Ruaau (electorate)

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Ruaau
Constituency
for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
RegionRarotonga
Current constituency
Created1981
Number of members1
Member(s)William (Smiley) Heather
Created fromPuaikura

Ruaau is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.

The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981[1] adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Puaikura into two. It currently consists of the tapere of Pokoinu-i-Raro, Tokerau, Inave, and Arerenga on the island of Rarotonga.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Member Party
1983 (March) Henry Napa Democratic Party
1994 Boy Tepai Unknown
1999 Maria Heather Democratic Party
2003 by-election Geoffrey Heather Democratic Party
2004 Vaine Wichman Cook Islands Party
2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 William (Smiley) Heather Democratic Party

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980–81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.