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{{Short description|Cook Islands electoral division}}
[[Image:Aitutakicirc.png|right|200px|thumb|Electorates on Aitutaki]]
'''Amuri–Ureia''' is a [[Cook Islands]] electoral division returning one member to the [[Parliament of the Cook Islands|Cook Islands Parliament]].  Its current representative is [[Toanui Isamaela]], who has held the seat since [[2010 Cook Islands general election|2010]].
The electorate was created in 1981, when the [[Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980 (Cook Islands)|Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980]] adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of [[Aitutaki (Cook Islands electorate)|Aitutaki]] into three. It originally consisted of the Tapere of Punoua, Anaunga, Punganui, Ureia, and Amuri on the island of [[Aitutaki]],<ref>Third Schedule, Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980.</ref> but has since been expanded to also include the Tapere of Taakarere, Vaitupa, and Vaipeka and the [[Motu (geography)|Motu]] of Akitua.<ref>Cook Islands Constitution, Schedule I, part I.</ref>
==Members of Parliament for Amuri-Ureia==
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
{| class="wikitable" width="77%" style="font-size:95%;"
!width=29%|Name
!width=17%|Party
!width=15%|Elected
!width=15%|Left Office
!width=22%|Reason
|-
|[[Paora Teiti]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Cook Islands Party}}| [[Cook Islands Party]]
|[[1994 Cook Islands general election|1994]], [[1999 Cook Islands general election|1999]]
|[[2004 Cook Islands general election|2004]]
|Unknown
|-
|[[Terepai Maoate Jnr]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Cook Islands)}}| [[Democratic Party (Cook Islands)|Democrat]]
|[[2004 Cook Islands general election|2004]], [[2006 Cook Islands general election|2006]]
|[[2010 Cook Islands general election|2010]]
|Defeated
|-
|[[Toanui Isamaela]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Cook Islands Party}}| [[Cook Islands Party]]
|[[2010 Cook Islands general election|2010]], [[2014 Cook Islands general election|2014]]
|'''(incumbent)'''
|
|}
==Election results==
{{Election box begin
| title = [[2022 Cook Islands general election]]: Amuri-Ureia<ref>{{cite web | title=Cook Islands Parliamentary General Election 2022: Warrant Declaring the Successful Candidates and the Number of Votes Received by Each Candidate | work=The Cook Islands Gazette | pages=31-33 | first=Taggy | last=Tangimetua | date=11 August 2022 | archive-date=9 June 2023 | access-date=5 November 2024 | url-status=dead|url=https://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609163754/https://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = [[Toanui Isamaela]]
| party = One Cook Islands Movement
| votes = 126
| percentage = 35.9
| change = +35.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = [[Terepai Maoate]]
| party = Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
| votes = 123
| percentage = 35.0
| change = −24.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Nicholas Henry
| party = Cook Islands Party
| votes = 102
| percentage = 29.1
| change = −11.6
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 351
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = One Cook Islands Movement
| loser = Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
| swing = +30.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=[[2006 Cook Islands general election]]: Amuri-Ureia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democookislands.com/finalelectionresults.html |title=Final results of the Cook Islands election 2006 |publisher=Cook Islands Democratic Party |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709011818/http://www.democookislands.com/finalelectionresults.html |archivedate=2011-07-09 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party	= 	Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
|candidate	= 	'''[[Terepai Maoate Jnr]]'''
|votes      	= 	214
|percentage 	= 	56.6
|change     = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party	= 	Cook Islands Party
|candidate	= 	John Baxter
|votes      	= 	164
|percentage 	= 	43.4
|change     = }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes      = 	378
|percentage = 	88.1
|change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=[[2004 Cook Islands general election]]: Amuri-Ureia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinews.co.ck/results.htm |title=GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES - to 13 September 2004 |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=13 September 2004 |accessdate= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015084208/http://www.cinews.co.ck:80/results.htm |archive-date=15 October 2004}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party	= 	Democratic Party (Cook Islands)
|candidate	= 	'''[[Terepai Maoate Jnr]]'''
|votes      	= 	185
|percentage 	= 	50.7
|change     = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party	= 	Cook Islands Party
|candidate	= 	Teokotai Herman
|votes      	= 	175
|percentage 	= 	47.9
|change     = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party	= 	Independent (politician)
|candidate	= 	Kiria Kiria
|votes      	= 	5
|percentage 	= 	1.4
|change     = }}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes      = 	365
|percentage = 	97.0
|change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Electorates of the Cook Islands}}
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[[Category:Aitutaki]]
[[Category:Cook Islands electorates]]