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Constituency of Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua | |||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 99.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held in the Cook Islands constituency of Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua on 18 March 2019. [1] The by-election was called following the defection of sitting MP Te-Hani Brown from the Democratic Party in January in order to support the government of Henry Puna, which triggered a by-election under election law. [2] [3] Brown ran as an independent with the support of the Cook Islands Party against Nandi Glassie, whom Brown had beaten in the 2018 Cook Islands general election. [4]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Te-Hani Brown | Independent | 80 | 61.54 | |
Nandi Glassie | Democratic Party | 50 | 38.46 | |
Total | 130 | 100.00 | ||
Source: [5] |
Although Brown retained her seat, Glassie filed a petition against her victory. He alleged that she had effectively bribed voters by covering the charge of a private aircraft to carry voters to vote on Atiu; Brown maintained that this did not constitute an offence. [6] Brown resigned in April 2019 during the process of the petition through the courts and although Glassie was allowed to challenge the election result, this was reversed on appeal. [6] [7] Brown's seat was declared vacant in September 2019, triggering another by-election. [8]
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Constituency of Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua | |||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 99.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held in the Cook Islands constituency of Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua on 18 March 2019. [1] The by-election was called following the defection of sitting MP Te-Hani Brown from the Democratic Party in January in order to support the government of Henry Puna, which triggered a by-election under election law. [2] [3] Brown ran as an independent with the support of the Cook Islands Party against Nandi Glassie, whom Brown had beaten in the 2018 Cook Islands general election. [4]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Te-Hani Brown | Independent | 80 | 61.54 | |
Nandi Glassie | Democratic Party | 50 | 38.46 | |
Total | 130 | 100.00 | ||
Source: [5] |
Although Brown retained her seat, Glassie filed a petition against her victory. He alleged that she had effectively bribed voters by covering the charge of a private aircraft to carry voters to vote on Atiu; Brown maintained that this did not constitute an offence. [6] Brown resigned in April 2019 during the process of the petition through the courts and although Glassie was allowed to challenge the election result, this was reversed on appeal. [6] [7] Brown's seat was declared vacant in September 2019, triggering another by-election. [8]