A by-election will be held in the Cook Islands electorate of Murienua on 19 February 2014. The by-election was precipitated by the resignation of the winner of the 2013 Murienua by-election following allegations of election fraud.
Both candidates in the 2013 by-election have indicated that they will run again. A "stand-in" candidate for the Cook Islands Party, Tare Mareiti, subsequently withdrew. The election was won by the Democratic Party's James Beer.
Aftermath
Following the by-election the Cook Islands Party filed an election petition alleging bribery, undue influence, the publication of false allegations to influence the vote, and unqualified voting.
References
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