Ngatangiia (electorate)
Electoral division in the Cook Islands
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Ngatangiia is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.
| Ngatangiia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of the Cook Islands | |
| |
| Region | Rarotonga |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1981 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member | Tukaka Ama |
| Created from | Takitumu |
The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981[1] adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Takitumu into three. It consists of the tapere of Turangi, Ngati Au, Ngati Maoate, Ngati Vaikai, Avana, Aroko, Nukupure (Muri), Areiti, Aremango, Vaii, and Maii on the island of Rarotonga.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 (Mar), 1983 (Nov), 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2006 | Terepai Maoate | Democratic Party | |
| 2010 | Atatoa Herman | Cook Islands Party | |
| 2014, 2018 | Tamaiva Tuavera | Democratic Party | |
| 2022, 2026 | Tukaka Ama | Cook Islands Party | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | Tukaka Ama† | 272 | 45.6 | ||
| Cook Islands United | Mapi Ioteva | 241 | 40.4 | ||
| Democratic | Itinga Maoate | 65 | 10.9 | ||
| Progressive | Christopher Robert Denny | 18 | 3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 596 | ||||
| Cook Islands hold | Swing | ||||
| † incumbent | |||||