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The 2000 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Pukapuka-Nassau. It took place on 28 September 2000.
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- ↑ "Another by-election for Cook Islands Pukapuka-Nassau seat". Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center. 1999-12-08. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ Europa World Year Book 2004. Vol. II. London: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 3137. ISBN 1-85743-255-X.
- ↑ "Another by-election for Cook Islands Pukapuka-Nassau seat". Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center. 1999-12-08. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-09.