Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara

Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara
Constituency for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
Region	Aitutaki
Current constituency
Created	1981
Number of members	1
Member	Tereapii Maki-Kavana
Created from	Aitutaki

Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Tereapii Maki-Kavana, who has held the seat since 2018.

The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980-1981 adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Aitutaki into three.

Members of Parliament for Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Election		Member	Party
	1989, 1994	Ngereteina Puna	Cook Islands Party
	1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010	Teina Bishop	Cook Islands Party
	2014	Teina Bishop	One Cook Islands Movement
	2016 byelection	Pumati Israela	One Cook Islands Movement
	2018, 2022, 2026	Tereapii Maki-Kavana	Cook Islands Party

Election results

2026 Cook Islands general election: Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Cook Islands	Tereapii Maki-Kavana†	179	46.7
	Cook Islands United	Maitoe Henry	113	29.5
	Independent	Tekura Moeroa Bishop	91	23.8
Turnout			383
	Cook Islands hold		Swing
† incumbent

2022 Cook Islands general election: Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Cook Islands	Tereapii Maki-Kavana	206	57.4	+5.8
	One Cook Islands	Teinakore Bishop	111	30.9	+17.5
	Democratic	Atina Currie	42	11.7	+11.7
Turnout			359
	Cook Islands hold		Swing	−11.7