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Constitution Cook Islands, in 36 editions.
The entry for Cook Islands published Constitution in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 7 editions. Each is shown as published. Constitution in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 7
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Constitution” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 23 editions, 1990 to 2012.
4 August 1965
4 August 1965
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
effective 4 August 1965 (Cook islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2004)
effective 4 August 1965 (Cook islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2004)
4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2015)
effective 4 August 1965 (Cook islands Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2004) (2015)
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2016)
4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2015) (2016)
- history:
- 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964) (2017)
- amendments:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent to by the chief of state’s representative;
- passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum;
- amended many times, last in 2004 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
history: 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964) (2017)
amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent to by the chief of state’s representative; passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2004 (2017)
- history:
- 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)
- amendments:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state’s representative;
- passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum;
- amended many times, last in 2004 (2019)
history: 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964) (2017)
amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent to by of the chief of state’s representative; passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2004 (2017) (2019)
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- history:
- 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)
- amendments:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state’s representative;
- passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum;
- amended many times, last in 2004
history: 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)
amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state’s representative; passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2004 (2019)
- history:
- 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)
- amendment process:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state’s representative;
- passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum
history: 4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)amendments: amendment process: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state’s representative; passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2004 referendum
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Cook Islands: Constitution.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/cook-islands/constitution.