1999 Cook Islands general election
{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Cook Islands
| previous_election = 1994
| next_election = 2004
| election_date = 16 June 1999
| seats_for_election = All 25 seats in Parliament
| majority_seats = 13
| party1 = Democratic Alliance
| leader1 = Terepai Maoate
| percentage1 = 44.48
| seats1 = 10
| last_election1 = 3
| party2 = Cook Islands Party
| leader2 = Geoffrey Henry
| percentage2 = 39.81
| seats2 = 11
| last_election2 = 20
| party3 = New Alliance Party (Cook Islands)
| leader3 = Norman George
| percentage3 = 13.40
| seats3 = 4
| last_election3 = 2
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Geoffrey Henry
| before_party = CIP
| after_election = Geoffrey Henry
| after_party = CIP
}}{{Politics of the Cook Islands}}
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 16 June 1999 to elect 25 MPs to the Parliament.{{cite web |url=http://www.electionguide.org/country-events.php?ID=52 |title=IFES Election Guide: Cook islands |accessdate=2009-03-21}} The Cook Islands Party won 11 seats, the Democratic Alliance Party 10 seats, and the New Alliance Party 4 seats.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislands.de/index.php?page=703756965&f=1&i=703756965 |title=History of the Cook Islands |accessdate=2009-03-27 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718220600/http://www.cookislands.de/index.php?page=703756965&f=1&i=703756965 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-346164529/view?partId=nla.obj-346194926#page/n49/mode/1up |title=Cook Islands king maker crows |author=Florence Syme-Buchanan |publisher=Pacific Islands Monthly |volume=69 |issue=7 |page=50 |date=1 July 1999 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Results
{{Election results
|party1=Democratic Alliance Party|votes1=4168|seats1=10|sc1=+7
|party2=Cook Islands Party|votes2=3731|seats2=11|sc2=–9
|party3=New Alliance Party|votes3=1256|seats3=4|sc3=+2
|party4=Independents|votes4=216|seats4=0|sc4=0
|electorate=10601
|total_sc=0
|source=Nohlen et al.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, pp629–630 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}}
}}
Aftermath
Following the elections, the CIP formed a coalition with the NAP, with Geoffrey Henry as Prime Minister and NAP leader Norman George as his deputy. However, three members of the CIP subsequently quit the party and joined the Democrats, forcing Henry's resignation. Joe Williams subsequently became Prime Minister, but was forced to resign in November following a by-election and further coalition realignment. Finally, the Democratic party's Terepai Maoate became Prime Minister, with George as his deputy.
References
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