Cook Islands parliamentary term referendum, 1999

A referendum on reducing the term length of Parliament from five to four years was held in the Cook Islands on 29 June 1999.^[1] The proposal would amend article 37 of the constitution, which at the time read "The Queen's Representative shall dissolve Parliament at the expiration of 5 years from the date of the last preceding general election, if it has not sooner been dissolved."^[1] The change was approved by 64.5% of voters, but this was below the two-third majority required to modify the constitution.^[1] A second referendum in 2004 was passed by the majority required.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Four years		64.5
Five years		36.5
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	9,371	100
Registered voters/turnout	10,601	88.4
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1. Cook Islands, 29 June 1999: Legislative term four or five years= Direct Democracy (German)
2. Cook Islands, 7 September 2004: Shortening of the Legislature to four years Direct Democracy (German)