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The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia,part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,960,027 square kilometres (756,771 sq mi) of ocean. Avarua is its capital.
Penrhyn is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. The northernmost island in the group,it is located at 1,365 km (848 mi) north-north-east of the capital island of Rarotonga,9 degrees south of the equator. Its nearest neighbours are Rakahanga and Manihiki,approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) to the southwest. Once one of the most heavily populated atolls,it was almost completely depopulated by Peruvian slavers in 1864.
The Cook Islands elects a legislature on a national level. The Parliament of the Cook Islands has 24 members,elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies. The Cook Islands has a two-party system,which means that there are two dominant political parties and it is extremely difficult for any other party to achieve electoral success.
Lady Penrhyn was built on the River Thames in 1786 as a slave ship.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 27 September 2006 in order to elect 24 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The Democratic Party remained in power,winning 15 of 24 seats. A total of 8,497 voters turned out to vote.
Wilkie Olaf Patua Rasmussen is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. From 2013 to 2015 he was leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
The 12th Cook Islands Parliament was a term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands. Its composition was determined by the 1999 election,held on 16 June 1999. It lasted until 2004.
The Penrhyn by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Penrhyn. It was held on 27 June 2002,and was precipitated by the disqualification of Tepure Tapaitau.
Penrhyn is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Wilkie Rasmussen,who has held the seat since 2002.
Tepure Tapaitau,QPM was a Cook Islands politician,Cabinet Minister,and Deputy Leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party and also the first Cook Islander to become the Commissioner of Police.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Penrhyn.
Niki Rattle was Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament from 22 May 2012 to 15 February 2021.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 9 July 2014,determining the membership of the 16th Cook Islands Parliament.
Albert Taaviri Kaitara Nicholas is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party. He is the son of former MP Albert (Peto) Nicholas.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 14 June 2018 to elect the 24 members of the 17th Cook Islands Parliament.
Robert Taimoe Tapaitau is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister who server as Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 2020 to 2024. In January 2024 he was convicted of fraud and lost his seat in parliament. He is the son of former Democratic party cabinet minister Tepure Tapaitau.
Tingika Elikana is a Cook Islands civil servant,politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Willie John is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 1 August 2022. A referendum on legalising medical cannabis was held on the same day.
A by-election was held in the Cook Islands electorate of Penrhyn on 12 March 2024. The by-election was triggered by the conviction of MP Robert Tapaitau for fraud in January 2024. The by-election was won by Sarakura Tapaitau.
References
- ↑ Losirene Lacanivalu (24 February 2024). "Four-way battle for Penrhyn seat". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ Rashneel Kumar (16 March 2024). "Sarakura declared new Penrhyn MP". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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