On the 12th local time, the South Pacific island nation of Cook Islands held a new parliamentary election. According to reports, voting began at 9:00 a.m. and ended at 18:00 on the same day. An independent member of parliament was automatically re-elected because no other competitors were running for election when the nomination closed in mid-July. The remaining 62 candidates will contest the remaining 23 seats in Parliament. The Cook Islands has a land area of 240 square kilometres and consists of 15 small islands. Parliament has a unicameral system, and the Legislative Assembly consists of 24 members elected by universal suffrage for a term of 4 years. The political party or coalition that obtained the majority of seats in the parliamentary elections is responsible for forming a new government.

On the 12th local time, the South Pacific island nation of Cook Islands held a new parliamentary election. According to reports, voting began at 9:00 a.m. and ended at 18:00 on the same day. An independent member of parliament was automatically re-elected because no other competitors were running for election when the nomination closed in mid-July. The remaining 62 candidates will contest the remaining 23 seats in Parliament. The Cook Islands has a land area of 240 square kilometres and consists of 15 small islands. Parliament has a unicameral system, and the Legislative Assembly consists of 24 members elected by universal suffrage for a term of 4 years. The political party or coalition that obtained the majority of seats in the parliamentary elections is responsible for forming a new government.