Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston Explained

Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
Year:1981
Parl Name:Parliament of the Cook Islands
Member:Albert Nicholas
Region:Rarotonga
Elects Howmany:1
Previous:Te-au-o-tonga

Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston or RAPPA is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.

The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981[1] adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Te-au-o-tonga into four. It was further expanded in 1986 by the Constitution Amendment (No. 12) Act 1986.[2] It consists of the tapere of Atupa, Avatiu and Ruatonga on the island of Rarotonga, as well as Palmerston Island.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1994Albert (Peto) NicholasAlliance Party
1999Albert (Peto) NicholasNew Alliance Party
2004, 2006Albert (Peto) NicholasCook Islands Party
2010John HenryCook Islands Party
2014Albert NicholasDemocratic Party
2017 by-election, 2018Albert NicholasCook Islands Party

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980–81 . PACLII . 14 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Constitution Amendment (No 12) Act 1986 . PACLII . 14 July 2020.