islands electorate)

Electorates on Rarotonga

Akaoa is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Teariki Heather, who has held the seat since 2004.

The electorate was created in 1991, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 14) Act 1991 adjusted electorate boundaries. 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.

Name	Party	Elected	Left Office	Reason
Utia Matata	Unknown	1994	1999	Unknown
Teremoana Tapi Taio	Democrat	1999	2004	Defeated
Teariki Heather	Cook Islands Party	2004, 2006, 2010	(incumbent)

Election results

2006 byelection

Akaoa by-election 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CIP	Teariki Heather	204	54.0
	DP	Keu Mataroa	174	46.0
Turnout			378

2006 election

Cook Islands general election, 2006: Akaoa^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CIP	Teariki Heather	179	50.0
	DP	Keu Mataroa	179	50.0
Turnout			358	85.2

2004 election

Cook Islands general election, 2004: Akaoa^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CIP	Teariki Heather	188	54.3
	DP	Teremoana Tapi Taio	158	45.7
Turnout			346	75.5

References

1. "Cook Islands Party wins Akaoa". Radio New Zealand International. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
2. "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
3. "Cook Islands General Election preliminary Results" (PDF). cookislands.de. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2010-02-23.