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A by-election was held in the Cook Islands electorate of Murienua on 19 September 2013. The by-election was precipitated by the resignation of sitting MP Tom Marsters following his appointment as Queen's Representative. Planning for the by-election began immediately following the announcement of Marsters' appointment. Initially the by-election was expected to happen in August, but it was later delayed until September.〔 The election was contested by two candidates: the Cook Islands Party's Kaota Tuariki and the Democratic Party's James Beer. It was won by Tuariki. ==Aftermath== Allegations of electoral fraud, including late camapigning and treating, were raised shortly after the by-election. On 1 October the Democratic party lodged an election petition. A formal hearing of the petition was pre-empted by Tuariki's resignation, precipitating the 2014 Murienua by-election. Following his resignation, the Democratic party lodged a complaint of bribery and treating against Tuariki with police. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murienua by-election 2013」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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