Robert Woonton is a Cook Islands politician and diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 11 February 2002 until 11 December 2004,and later as High Commissioner to New Zealand. He was a member of the centrist Democratic Party.
Margaret Elizabeth Austin is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1984 to 1996,representing first the Labour Party and then briefly United New Zealand.
Jim Marurai was a Cook Islands politician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Grant Murray Robertson is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who has served as the minister of finance since 2017 and served as the 19th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 2020 to 2023. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Wellington Central since 2008.
Carmel Jean Sepuloni is a New Zealand politician and a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party who has been the deputy prime minister of New Zealand since 25 January 2023. She was first elected to Parliament following the 2008 general election as a list member,becoming New Zealand's first MP of Tongan descent.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 2 November 1983. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party,which won 13 of the 24 seats. A coalition government was formed with the opposition Cook Islands Party,with Democratic Party leader Thomas Davis as Prime Minister and CIP leader Geoffrey Henry as Deputy Prime Minister. Henry was later replaced with Terepai Maoate.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 17 November 2010 in order to elect 24 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party,which won 16 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 78%.
William Kati (Smiley) Heather is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He represented the seat of Ruaau in the Cook Islands Parliament from 2006 to 2022 and is Deputy Leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. He is the older brother of Cook Islands Party MP Teariki Heather.
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 13th Cook Islands Parliament is the previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands. Its composition was determined by the 2010 elections on 17 November 2010.
Alfred Ngaro is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2011 to 2020. He is a member of the National Party and the first Cook Islander who was elected to Parliament in New Zealand.
Selina Matenga-Napa is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. She is the daughter of former MP Dr Teariki Matenga.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 9 July 2014,determining the membership of the 14th Cook Islands Parliament.
The 2013 Tamarua by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Tamarua. It was held on 29 January 2013,and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP Pukeiti Pukeiti.
Nicola Valentine Willis is Deputy Leader of the National Party and its finance spokesperson in the New Zealand Parliament. Willis inherited Steven Joyce's seat in Parliament as the next on the party list after his retirement from politics in March 2018.
Wesley Kareroa is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Agnes Helen Armstrong is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Vaitoti Tupa is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. He is the son of former MP Ngai Tupa.
James Beer is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic 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.
