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.
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Members of Parliament for Penrhyn
editUnless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tangaroa Tangaroa | Independent | 1965, 1968 | - | Joined new party |
Tangaroa Tangaroa | Democrat | 1972, 1974, 1978 | 1983 | Unknown |
Nihi Vini | Democrat | 1989 | - | Changed parties |
Nihi Vini | Cook Islands Party | - | 1994 | Defeated |
Tepure Tapaitau | Cook Islands Party | 1994, 1999 | - | Changed parties |
Tepure Tapaitau | Independent | - | 2002 byelection | Defeated in by-election |
Wilkie Rasmussen | Cook Islands Party | 2002 byelection, 2004 | - | Changed parties |
Wilkie Rasmussen | Democrat | 2004, 2006 | (incumbent) |
Election results
edit2006 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wilkie Rasmussen | Unopposed |
2004 election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook Islands | Wilkie Rasmussen | 103 | 52.3 | ||
Democratic | Tepure Tapaitau | 94 | 47.7 | ||
Turnout | 197 | 102.1 |
2002 byelection
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook Islands | Wilkie Rasmussen | 104 | 51.0 | ||
Independent | Tepure Tapaitau | 100 | 49.0 | ||
Turnout | 204 |
References
edit- ^ "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES - to 13 September 2004". Cook Islands News. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 October 2004.
- ^ "Rasmussen provisional winner in Cooks by-election". Radio New Zealand International. 2002-07-01. Retrieved 2010-02-07.