General elections were held in the Cook Islands

Cook Islands

The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...

 on 1 May 1968 to elect 22 MPs to the Cook Islands Legislative Assembly

Parliament of the Cook Islands

The Parliament of the Cook Islands is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand colonial rule, it became the national legislature on independence in 1965....

. The Cook Islands Party

Cook Islands Party

The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965....

 increased its number of seats from 14 to 16, while the newly formed United Cook Islanders

United Cook Islanders

The United Cook Islanders was a political party in the Cook Islands. It was established on 16 February 1968 in order to challenge the then-dominant Cook Islands Party and provide a more organised opposition. The party was organised by David Hosking and Taira Rere. Prominent members included...

 won six seats to become the parliamentary opposition.

Summary of the 1 May 1968 Cook Islands Parliament of the Cook Islands

Parliament of the Cook Islands

The Parliament of the Cook Islands is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand colonial rule, it became the national legislature on independence in 1965....

 election results

Elections in the Cook Islands

Elections in the Cook Islands gives information on election and election results in the Cook Islands.The Cook Islands elects on national level a legislature. The Parliament of the Cook Islands has 24 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat constuencies...

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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top width=420|Parties
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
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|align=left|Cook Islands Party

Cook Islands Party

The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965....

|align="right" |12202
|align="right" |64.45
|align="right" |18
|-
|align=left|United Cook Islanders

United Cook Islanders

The United Cook Islanders was a political party in the Cook Islands. It was established on 16 February 1968 in order to challenge the then-dominant Cook Islands Party and provide a more organised opposition. The party was organised by David Hosking and Taira Rere. Prominent members included...

and Independents
|align="right" |6731
|align="right" |35.55
|align="right" |6
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|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| 18933
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| 95.6
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|22
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