2019 Ivirua by-election

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]

Results

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]