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2026 Cook Islands general election

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2026 Cook Islands general election

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12 August 2026

All 24 seats in Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Cook Islands Mark Brown 12
Democratic Tina Browne 5
Cook Islands United Teariki Heather 3
One Cook Islands George Turia 1
Independents 3
Incumbent Prime Minister
Mark Brown
Cook Islands

General elections will be held in the Cook Islands on 12 August 2026 to determine the composition of the 19th Parliament.[1][2]

Electoral system

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The 24 members of Parliament will be elected from single-member electorates by first-past-the-post voting.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Parliament of the Cook Islands". Parliament of the Cook Islands. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Cook Islands General Election set for August 12". Cook Islands News. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ^ "Cook Islands 2014 elections in brief" (PDF). Electoral Office.