The result was a victory for the ruling Cook Islands Party (CIP), which won 14 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Assembly with 64% of the vote.

[3] Henry also obstructed attempts to charter an Air New Zealand plane for voters to fly home.

Democratic Party attempts to distribute leaflets to outer islands were also stopped by Henry.

[4] After the CIP lost their two-thirds majority and ability to amend the constitution, Henry threatened to take action against Democratic Party supporters working in the islands' civil service.

[9] When the newly elected Assembly convened, Marguerite Story was re-elected as Speaker.