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General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 24 March 1994 to elect 25 MPs to the Parliament. [1] The election was a landslide victory for the Cook Islands Party, which won 20 seats. The Democratic Party won three seats, and the newly established Alliance Party two. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands Party | 51.4 | 20 | +8 | ||
| Alliance Party | 23.7 | 2 | New | ||
| Democratic Party | 19.6 | 3 | –6 | ||
| Independents | 5.3 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Total | 25 | +1 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 92.0 | ||||
| Source: Nohlen et al. [3] | |||||
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