2014 Mitiaro by-election

A by-election was held in the Cook Islands constituency of Mitiaro on 11 November 2014.

[1] In the July 2014 general election, the contest for the Mitiaro seat resulted in a tie.

Incumbent MP Tangata Vavia, of the Democratic Party, received 50 votes, but so did Cook Islands Party challenger Tuakeu Tangatapoto.

The by-election took place, but counting was delayed due to a legal challenge by the Cook Islands Party.

[3] The court ultimately ruled that one person had voted illegally in the Mitiaro constituency in the general election, and invalidated that person's ballot.