Rakahanga (electorate)
{{Short description|Electoral division in the Cook Islands}}
Rakahanga is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Democrat Piho Rua, who has held the seat since 2004.
The electorate consists of the island of Rakahanga.
Members of Parliament for Rakahanga
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 |
| Pupuke Robati
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}| Independent | - | Joined new party |
| Pupuke Robati
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}| Democrat |1972, 1974, 1978, 1983 (Mar), 1983 (Nov), 1989, 1994, 1999 |2004 |Defeated |
| Piho Rua
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}| Independent | 2010 | Retired |
| Taunga Toka
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}| Democrat |2010 | (incumbent) | |
Election results
=2010 election=
{{Election box begin| title=Cook Islands general election, 2010: Rakahanga}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
|candidate = Taunga Toka
|votes = 27
|percentage = 56.3
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Cook Islands Party
|candidate = Toka Hagai
|votes = 21
|percentage = 43.8
|change = }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2006 election=
{{Election box begin| title=Cook Islands general election, 2006: Rakahanga{{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 = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Piho Rua
|votes = 42
|percentage = 60.0
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
|candidate = David Alepha Greig
|votes = 28
|percentage = 40.0
|change = }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 70
|percentage = 94.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2004 election=
{{Election box begin| title=Cook Islands general election, 2004: Rakahanga{{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:80/results.htm |archive-date=15 October 2004}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Piho Rua
|votes = 42
|percentage = 56.8
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
|candidate = Pupuke Robati
|votes = 32
|percentage = 43.2
|change = }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 74
|percentage = 89.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}