Official Emblem of the Parliament of the Cook Islands[1]
Type
Type
Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker
Tai Tura, Cook Islands Party since 22 March 2021
Deputy Speaker
Tingika Elikana, Cook Islands Party since 22 March 2021
Prime Minister
Mark Brown, Cook Islands Party since 1 October 2020
Leader of the Opposition
Tina Browne, Democratic Party
Structure
Seats
24
Political groups
Government (14)
CIP: 12 seats
Independent: 2 seats
Opposition (10)
Democratic: 5 seats
United: 3 seats
OCIM: 1 seat
Independent: 1 seat
Elections
Last election
1 August 2022
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Avarua, Rarotonga
Website
Parliament of the Cook Islands
Politics of the Cook Islands
Monarch
King Charles III
King's Representative
Sir Tom Marsters
Prime Minister
Mark Brown
Cabinet
Parliament
Speaker: Tai Tura
House of Ariki
President: Tou Travel Ariki
Political parties
Recent elections
General: 2010
2014
2018
2022
Other countries
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The Parliament of the Cook Islands (Cook Islands Māori: Te Marae Akarau Vānanga o te Kuki Airani[2]) is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand administration, it became the national legislature upon independence in 1965.
The Parliament consists of 24 members directly elected by universal suffrage from single-seat constituencies. Members are elected for a limited term, and hold office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of four years).[3] It meets in Avarua, the capital of the Cook Islands, on Rarotonga.
The Cook Islands follows the Westminster system of government, and is governed by a cabinet and Prime Minister commanding a majority in Parliament.
The Speaker of the House is currently Tai Tura. The Deputy Speaker is Tingika Elikana.[4]
^"Parliament Emblem" (PDF). parliamentci.wpenginepowered.com. The Cook Islands Gazette. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^"Parliament of the Cook Islands". parliament.gov.ck/. Parliament of the Cook Islands. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^Cook Islands Constitution, s37 (5)
^Melina Etches (23 March 2021). "Mauke MP Tura appointed Speaker of Parliament". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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