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'''General elections''' were held in the [[Cook Islands]] on 24 March 1994 to elect 25 MPs to the [[Parliament of the Cook Islands|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.ck/former.html |title=Former Members of the Cook Islands Parliament |publisher=Cook Islands Parliament |accessdate=2009-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326003704/http://www.parliament.gov.ck/former.html |archive-date=2009-03-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The election was a landslide victory for the [[Cook Islands Party]], which won 20 seats. The [[Democratic Party (Cook Islands)|Democratic Party]] won three seats, and the newly established [[Alliance Party (Cook Islands)|Alliance Party]] two.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-342190906/view?sectionId=nla.obj-345607763&partId=nla.obj-342193546#page/n14/mode/1up |title=Victory for Henry |author=Christine Hatcher |work=Pacific Islands Monthly |volume=64 |issue=5 |date=1 May 1994 |page=15 |accessdate=26 July 2020 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
General elections were held in the [[Cook Islands]] on 24 March 1994 to elect 25 MPs to the [[Parliament of the Cook Islands|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.ck/former.html |title=Former Members of the Cook Islands Parliament |publisher=Cook Islands Parliament |accessdate=2009-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326003704/http://www.parliament.gov.ck/former.html |archive-date=2009-03-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The election was a landslide victory for the [[Cook Islands Party]], which won 20 seats. The [[Democratic Party (Cook Islands)|Democratic Party]] won three seats, and the newly established [[Alliance Party (Cook Islands)|Alliance Party]] two.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-342190906/view?sectionId=nla.obj-345607763&partId=nla.obj-342193546#page/n14/mode/1up |title=Victory for Henry |author=Christine Hatcher |work=Pacific Islands Monthly |volume=64 |issue=5 |date=1 May 1994 |page=15 |accessdate=26 July 2020 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 16:21, 30 May 2023

1994 Cook Islands general election
Cook Inseln
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25 seats in the Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Cook Inseln Geoffrey Henry 51.4 20 +8
Alliance Party Norman George 23.7 2 New
Democratic Terepai Maoate 19.6 3 −6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Geoffrey Henry
CIP
Geoffrey Henry
CIP

General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 24 March 1994 to elect 25 MPs to the Parliament.[1] The election was a landslide victory for the Cook Islands Party, which won 20 seats. The Democratic Party won three seats, and the newly established Alliance Party two.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Cook Islands Party51.420+8
Alliance Party23.72New
Democratic Party19.63–6
Independents5.30–1
Total25+1
Registered voters/turnout92.0
Source: Nohlen et al.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Former Members of the Cook Islands Parliament". Cook Islands Parliament. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  2. ^ Christine Hatcher (1 May 1994). "Victory for Henry". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 64, no. 5. p. 15. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, pp629–630 ISBN 0-19-924959-8