{{Short description|Electoral division of the Cook Islands}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox constituency |type= |name= Akaoa |year=1991 |abolished= |parl_name=Parliament of the Cook Islands |member=Nooroa o Teariki Baker |image=Rarocirc.png |map1= |map2= |map3= |region=Rarotonga |elects_howmany=1 |electorate= |previous=Murienua |next= }} '''Akaoa''' is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.
The electorate was created in 1991, when the ''Constitution Amendment (No.14) Act 1991'' split the electorate of Murienua in half.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paclii.org/ck/legis/num_act/ca141991274/ |title=Constitution Amendment (No 14) Act 1991 |publisher=PACLII |date= |accessdate=14 July 2020}}</ref> It consists of the tapere of Akaoa and Vaiakura on the island of Rarotonga.
==Members of Parliament for Akaoa== Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" | | 1994 | Utia Matata | Unknown |- |style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}" | | 1999 | Teremoana Tapi Taio | Democratic Party |- |style="background-color: {{party color|Cook Islands Party}}" | | 2004, 2006, 2006 by-election, 2010, 2014 | Teariki Heather | Cook Islands Party |- |style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}" | | 2018 | Nooroa o Teariki Baker | Democratic Party |- |}
==Election results== ===2022 election=== {{Election box begin | title = 2022 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa<ref>{{cite web | title=Cook Islands Parliamentary General Election 2022: Warrant Declaring the Successful Candidates and the Number of Votes Received by Each Candidate | work=The Cook Islands Gazette | pages=31-33 | first=Taggy | last=Tangimetua | date=11 August 2022 | archive-date=9 June 2023 | access-date=5 November 2024 | url-status=dead|url=https://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609163754/https://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Robert Heather | party = Cook Islands United Party | votes = 195 | percentage = 49.1 | change = +49.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Nooroa o Teariki Baker | party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) | votes = 145 | percentage = 36.5 | change = -17.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Doreen Boggs | party = Cook Islands Party | votes = 57 | percentage = 14.4 | change = -31.8 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 397 | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box gain with party link | winner = Cook Islands United Party | loser = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) | swing = +33.2 }} {{Election box end}}
===2018 election=== {{Election box begin | title = 2018 Cook Islands general election }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = '''Nooroa o Teariki Baker''' | party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) | votes = '''233''' | percentage = '''53.8''' | change = +5.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Teariki Heather | party = Cook Islands Party | votes = 200 | percentage = 46.2 | change = -5.9 }} {{Election box gain with party link | winner = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) | loser = Cook Islands Party | swing = +5.9 }} {{Election box end}}
===2014 election=== {{Election box begin | title = 2014 Cook Islands general election }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = '''Teariki Heather''' | party = Cook Islands Party | votes = '''201''' | percentage = '''52.1''' | change = -3.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Nooroa o Teariki Baker | party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) | votes = 185 | percentage = 47.9 | change = +3.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link | winner = Cook Islands Party | swing = +3.3 }} {{Election box end}}
===2010 election=== {{Election box begin | title = 2010 Cook Islands general election }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = '''Teariki Heather''' | party = Cook Islands Party | votes = '''186''' | percentage = '''55.4''' | change = +1.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Teremoana Tapi Taio | party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) | votes = 150 | percentage = 44.6 | change = +6.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link | winner = Cook Islands Party | swing = -4.0 }} {{Election box end}}
===2006 by-election=== {{Election box begin| title=2006 Akaoa by-election<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=28651 |title=Cook Islands Party wins Akaoa |publisher=Radio New Zealand International |date=29 November 2006 |accessdate=16 April 2009}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Cook Islands Party |candidate = '''Teariki Heather''' |votes = 204 |percentage = 54.0 |change = +4.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) |candidate = Keu Mataroa |votes = 174 |percentage = 46.0 |change = -4.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Cook Islands Party |swing = +4.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 378 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box end}}
===2006 election=== {{Election box begin| title=2006 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democookislands.com/finalelectionresults.html |title=Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006 |publisher=Cook Islands Democratic Party |accessdate=23 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709011818/http://www.democookislands.com/finalelectionresults.html |archivedate=9 July 2011 }}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Cook Islands Party |candidate = '''Teariki Heather''' |votes = 179 |percentage = 50.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) |candidate = Keu Mataroa |votes = 179 |percentage = 50.0 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Cook Islands Party |swing = -3.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 358 |percentage = 85.2 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
===2004 election=== {{Election box begin| title=2004 Cook Islands general election: Akaoa<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinews.co.ck/results.htm |title=GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES – to 13 September 2004 |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=13 September 2004 |accessdate= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015084208/http://www.cinews.co.ck/results.htm |archive-date=15 October 2004 }}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Cook Islands Party |candidate = '''Teariki Heather''' |votes = 188 |percentage = 54.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands) |candidate = Teremoana Tapi Taio |votes = 158 |percentage = 45.7 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Cook Islands Party |swing = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 346 |percentage = 75.5 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Electorates of the Cook Islands}}
Category:Rarotonga Category:Cook Islands electorates