Penrhyn (electorate)
{{Short description|Electoral division in the Cook Islands}}
Penrhyn is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Wilkie Rasmussen, who has held the seat since 2002.
Members of Parliament for Penrhyn
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| class="wikitable" width="77%" style="font-size:95%;"
!width=29%|Name !width=17%|Party !width=15%|Elected !width=15%|Left Office !width=22%|Reason |
| Tangaroa Tangaroa
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}| Independent | - | Joined new party |
| Tangaroa Tangaroa
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}| Democrat | 1983 | Unknown |
| Nihi Vini
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}| Democrat | 1989 | - | Changed parties |
| Nihi Vini
|bgcolor={{party color|Cook Islands Party}}| Cook Islands Party | - | 1994 | Defeated |
| Tepure Tapaitau
|bgcolor={{party color|Cook Islands Party}}| Cook Islands Party | - | Changed parties |
| Tepure Tapaitau
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}| Independent | - |Defeated in by-election |
| Wilkie Rasmussen
|bgcolor={{party color|Cook Islands Party}}| Cook Islands Party | - | Changed parties |
| Wilkie Rasmussen
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}| Democrat | (incumbent) | |
Election results
=2006 election=
{{Election box begin| title=2006 Cook Islands general election: Penrhyn{{cite web |url=http://www.democookislands.com/finalelectionresults.html |title=Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006 |publisher=Cook Islands Democratic Party |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709011818/http://www.democookislands.com/finalelectionresults.html |archivedate=2011-07-09 }}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
|candidate = Wilkie Rasmussen
|votes = Unopposed
|percentage =
|change = }}
{{Election box end}}
=2004 election=
{{Election box begin| title=2004 Cook Islands general election: Penrhyn{{cite web |url=http://www.cinews.co.ck/results.htm |title=GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES - to 13 September 2004 |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=13 September 2004 |accessdate= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015084208/http://www.cinews.co.ck/results.htm |archive-date=15 October 2004 }}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Cook Islands Party
|candidate = Wilkie Rasmussen
|votes = 103
|percentage = 52.3
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
|candidate = Tepure Tapaitau
|votes = 94
|percentage = 47.7
|change = }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 197
|percentage = 102.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2002 byelection=
{{Election box begin| title=2002 Penrhyn by-election{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=1016 |title=Rasmussen provisional winner in Cooks by-election |publisher=Radio New Zealand International |date=2002-07-01 |accessdate=2010-02-07}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Cook Islands Party
|candidate = Wilkie Rasmussen
|votes = 104
|percentage = 51.0
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tepure Tapaitau
|votes = 100
|percentage = 49.0
|change = }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 204
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}