Matavera (electorate)

Matavera
Matavera
Constituency; for the Parliament of the Cook Islands
Region	Rarotonga
Current constituency
Created	1981
Number of members	1
Member(s)	Vaitoti Tupa
Created from	Takitumu

Matavera is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.

The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981^[1] adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Takitumu into three. It consists of the tapere of Titama, Tupapa, Matavera, Pouara, and Vaenga on the island of Rarotonga.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1983 (Mar), 1983 (Nov)	William Cowan	Democratic Party
1994	Mataio Mataio Aperau	Unknown
1999, 2004	Peri Vaevae Pare	Democratic Party
2006 by-election	Kiriau Turepu	Cook Islands Party
2006	Cassey Eggelton	Democratic Party
2010, 2014	Kiriau Turepu	Cook Islands Party
2018	Vaitoti Tupa	Democratic Party

References

^ "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980–81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[1] "Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980–81". PACLII. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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v t e Electorates of the Cook Islands
Rarotonga	Akaoa Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston Matavera Murienua Ngatangiia Nikao–Panama Ruaau Takuvaine–Tutakimoa Titikaveka Tupapa–Maraerenga
Aitutaki	Amuri–Ureia Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara Vaipae–Tautu
Mangaia	Ivirua Oneroa Tamarua
Atiu	Teenui–Mapumai Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua
Outer Islands	Manihiki Mauke Mitiaro Penrhyn Pukapuka–Nassau Rakahanga
Historic electorates	Aitutaki Aitutaki–Manuae Atiu European Mangaia Overseas Puaikura Pukapuka Rarotonga Takitumu Te-au-o-Tonga

Matavera
Constituency for the Parliament of the Cook Islands

Region	Rarotonga
Current constituency
Created	1981
Number of members	1
Member(s)	Vaitoti Tupa
Created from	Takitumu