2005 Manihiki by-election

The 2005 Manihiki by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Manihiki. It was held on 8 February 2005,^[1] shortly after the 2004 general election, and was precipitated by an electoral petition finding the result in the seat to be a dead tie.^[2] Both parties to the petition, Prime Minister Robert Woonton and Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna had agreed that in the event of a draw the question should be decided by the voters, and so Woonton resigned.^[2] As a result, Jim Marurai became prime minister.^[3]

2005 Manihiki by-election

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Constituency of Manihiki
First party Second party   DP Candidate Henry Puna Apii Piho Party Cook Islands Democratic Popular vote 120 100 Percentage 54.55% 45.45%
MP before election Robert Woonton Democratic Elected MP Henry Puna Cook Islands

Woonton subsequently decided not to contest the election for personal reasons.^[4] The election was won by Henry Puna.^[5]

Results

Manihiki by-election, 2005^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Cook Islands	Henry Puna	120	54.5%
	Democratic	Apii Piho	100	45.5%
Turnout			220