1989 Cook Islands general election

1989 Cook Islands general election

19 January 1989

24 seats in the Parliament 13 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– Cook Islands Geoffrey Henry 12 +1 Democratic Pupuke Robati 9 −4 Democratic Tumu Vincent Ingram 2 New Independents 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pupuke Robati DP Geoffrey Henry CIP

General elections were held in the Cook Islands in January 1989 to elect 24 MPs to the Parliament. The elections saw the Cook Islands Party win 12 seats, the Democratic Tumu Party win 2 seats, and the Democratic Party-led opposition coalition win 9 seats. One seat was won by an independent.^[1] Following the elections, the Democratic Tumu Party supported the CIP, and Geoffrey Henry became Prime Minister for the second time.^[2][3]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Cook Islands Party	12	–4
	Democratic Party	9	+1
	Democratic Tumu Party	2	New
	Independents	1	New
Total		24	0
Source: World Factbook

References

1. "Cook Islands Government - 1989". 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
2. Ron and Marjorie Crocombe (1990). "Cook Islands in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989". The Contemporary Pacific. 2 (1): 165.
3. "Henry Re-elected After Five years". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 59, no. 15. 1 February 1989. p. 13. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.