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Vānanga o te Kuki Airani</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_the_Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b0/Logo_of_the_Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands.png/170px-Logo_of_the_Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b0/Logo_of_the_Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands.png/255px-Logo_of_the_Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Logo_of_the_Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands.png 2x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="371" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Official Emblem of the Parliament of the Cook Islands<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">Unicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament">Speaker</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Tai_Tura" title="Tai Tura">Tai Tura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> <br />since 22 March 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Deputy Speaker</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Tingika_Elikana" title="Tingika Elikana">Tingika Elikana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> <br />since 22 March 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Prime Minister of the Cook Islands">Prime Minister</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Brown_(Cook_Islands)" title="Mark Brown (Cook Islands)">Mark Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> <br />since 1 October 2020 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Leader of the Opposition</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Tina_Browne" title="Tina Browne">Tina Browne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">24</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:16th_Parliament_-_Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#020066; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic</a>: 5 seats</div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000fe; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_United_Party" title="Cook Islands United Party">United</a>: 3 seats</div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#20B2AA; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/One_Cook_Islands_Movement" title="One Cook Islands Movement">OCIM</a>: 1 seat</div></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DDDDDD; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a>: 1 seat</div></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2022 Cook Islands general election">1 August 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">TBD</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a 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Originally established under <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> administration, it became the national legislature upon independence in 1965. </p><p>The Parliament consists of 24 members directly elected by <a href="/wiki/Universal_suffrage" title="Universal suffrage">universal suffrage</a> from single-seat constituencies. Members are elected for a limited term, and hold office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of four years).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It meets in <a href="/wiki/Avarua" title="Avarua">Avarua</a>, the capital of the Cook Islands, on <a href="/wiki/Rarotonga" title="Rarotonga">Rarotonga</a>. </p><p>The Cook Islands follows the <a href="/wiki/Westminster_system" title="Westminster system">Westminster system</a> of government, and is governed by a <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Cook Islands Cabinet">cabinet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Prime Minister of the Cook Islands">Prime Minister</a> commanding a majority in Parliament. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament">Speaker of the House</a> is currently <a href="/wiki/Tai_Tura" title="Tai Tura">Tai Tura</a>. The Deputy Speaker is <a href="/wiki/Tingika_Elikana" title="Tingika Elikana">Tingika Elikana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cook Islands Parliament is descended from the Cook Islands Legislative Council established in October 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Established to provide for political representation and better local government in the islands, the Legislative Council was a subordinate legislature. It was empowered to legislate for the "peace, order, and good government" of the islands, but could not pass laws repugnant to the laws of New Zealand, appropriate revenue, impose import or export duties, or impose criminal penalties in excess of one year's imprisonment or a £100 fine.<sup id="cite_ref-Gilson200_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gilson200-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council consisted of 20 members, ten "official" members appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General of New Zealand</a> and ten "unofficial" members drawn from the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Island_Councils&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Island Councils (page does not exist)">Island Councils</a>, presided over by the <a href="/wiki/Resident_Commissioner_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands">Resident Commissioner</a>. Later regulations provided for the unofficial members to be split between the various islands, 3 from Rarotonga, 6 from the outer islands and 1 representing the islands' European population.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The island representatives were elected annually, while the European representative was elected to a three-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-Gilson200_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gilson200-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Legislative Council was reorganised in 1957 as the Legislative Assembly with 22 elected members and 4 appointed officials.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fifteen of the members were elected directly by secret ballot, and seven were elected by the Island Councils.<sup id="cite_ref-stone1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stone1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1962, the Assembly was given full control of its own budget.<sup id="cite_ref-stone1_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stone1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that year it also debated the country's political future and chose self-government in free association with New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-commonwealth_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-commonwealth-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On independence in 1965 it gained full legislative power.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was renamed the Parliament of the Cook Islands in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both the size and term of Parliament have fluctuated since independence. In 1965, it consisted of 22 members elected for a period of 3 years.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The size was increased to 24 members in 1981, and again to 25 in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was reduced again to 24 members in 2003 when the overseas constituency created under the 1980–81 Constitution Amendment was abolished.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original three-year term was increased to four years in 1969,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and five years in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendum</a> to reduce it to four years failed to gain the necessary two-thirds majority in 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-commonwealth_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-commonwealth-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but passed in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership_and_elections">Membership and elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Membership and elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>See: <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Cook_Islands" title="Elections in the Cook Islands">Elections in the Cook Islands</a>.</i></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Niki_Rattle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Niki_Rattle.jpg/200px-Niki_Rattle.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Niki_Rattle.jpg/300px-Niki_Rattle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Niki_Rattle.jpg/400px-Niki_Rattle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>Speaker <a href="/wiki/Niki_Rattle" title="Niki Rattle">Niki Rattle</a> seated in the Speaker's Chair in 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>The Cook Islands Parliament takes the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">British House of Commons</a> as its model. It consists of 24 members, known as "<a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Members of Parliament</a>" (MPs). Members are elected by <a href="/wiki/Universal_suffrage" title="Universal suffrage">universal suffrage</a> using the <a href="/wiki/Plurality_voting_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Plurality voting system">first-past-the-post</a> system from single-seat constituencies. Ten MPs are elected from constituencies on the main island of <a href="/wiki/Rarotonga" title="Rarotonga">Rarotonga</a>, three each from the islands of <a href="/wiki/Aitutaki" title="Aitutaki">Aitutaki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mangaia" title="Mangaia">Mangaia</a>, two from <a href="/wiki/Atiu" title="Atiu">Atiu</a>, and one each from the islands of <a href="/wiki/Manihiki" title="Manihiki">Manihiki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mauke" title="Mauke">Mauke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitiaro" title="Mitiaro">Mitiaro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penrhyn_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Penrhyn Island">Penrhyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pukapuka" title="Pukapuka">Pukapuka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rakahanga" title="Rakahanga">Rakahanga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Executive_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch">executive branch</a> of the Cook Islands government (the <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Cook Islands Cabinet">Cabinet</a>) draws its membership exclusively from Parliament, based on which party or parties can claim a majority.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Prime Minister of the Cook Islands">Prime Minister</a> leads the government; the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Representative" title="King's Representative">King's Representative</a> appoints the Prime Minister from the party or coalition that has or appears to have enough support to govern.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Prime Minister and Cabinet hold office until the next election, or until they are defeated on a motion of confidence.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cook Islands has a <a href="/wiki/Two-party_system" title="Two-party system">two-party system</a>, though independent members are not uncommon. </p><p>The Prime Minister is currently <a href="/wiki/Mark_Brown_(Cook_Islands)" title="Mark Brown (Cook Islands)">Mark Brown</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> and the leader of the opposition is <a href="/wiki/Tina_Browne" title="Tina Browne">Tina Browne</a>, who leads the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Last_election_results">Last election results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Last election results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Summary of the 1 August 2022 <a href="/wiki/2022_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2022 Cook Islands general election">Cook Islands election</a> results: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="6" style="text-align:center;color:black;background:#F8F9FA"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iles_Cook_Parlement_2022.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Iles_Cook_Parlement_2022.svg/360px-Iles_Cook_Parlement_2022.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Iles_Cook_Parlement_2022.svg/540px-Iles_Cook_Parlement_2022.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Iles_Cook_Parlement_2022.svg/720px-Iles_Cook_Parlement_2022.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#005a00"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">3,890</td><td style="text-align:right">44.07</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">+2</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#1E90FF"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">2,377</td><td style="text-align:right">26.93</td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">-6</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#0000fe"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_United_Party" title="Cook Islands United Party">Cook Islands United Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">1,660</td><td style="text-align:right">18.81</td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#20B2AA"></td><td><a href="/wiki/One_Cook_Islands_Movement" title="One Cook Islands Movement">One Cook Islands Movement</a></td><td style="text-align:right">237</td><td style="text-align:right">2.68</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">NC</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#3fe0d0"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Party_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Progressive Party of the Cook Islands">Progressive Party of the Cook Islands</a></td><td style="text-align:right">18</td><td style="text-align:right">0.20</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Independents</td><td style="text-align:right">645</td><td style="text-align:right">7.31</td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">+1</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">8,827</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td><td style="text-align:right">24</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="6" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="6" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf">MFEM</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Passage_of_legislation">Passage of legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Passage of legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cook Islands Parliament follows the model common to other <a href="/wiki/Westminster_system" title="Westminster system">Westminster systems</a> for passing <a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Acts of Parliament">Acts of Parliament</a>. Laws are proposed to Parliament as <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">bills</a>. They become Acts after being approved three times by Parliament and receiving the assent of the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Representative" title="King's Representative">King's Representative</a>. Most bills are introduced by the government, but individual MPs can also promote their own bills, and one day a week is set aside for member's business.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Debate is severely limited, with no debate on the First or Third <a href="/wiki/Reading_(legislature)" title="Reading (legislature)">readings</a>, and possibly none on the Second. Voting is by voice vote or division, and there is no provision for proxy voting.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Reading">First Reading</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: First Reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first stage of the process is the First Reading. The bill is formally presented to Parliament, and the short title is read by the Clerk. There is no debate, and no vote.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the purposes of the First Reading a bill may consist only of its short title.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Reading">Second Reading</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Second Reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Second Reading may take place at any time up to a month after the first.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is normally a debate on the general principles and merits of the bill,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with speeches of up to 20 minutes long.<sup id="cite_ref-SO391_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SO391-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the bill is approved, then its long title is read, and it is either committed for the Committee of the whole House, or sent by motion to a Select Committee or to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Ariki" title="House of Ariki">House of Ariki</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If a bill is intended to be sent to Select Committee or the House of Arikis, the Second Reading is <i>pro forma</i>, and there is no debate.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Consideration_by_Select_Committee_or_House_of_Ariki">Consideration by Select Committee or House of Ariki</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Consideration by Select Committee or House of Ariki"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bills may be sent to a Select Committee or to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Ariki" title="House of Ariki">House of Ariki</a> for consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The committee or House of Ariki typically has three months to consider the bill, though this time may be extended.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parliament may give instructions extending or restricting the terms of the committee's or House or Ariki's consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following consideration, the House votes on whether to adopt the committee or House of Ariki's report.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the motion passes, the bill goes straight to its Third Reading, without a Committee of the whole.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alternatively, the bill may be recommitted for consideration by the Committee of the Whole.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Committee_of_the_whole_House">Committee of the whole House</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Committee of the whole House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a bill reaches the Committee of the whole House stage, Parliament resolves itself "into committee", forming a committee of all MPs present to consider it. Each Member may speak up to three times on each clause or proposed amendment, for up to 10 minutes at a time,<sup id="cite_ref-SO391_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SO391-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but debate is restricted to the details of the bill rather than its principles.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Committee may amend the bill as it sees fit, provided the amendments are relevant to the subject matter of the bill and the particular clause, and not inconsistent with any clause already agreed to.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amendments may be introduced during the debate, or in writing and placed on the <a href="/wiki/Order_Paper" title="Order Paper">Order Paper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When all clauses have been debated and amendments agreed to or negatived, the bill is reported back, and there is a final vote on whether the report of the committee is adopted by the House.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_Reading">Third Reading</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Third Reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Third Reading may be taken on the same day as a bill is reported back by the Committee of the whole, the House of Ariki or Select Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Minor amendments may be proposed for correcting errors or oversights, but no material amendments may be proposed.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is no debate.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the bill is passed, it is referred to the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Representative" title="King's Representative">King's Representative</a> for their assent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Select_committees">Select committees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Select committees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Legislation is scrutinised by <a href="/wiki/Select_committee_(parliamentary_system)" title="Select committee (parliamentary system)">select committees</a>, which must consist of between five and seven members.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Committees have the power to send for witnesses and records to assist in their deliberations.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As in other Westminster Systems, the proceedings of select committees are protected by <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_privilege" title="Parliamentary privilege">Parliamentary privilege</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number and roles of subject committees is regulated by Standing Orders.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Currently the following subject committees exist: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Select Committee </th> <th>Areas of responsibility </th></tr> <tr> <td>Commerce </td> <td>Business development, commerce, communications, consumer affairs, energy, information technology, insurance, and superannuation. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Education and Science </td> <td>Education, industry training, research, science, and technology. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Finance and Expenditure </td> <td>Audit of the Crown's and departmental financial statements, review of departmental performance, Government finance, revenue and taxation. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Trade </td> <td>Customs, defence, disarmament and arms control, foreign affairs, immigration and trade. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Land, Local Government, and Cultural Affairs </td> <td>Land, Outer Islands, local government, culture, language, traditional affairs. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Law and Order </td> <td>Courts, prisons, police. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Labour </td> <td>Labour, employment relations, occupational health and safety. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Privileges </td> <td>Powers privileges, and immunities of Parliament and its members. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Social Services, Health, and Environment </td> <td>Housing, senior citizens, social welfare, work and income support, public health, environment, conservation. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In addition there are three standing select committees tasked with the regulation of parliament. These are: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Select Committee </th> <th>Areas of responsibility </th></tr> <tr> <td>Government Caucus Committee </td> <td>Business of Parliament each day and the order in which it is taken.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Standing Orders Committee </td> <td>Amendments to Standing Orders.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bills Committee </td> <td>Private bills.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terms_of_the_Cook_Islands_Parliament">Terms of the Cook Islands Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Terms of the Cook Islands Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Parliament is currently in its 18th term.<sup id="cite_ref-members_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-members-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" width="70%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Term </th> <th>Elected in </th> <th>Government </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">1st Parliament</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1958_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1958 Cook Islands general election">1958 election</a> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">2nd Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1961_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1961 Cook Islands general election">1961 election</a> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">3rd Parliament</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1965_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1965 Cook Islands general election">1965 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">4th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1968_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1968 Cook Islands general election">1968 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">5th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1972_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1972 Cook Islands general election">1972 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">6th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1974_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1974 Cook Islands general election">1974 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">7th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1978_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1978 Cook Islands general election">1978 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">8th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/March_1983_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="March 1983 Cook Islands general election">March 1983 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Cook_Islands_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Cook Islands Parliament (page does not exist)">9th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/November_1983_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="November 1983 Cook Islands general election">November 1983 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Cook Islands Parliament">10th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1989_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1989 Cook Islands general election">1989 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Cook Islands Parliament">11th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1994_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1994 Cook Islands general election">1994 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/12th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="12th Cook Islands Parliament">12th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1999_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="1999 Cook Islands general election">1999 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/13th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="13th Cook Islands Parliament">13th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2004_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2004 Cook Islands general election">2004 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="14th Cook Islands Parliament">14th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2006_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2006 Cook Islands general election">2006 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Cook_Islands)" title="Democratic Party (Cook Islands)">Democratic Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="15th Cook Islands Parliament">15th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2010 Cook Islands general election">2010 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="16th Cook Islands Parliament">16th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2014_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2014 Cook Islands general election">2014 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="17th Cook Islands Parliament">17th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2018_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2018 Cook Islands general election">2018 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_Cook_Islands_Parliament" title="18th Cook Islands Parliament">18th Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Cook_Islands_general_election" title="2022 Cook Islands general election">2022 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Party" title="Cook Islands Party">Cook Islands Party</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Ariki" title="House of Ariki">House of Ariki</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="https://parliamentci.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gazette-Parliament-Emblem.pdf">"Parliament Emblem"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>parliamentci.wpenginepowered.com</i>. The Cook Islands Gazette. 21 September 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 June</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=parliamentci.wpenginepowered.com&rft.atitle=Parliament+Emblem&rft.date=2021-09-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fparliamentci.wpenginepowered.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F10%2FGazette-Parliament-Emblem.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+the+Cook+Islands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://parliament.gov.ck/">"Parliament of the Cook Islands"</a>. <i>parliament.gov.ck/</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 June</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=parliament.gov.ck%2F&rft.atitle=Parliament+of+the+Cook+Islands&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fparliament.gov.ck%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+the+Cook+Islands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cook Islands Constitution, s37 (5)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMelina_Etches2021" class="citation web cs1">Melina Etches (23 March 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/politics/mauke-mp-tura-appointed-speaker-of-parliament/">"Mauke MP Tura appointed Speaker of Parliament"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mauke+MP+Tura+appointed+Speaker+of+Parliament&rft.pub=Cook+Islands+News&rft.date=2021-03-23&rft.au=Melina+Etches&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cookislandsnews.com%2Finternal%2Fnational%2Fpolitics%2Fmauke-mp-tura-appointed-speaker-of-parliament%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+the+Cook+Islands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cook Islands Amendment Act (NZ) 1946.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gilson200-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gilson200_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gilson200_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRichard_Gilson1980" class="citation book cs1">Richard Gilson (1980). 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 December</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cook+Islands+parliament+term+to+be+put+to+voters&rft.pub=RNZ&rft.date=2004-08-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rnz.co.nz%2Finternational%2Fpacific-news%2F150133%2Fcook-islands-parliament-term-to-be-put-to-voters&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+the+Cook+Islands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/150640/senior-cook-islands-politician-appears-to-lose-seat-in-general-elections">"Senior Cook Islands politician appears to lose seat in General Elections"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 December</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Senior+Cook+Islands+politician+appears+to+lose+seat+in+General+Elections&rft.pub=Radio+New+Zealand+International&rft.date=2004-09-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rnz.co.nz%2Finternational%2Fpacific-news%2F150640%2Fsenior-cook-islands-politician-appears-to-lose-seat-in-general-elections&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+the+Cook+Islands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cook Islands Constitution, s27 (2).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cook Islands Constitution, s13 (3).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cook Islands Constitution, s13 (2).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cook Islands Constitution, s14 (3).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.gov.ck/standing_orders.pdf">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands</a>, Standing Order 65.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Part XXVIII.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Orders 227, 228.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 227.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 229.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 230.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SO391-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SO391_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SO391_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 391.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 234.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 235.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 259.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Orders 260, 261.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 312.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 266.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 267.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 268.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 238.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 241.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Orders 243, 244.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 253.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 269.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 270.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 272.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 317.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 335.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 346.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 316.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 359.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 360.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Standing Order 284-285; 361.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-members-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-members_52-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-members_52-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a 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Nevis)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_National_Council" title="Federal National Council">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Venezuela)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Unitary_state" title="Unitary state">Unitary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leadership_Council_of_Afghanistan" title="Leadership Council of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Albania" title="Parliament of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Council_(Andorra)" title="General Council (Andorra)">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Angola)" title="National Assembly (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Armenia)" title="National Assembly (Armenia)">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Azerbaijan)" title="National Assembly (Azerbaijan)">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad" title="Jatiya Sangsad">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Benin)" title="National Assembly (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Botswana)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Brunei" title="Legislative Council of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bulgaria)" title="National Assembly (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Burkina_Faso" title="National Assembly of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Cape_Verde)" title="National Assembly (Cape Verde)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Central_African_Republic)" title="National Assembly (Central African Republic)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Chad)" title="National Assembly (Chad)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress" title="National People's Congress">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Costa_Rica" title="Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Parliament" title="Croatian Parliament">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_People%27s_Power" title="National Assembly of People's Power">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Cyprus)" title="House of Representatives (Cyprus)">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folketing" title="Folketing">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Djibouti)" title="National Assembly (Djibouti)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_of_Dominica" title="House of Assembly of Dominica">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_(East_Timor)" title="National Parliament (East Timor)">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Ecuador)" title="National Assembly (Ecuador)">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_El_Salvador" title="Legislative Assembly of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Eritrea)" title="National Assembly (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riigikogu" title="Riigikogu">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Fiji" title="Parliament of Fiji">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_the_Gambia" title="National Assembly of the Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Georgia" title="Parliament of Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Ghana" title="Parliament of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Parliament" title="Hellenic Parliament">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Guatemala" title="Congress of the Republic of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Guinea)" title="National Assembly (Guinea)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Assembly_(Guinea-Bissau)" title="National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Guyana)" title="National Assembly (Guyana)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Congress_of_Honduras" title="National Congress of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Hungary)" title="National Assembly (Hungary)">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Althing" title="Althing">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Consultative_Assembly" title="Islamic Consultative Assembly">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knesset" title="Knesset">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_(Kiribati)" title="House of Assembly (Kiribati)">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(South_Korea)" title="National Assembly (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Kuwait)" title="National Assembly (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Laos" title="National Assembly of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saeima" title="Saeima">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Lebanon" title="Parliament of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Libya)" title="House of Representatives (Libya)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landtag_of_Liechtenstein" title="Landtag of Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Luxembourg)" title="Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Malawi)" title="National Assembly (Malawi)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Majlis" title="People's Majlis">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Mali)" title="National Assembly (Mali)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malta" title="Parliament of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Marshall_Islands" title="Legislature of the Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritanian_Parliament" title="Mauritanian Parliament">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Mauritius)" title="National Assembly (Mauritius)">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Moldova" title="Parliament of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_(Monaco)" title="National Council (Monaco)">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Great_Khural" title="State Great Khural">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Montenegro" title="Parliament of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Republic_(Mozambique)" title="Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nauru" title="Parliament of Nauru">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Nicaragua)" title="National Assembly (Nicaragua)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Niger)" title="National Assembly (Niger)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_North_Macedonia" title="Assembly of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storting" title="Storting">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_Legislative_Council" title="Palestinian Legislative Council">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Panama)" title="National Assembly (Panama)">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="National Parliament of Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru" title="Congress of the Republic of Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Republic_(Portugal)" title="Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consultative_Assembly_of_Qatar" title="Consultative Assembly of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Samoa" title="Legislative Assembly of Samoa">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_and_General_Council" title="Grand and General Council">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="National Assembly (São Tomé and Príncipe)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consultative_Assembly_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Senegal)" title="National Assembly (Senegal)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Serbia)" title="National Assembly (Serbia)">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Seychelles)" title="National Assembly (Seychelles)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Parliament of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Singapore" title="Parliament of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_(Slovakia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Council (Slovakia)">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_of_Solomon_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="National Parliament of Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Suriname)" title="National Assembly (Suriname)">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Assembly_of_Syria" title="People's Assembly of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Tanzania)" title="National Assembly (Tanzania)">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Togo)" title="National Assembly (Togo)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga" title="Legislative Assembly of Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Representatives_of_the_People" title="Assembly of the Representatives of the People">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey" title="Grand National Assembly of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a 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territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_%C3%85land" title="Parliament of Åland">Åland Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_(Anguilla)" title="House of Assembly (Anguilla)">Anguilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Aruba" title="Parliament of Aruba">Aruba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_the_Azores" title="Legislative Assembly of the Azores">Azores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands" title="House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Cayman_Islands" title="Parliament of the Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Parliament of Curaçao">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_the_Falkland_Islands" title="Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%B8gting" title="Løgting">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_French_Polynesia" title="Assembly of French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_Parliament" title="Gibraltar Parliament">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inatsisartut" title="Inatsisartut">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_of_Guernsey" title="States of Guernsey">Guernsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_Assembly" title="States Assembly">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Madeira" title="Legislative Assembly of Madeira">Madeira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Macau" title="Legislative Assembly of Macau">Macau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Montserrat" title="Legislative Assembly of Montserrat">Montserrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_New_Caledonia" title="Congress of New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_Assembly" title="Niue Assembly">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Council_(Pitcairn)" title="Island Council (Pitcairn)">Pitcairn Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Council_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Saint_Helena" title="Legislative Council of Saint Helena">Saint Helena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Politics of the Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Council_of_Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sint_Maarten" title="Parliament of Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobago_House_of_Assembly" title="Tobago House of Assembly">Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Fono" title="General Fono">Tokelau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_(Turks_and_Caicos_Islands)" title="House of Assembly (Turks and Caicos Islands)">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Assembly_of_Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">Non-UN states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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