Part III
The Legislative Government of the Cook Islands
The Legislative Assembly
27 Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands
(1) There shall be a Legislative Assembly to be called the Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands.
(2) The Legislative Assembly shall consist of twenty-two members, to be elected by secret ballot under a system of universal suffrage by the electors of the following islands or groups of islands and in the following numbers:
- (a) The Island of Aitutaki and the Island of Manuae, three members:
- (b) The Island of Atiu, two members:
- (c) The Island of Mangaia, two members:
- (d) The Island of Manihiki, one member:
- (e) The Island of Mauke, one member:
- (f) The Island of Mitiaro, one member:
- (g) The Island of Penrhyn, one member:
- (h) The Island of Pukapuka and the Island of Nassau, one member:
- (i) The Island of Rakahanga, one member:
- (j) The Island of Rarotonga and the Island of Palmerston, nine members, to be elected as follows:
- (i) Four members, to be elected by the electors of the Te-au-o-tonga Constituency, being the area comprised in the Avarua Survey District and the Island of Palmerston:
- (ii) Three members, to be elected by the electors of the Takitumu Constituency, being the area comprised in the Takitumu, Ngatangiia, and Matavera Survey Districts:
- (iii) Two members, to be elected by the electors of the Puaikura Constituency, being the area comprised in the Arorangi Survey District.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Article and of Article 28 hereof, the qualifications and disqualification of electors and candidates, the mode of electing members of the Legislative Assembly, and the terms and conditions of their membership shall be as prescribed by law.
28 Nationality and residential qualifications of electors and candidates
(1) Without limiting the provisions of any law prescribing any additional qualifications, a person shall be qualified to be an elector for the election of members of
