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1078:"Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018"
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1080:. Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018
880:"COOK ISLANDS CABINET SHUFFLES POLICE PORTFOLIO"
708:"Geoffrey Heather wins Cook Islands by-election"
551:. Parliament of the Cook Islands. Archived from
508:Following his election loss Heather founded the
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374:from 2013 to 2018. Previously a member of the
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842:. Cook Islands Government. Archived from
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882:. Pacific Islands Report. 4 April 2012
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818:"Cooks PM announces cabinet line up"
1165:Caleb Fotheringham (18 July 2022).
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1146:. RNZ. 23 January 2018
1036:. RNZ. 9 February 2016
840:"Who's who in Cabinet"
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