2010 Cook Islands general election

2010 Cook Islands general election

17 November 2010

All 24 seats in the Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Cook Islands Henry Puna 43.80 16 +9
Democratic Robert Wigmore 38.54 8 −6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jim Marurai
Democratic
Henry Puna
Cook Islands

A general election was held in the Cook Islands on 17 November 2010 to elect 24 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The Cook Islands Party won 16 seats, a two-thirds majority. Voter turnout was 78%.

A binding referendum on whether the number of MPs should be reduced from 24 was held at the same time as the election.