2013 Tamarua by-election

2013 Tamarua by-election

29 January 2013
Constituency of Tamarua
First party Second party   CIP Candidate Tetangi Matapo Tokorua Pareina Party Democratic Cook Islands Popular vote 28 26 Percentage 51.85% 48.15%
MP before election Pukeiti Pukeiti Cook Islands Elected MP Tetangi Matapo Democratic

The 2013 Tamarua by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Tamarua. It was held on 29 January 2013,[1] and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP Pukeiti Pukeiti.[2]

The by-election was won by the Democratic Party's Tetangi Matapo.[3]

Tamarua by-election 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tetangi Matapo	28	51.9%
	Cook Islands	Tokorua Pareina	26	48.1%
Turnout			54	100%

References

1. Moana Moeka’a (2013-01-28). "By-election tomorrow". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
2. Matiu Workman (2013-10-25). "Passionate planter passes on". Cook Islands News. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
3. Moana Moeka’a (2013-02-07). "Teacher wins Tamarua". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 2014-03-02.