Manihiki (electorate)

Manihiki is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Henry Puna, who has held the seat since 2010.

The electorate of Manihiki

The electorate consists of the island of Manihiki.

Members of Parliament for Manihiki

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Name	Party	Elected	Left Office	Reason
George Ellis	Cook Islands Party	1983 (Mar)	1983 (Nov)	Defeated
Ben Toma	Democrat	1983 (Nov), 1989	1994	Unknown
Robert Woonton	Democrat	1994, 1999	2004	Resigned after tie in 2004
Henry Puna	Cook Islands Party	2005 byelection	2006	Defeated
Apii Piho	Democrat	2006	2010	Defeated
Henry Puna	Cook Islands Party	2010	(incumbent)

Election results

2006 election

Cook Islands general election, 2006: Manihiki[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DP	Apii Piho	115	51.1
	CIP	Henry Puna	110	48.9
Turnout			225	100.0

2005 Byelection

2004 election

Cook Islands general election, 2004: Manihiki[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DP	Robert Woonton	142	50.7
	CIP	Henry Puna	138	49.3
Turnout			280	100.0

References

1. "Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006". Cook Islands Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
2. "GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES - to 13 September 2004". Cook Islands News. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 October 2004.