Matapo Matapo | |
Office1: | Member of Parliament |
Term1: | 1983 |
Constituency1: | Titikaveka |
Predecessor1: | Seat established |
Successor1: | Teariki Matenga |
Party: | Cook Islands Party |
Death Date: | 25 July 1983 |
Death Place: | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
Matapo Matapo (died 25 July 1983) was a Cook Islands businessman and politician. He briefly served as a Member of Parliament for several months before his death.
Matapo was a planter and became a well-known businessman in the 1950s.[1] A member of the Cook Islands Party, he was a candidate in a 1977 by-election for the Takitumu seat following the death of Tiakana Numanga. However, he was defeated by Iaveta Short.[2]
He ran again in the new Titikaveka constituency in the March 1983 general elections and was elected to Parliament. However, he died a few months later.[3] The loss of his seat led to the government losing its majority and was one of the causes of early elections being held in November later in the year.