This article lists political parties in the Cook Islands. There are two dominant political parties, which means that the Cook Islands have a two-party system. It is extremely difficult for candidates to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Active parties
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Parliamentary parties
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| Cook Islands Party
| CIP
|1965
| Mark Brown
| Cook Islands Māori nationalism
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| Democratic Party
| DP
|1971
| Tina Browne
| Social liberalism
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| Centre to<br/>Centre-left
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| Cook Islands United Party
| CIUP
|2018
| Teariki Heather
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| One Cook Islands Movement
| OCI
|2014
| George Turia
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Extraparliamentary parties
- Progressive Party of the Cook Islands (2019–present)
Historical parties
- Alliance Party (1992–2002)
- Cook Islands First Party (2004–2006)
- Cook Islands Labor Party (1965)
- Cook Islands National Party (2003–2004)
- United Political Party (1965)
- Democratic Tumu Party (1989–1993)
- New Alliance Party (1997–2002)
- Party Tumu (2010)
- Te Kura O Te ‘Au People's Movement (2010)
- Tumu Enua (2004)
- United Cook Islanders (UCI) (1968–1970?)
See also
- List of ruling political parties by country