2014 Cook Islands general election

General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 9 July 2014, determining the membership of the 16th Cook Islands Parliament.

2014 Cook Islands general election
9 July 2014
All 24 seats in Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.09%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Democratic Wilkie Rasmussen 46.72 10 +2
Cook Islands Henry Puna 41.82 12 −4
OCI Teina Bishop 9.45 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election
Henry Puna
Cook Islands		 Henry Puna
Cook Islands
Politics of the Cook Islands


The Cook Islands Party (CIP) initially appeared to have retained its majority, winning 13 seats, while the Democratic Party won eight and the new One Cook Islands Movement won two, with one seat tied. However, the result in one constituency the CIP had won was overturned in court, with the Democratic Party awarded the seat, while the tied seat was also awarded to the Democratic Party after one ballot was invalidated, resulting in a hung parliament.

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