Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston

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

Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
Constituency
for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
RegionRarotonga
Current constituency
Created1981
Number of members1
Member(s)Albert Nicholas
Created fromTe-au-o-tonga

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
1994 Albert (Peto) Nicholas Alliance Party
1999 Albert (Peto) Nicholas New Alliance Party
2004, 2006 Albert (Peto) Nicholas Cook Islands Party
2010 John Henry Cook Islands Party
2014 Albert Nicholas Democratic Party
2017 by-election, 2018 Albert Nicholas Cook Islands Party
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References
  1. "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980-81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "Constitution Amendment (No 12) Act 1986". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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