Cook Islands Party

Symbol of the Cook Islands Party and flag of the country from 1974 to 1979

The Cook Islands Party is a Cook Islands party founded in 1964 by Albert Henry based on the Progressive Cook Islands Community .

It was the country's main political force from 1965 to 1978 and from 1989 to 1999 . From 1999 to 2005, she participated in coalition governments. In the parliamentary elections of 1999, she won 10 seats in parliament, and in 2004 - 9 seats. In 2006, the party’s permanent leader, Jeffrey Henry , replaced the country’s political life, giving way to Henry Poon. In the September 26, 2006 parliamentary elections , the party won 45.3% of the vote, losing to its main rival, the Cook Islands Democratic Party .

The Cook Islands Party is the largest opposition party on the Cook Islands. He has close ties with the New Zealand Labor Party .