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1968 Cook Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 1 May 1968. The result was a victory for the Cook Islands Party (CIP), which won 16 seats, a gain of two from the 1965 elections. The newly formed United Cook Islanders won the other six seats to become the parliamentary opposition. CIP leader Albert Henry continued as Prime Minister. Campaign In February a new party, the United Cook Islanders (UCI), was formed. Its members included former cabinet members Mana Strickland and Manea Tamarua. The new party launched its manifesto on 8 April. ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1968, p24 A total of 55 candidates contested the elections; 23 from the CIP (two candidates from the party ran against each other in |
1965 Cook Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 20 April 1965 to elect 22 MPs to the Cook Islands Legislative Assembly. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party and saw Albert Henry become the Cook Islands' first Premier. Background The holding of an election was necessary to elect members to approve the proposed constitution. If approved, the new constitution would institute self-government for the Cook Islands. Because the election had the potential to result in removing the Cook Islands from the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories, the election was observed by representatives of the UN. The Cook Islands Amendment Act contained a clause limiting candidacy for the elections to people who had lived in the Cook Islands for at least three years before the election. This barred Albert Henry from running, as he had only lived in the Cook Island for a year preceding the vote. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Williams (Cook Islands Politician)
Joseph Williams (4 October 19344 September 2020) was a Cook Islands politician and physician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands for four months in 1999. He is credited with having worked to prevent the spread of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis ( elephantiasis). He principally resided in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was medical director of the Mt Wellington Integrated Family Health Centre. Early life and family Williams was born on Aitutaki on 4 October 1934, and was a descendant of William Marsters of Palmerston Island. He travelled to New Zealand in 1947, and was educated at Northland College after winning a government scholarship. Medical career Williams graduated from Otago Medical School in 1960, and later completed a Masters in Public Health at the University of Hawaiʻi. He returned to the Cook Islands in 1964, where he worked as Medical Superintendent, surgeon, physician, Director of Health and Secretary of Social Services, while also resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrhyn (electorate)
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. The electorate consists of the atoll of Penrhyn Penryn is a Cornish word meaning 'headland' that may refer to: *Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom, a town of about 7,000 on the Penryn River **Penryn railway station, a station on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks, and serves the to .... Members of Parliament for Penrhyn Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2006 election 2004 election 2002 byelection References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raui Pokoati
Papa Raui Pokoati (1911 – 25 March 1981) was a Cook Islands politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly for his home island of Mitiaro between 1965 and 1978. Biography Pokoati was born on Mitiaro in 1911, In 1964 Pokoati was a founder member of the Cook Islands Party (CIP) and part of its central committee. Although he had lived on Rarotonga for several years, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Mitiaro in 1965, defeating his cousin Titi Tetava Ariki. In mid-1966 he was appointed Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development. He was re-elected unopposed in 1968 and 1972. Pokoati was re-elected again in 1974, but prior to the 1978 elections he left the CIP, establishing the Unity Party. He lost the election to David Tetava of the CIP. When Tetava's victory was annulled, Titi Tetava Ariki was elected. In 1977, Pokoati was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. He died in March 1981 in Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitiaro (electorate)
Mitiaro is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Tangata Vavia, who has held the seat since 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in .... The electorate consists of the island of Mitiaro. Members of Parliament for Mitiaro Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2006 election 2004 election References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Mitiaro Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauke (electorate)
Mauke is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Mapu Taia, who has held the seat since 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin .... The electorate consists of the island of Mauke. Members of Parliament for Mauke Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2006 election 2004 election References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Mauke Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naro Temu
Naro ( scn, Naru ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Delia, Favara, Licata, Palma di Montechiaro, Ravanusa and Sommatino. The naturalised French composer Achille Campisiano (1837–1901) was born in this village. It is also the birthplace of Il Volo singer Piero Barone. History There was already a settlement in the area of Naro in the Roman era, of which remains such as catacombs and ruins of Roman villas have been found. It was an important fortified town during the Arab and the Norman occupation, and remained a regional centre. The medieval castle, the ruined Norman church and several baroque buildings testify to its rich history. In the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manihiki (electorate)
Manihiki is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Henry Puna, who has held the seat since 2010. The electorate consists of the island of Manihiki 250px, Map of Manihiki Atoll Manihiki is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands known informally as the "Island of Pearls". It is located in the Northern Cook Island chain, approximately north of the capital island of Rarotonga, ma .... Members of Parliament for Manihiki Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2006 election 2005 Byelection 2004 election References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Manihiki Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangaia (electorate)
Mangaia (traditionally known as A'ua'u Enua, which means ''terraced'') is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. It is a roughly circular island, with an area of , from Rarotonga. Originally heavily populated, Mangaia's population has dropped by 75% in the last 50 years. Geography Originally known as ''A'ua'u'' or ''A'ua'u Enua'' ("terraced"), the island was named Mangaia (or ''Mangaianui-Neneva'', "Mangaia monstrously-great") by Tamaeu, who came to the island from Aitutaki in 1775. Geologists estimate the island is at least 18 million years old. It rises 4750 m (15,600 ft) above the ocean floor and has a land area of 51.8 km2. Surrounded by a fringing coral reef, like many of the southern Cook Islands, it is surrounded by a high ring of cliffs of fossil coral 60 m (200 ft) high, known as the makatea. The inner rim of the ''makatea'' forms a steep cliff, surrounding swamps and a central volcanic plateau. The inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Political Party
The United Political Party was a political party in the Cook Islands. It was founded shortly before the 1965 election and was led by the then-Leader of Government Business, D. C. Brown. It ran 16 candidates, 4 of which were elected; Brown himself lost his seat. The party fell apart after the election, though some members went on to participate in the United Cook Islanders The United Cook Islanders was a political party in the Cook Islands. It was established on 16 February 1968 in order to challenge the then-dominant Cook Islands Party and provide a more organised opposition. The party was organised by David Hosk .... References Defunct political parties in the Cook Islands Political parties established in 1965 1965 establishments in Oceania {{CookIslands-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
