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1961 Cook Islands general election

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In November 1963 the Executive Committee was revamped, becoming a "shadow cabinet" with defined portfolios. Dick Charles Brown was elected the first Leader of Government business, defeating Ngatupuna Matepi by a vote of 11–10. A new speaker was also appointed, with Teariki Tuavera defeating Ngatapuna
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consisted of 15 directly elected members (14 from ten general constituencies and one from a European voter constituency), seven members indirectly elected by Island Councils (four from Rarotonga and one from
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In 1962 an Executive Committee was established, with its members elected by the Assembly. It initially consisted of
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elected to replace Les Bailey for the European seat (Bailey was also replaced on the Executive Committee by
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Customs, Finance, Inland Revenue, Labour, Post Office, Radio, Shipping & Air, Treasury
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Self rule in the Cook Islands: The government and politics of a new micro-state
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Broadcasting, Health, Justice, Police and Prisons, Social Development
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The Executive Committee of the Cook Islands legislature in 1962
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Speedy and Far-Reaching Changes In South Seas Political Scene
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Index

Politics of the Cook Islands

Monarch
Charles III
King's Representative
Tom Marsters
Prime Minister
Mark Brown
Cabinet
Parliament
Speaker
Tai Tura
House of Ariki
President
Tou Travel Ariki
Political parties
elections
2010
2014
2018
2022
Other countries
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Cook Islands
Legislative Assembly
Aitutaki
Atiu
Mangaia

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