1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election explained

The 1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Pukapuka-Nassau. It took place on 29 September 1999.^[1]

At the 1999 election, incumbent Inatio Akaruru held the seat by a single vote.^[2] The result was challenged by the Democratic Alliance Party and declared invalid. A by-election was held, but was subsequently found to be invalid as a result of discrepancies in voter registrations,^[3] precipitating the 2000 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Another by-election for Cook Islands Pukapuka-Nassau seat . Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center . 1999-12-08 . 2014-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185612/http://pidp.org/archive/1999/December/12-09-06.htm . 2014-02-21 . dead .
2. Book: Europa World Year Book 2004 . II . Europa Publications . London . 2004 . 1-85743-255-X . 3137 .
3. Web site: Another by-election for Cook Islands Pukapuka-Nassau seat . Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center . 1999-12-08 . 2014-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185612/http://pidp.org/archive/1999/December/12-09-06.htm . 2014-02-21 . dead .