2018 Cook Islands general election

General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 14 June 2018 to elect the 24 members of the 17th Cook Islands Parliament.

2018 Cook Islands general election
14 June 2018
All 24 seats in Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Cook Islands Henry Puna 42.30 10 −2
Democratic Tina Browne 41.91 11 +1
OCI Teina Bishop 10.81 1 −1
Independents – 3.77 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results of the election by constituency.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election
Henry Puna
Cook Islands		 Henry Puna
Cook Islands
Politics of the Cook Islands


The nationalist Cook Islands Party, led by the Prime Minister, Henry Puna, attempted to win a third consecutive term in government. However, the elections resulted in a hung parliament, with the opposition Democratic Party led by Tina Browne becoming the largest party, although Browne failed to win a seat, losing in Rakahanga constituency.

The Democratic Party won 11 seats, the Cook Islands Party 10 seats, One Cook Islands Movement one seat, with independent candidates winning two seats. Following the election, the Cook Islands Party joined forces with the independents and One Cook Islands to retain power.

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