March 1983 Cook Islands general election

March 1983 Cook Islands general election

30 March 1983

24 seats in the Parliament
13 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Cook Islands Geoffrey Henry 50.1 13 −2
Democratic Thomas Davis 44.9 11 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Thomas Davis
DP
Geoffrey Henry
CIP

General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 30 March 1983. The result was a victory for the Cook Islands Party (CIP) of Geoffrey Henry, who became prime minister. However, the CIP lost their majority by the end of July, eventually resulting in Parliament being dissolved and new elections called in November 1983.