Pukapuka by-election, 2011
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A by-election was held in the Cook Islands
electorate of Pukapuka-Nassau
on 7 June 2011. The by-election was precipitated by an electoral petition declaring the election of Tekii Lazaro
in the 2010 election
invalid.
The election was contested by two candidates, and won by the Cook Islands Party
's Tekii Lazaro
.
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
electorate of Pukapuka-Nassau
Pukapuka-Nassau (Cook Islands electorate)
Pukapuka-Nassau is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Tekii Lazaro, who has held the seat since 2011.The electorate consists of the islands of Pukapuka and Nassau....
on 7 June 2011. The by-election was precipitated by an electoral petition declaring the election of Tekii Lazaro
Tekii Lazaro
Tekii Lazaro is a Cook Islands politician and Member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.Lazaro served for 35 years in the Cook Islands Police. He stood in the seat of Pukapuka-Nassau in the 2010 election, and narrowly won the seat on the night. A subsequent...
in the 2010 election
Cook Islands general election, 2010
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 17 November 2010 in order to elect 24 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party, which won 16 of the 24 seats...
invalid.
The election was contested by two candidates, and won by the Cook Islands Party
Cook Islands Party
The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965....
's Tekii Lazaro
Tekii Lazaro
Tekii Lazaro is a Cook Islands politician and Member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.Lazaro served for 35 years in the Cook Islands Police. He stood in the seat of Pukapuka-Nassau in the 2010 election, and narrowly won the seat on the night. A subsequent...
.