A by-election was held in the Cook Islands constituency of Ivirua on 21 January 2019.[1] The by-election was called following the death of sitting MP Tony Armstrong.[2]
The election was contested by four candidates: Agnes Armstrong, wife of former MP Tony Armstrong, for the Democratic Party; former deputy Prime Minister Teariki Heather for the Cook Islands United Party, Daryl Rairi for the Cook Islands Party, and independent Jason Teremoana.[3] The by-election was won by Agnes Armstrong.[4][5]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agnes Armstrong | Democratic Party | 48 | 57.83 | |
Daryl Elima Rairi | Cook Islands Party | 30 | 36.14 | |
Teariki Heather | Cook Islands United Party | 4 | 4.82 | |
Jason Tangi Teremoana | Independent | 1 | 1.20 | |
Total | 83 | 100.00 | ||
Source: [6] |