2000 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election

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2000 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election
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Constituency of Pukapuka–Nassau
  First party Second party
 
DP
 Minister of Health, Honourable Inatio Akaruru, Rarotonga, 1969 (3x4 crop).jpg
Candidate Tiaki Wuatai Inatio Akaruru
Party Democratic Cook Islands
Popular vote 210 206
Percentage 50.5% 49.5%
MP before election

Inatio Akaruru
Cook Islands

Elected MP

Te-Hani Brown
Democratic

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.

The by-election was caused by the invalidation of the 1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election.[1] The Cook Islands Parliament subsequently passed an Electoral Amendment Act providing for a second by-election and the re-registration of voters in the electorate.[2] The election was contested by two candidates, and won by the Democratic Alliance Party's .[3]

Pukapuka by-election 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic 210 50.5%
Cook Islands Inatio Akaruru 206 49.5%
Turnout 416

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Alex Sword (2000-01-11). "NO WORD ON SECOND PUKAPUKA AND NASSAU BY-ELECTION DATE". Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  3. ^ Alex Sword (2000-11-29). "PUKAPUKA/NASSAU PETITION HEARING DECEMBER 15". Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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