Toanui Isamaela

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Toanui Isamaela is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the One Cook Islands Movement.

Isamaela was first elected to Parliament at the 2010 Cook Islands general election.{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2010/12/06/marurai-george-among-re-elected-cook |title=MARURAI, GEORGE, AMONG RE-ELECTED IN COOK |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=6 December 2010 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} He was re-elected at the 2014 election.{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/250054/cook-island-party-leads-election-count |title=Cook Island Party leads election count |publisher=RNZ |date=5 July 2020}} He was not re-elected in 2018, losing the seat to Democrat Terepai Maoate Jnr.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/item/69733-by-the-numbers-how-constituencies-voted |title=By the numbers: How constituencies voted |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=18 June 2018 |accessdate=5 July 2020}}

He contested the 2022 Cook Islands general election as a One Cook Islands Movement candidate,{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/isamaela-gunning-for-third-term/ |title=Isamaela gunning for third term |publisher=Cook Islands News |author= Melina Etches |date=16 July 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022}} and was re-elected.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf |title=WARRANT DECLARING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE |publisher=Cook Islands Gazette |date=11 August 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022}}

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