Rakahanga (Cook Islands electorate)

The electorate of Rakahanga

Rakahanga is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Piho Rua, who has held the seat since 2004.

The electorate consists of the island of Rakahanga.

Members of Parliament for Penrhyn

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Name	Party	Elected	Left Office	Reason
Pupuke Robati	Independent	1965, 1968	-	Joined new party
Pupuke Robati	Democrat	1972, 1974, 1978, 1983 (Mar), 1983 (Nov), 1989, 1994, 1999	2004	Defeated
Piho Rua	Independent	2004, 2006	2010	Retired
Taunga Toka	Democrat	2010	(incumbent)

Election results

2010 election

Cook Islands general election, 2010: Rakahanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DP	Taunga Toka	27	56.3
	CIP	Toka Hagai	21	43.8
Turnout			48

2006 election

Cook Islands general election, 2006: Rakahanga^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Piho Rua	42	60.0
	DP	David Alepha Greig	28	40.0
Turnout			70	94.6

2004 election

Cook Islands general election, 2004: Rakahanga^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Piho Rua	42	56.8
	DP	Pupuke Robati	32	43.2
Turnout			74	89.2

References

1. "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
2. "Cook Islands General Election preliminary Results" (PDF). cookislands.de. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2010-02-23.