Rakahanga (electorate)

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Rakahanga
constituency
Parliament of the Cook Islands
RegionOuter Islands
Current constituency
Created1964
Number of members1
PartyDemocratic
MembersTina Browne

Rakahanga is an electorate of the Cook Islands. It was created in 1964.

Rakahanga is on the island of Rakahanga.

Election results[change | change source]

2022 Cook Islands general election: Rakahanga[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tina Browne 44 58.7 +20.6
Cook Islands Toka Hagai 31 43.3 -20.6
Turnout 75
Democratic gain from Cook Islands Swing +20.5

While Tina Browne previously held Rakahanga as a member of the Democratic Party, she was made the member due to an electoral petition after Toka Hagai (a member of the Cook Islands Party) resigned. At the 2018 general election, Hagai gained the seat from Browne,.

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