Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
# Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston

Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston or RAPPA is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament.

The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981 adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Te-au-o-tonga into four. It was further expanded in 1986 by the Constitution Amendment (No. 12) Act 1986. It consists of the tapere of Atupa, Avatiu and Ruatonga on the island of Rarotonga, as well as Palmerston Island.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1994 | Albert (Peto) Nicholas | Alliance Party |
| 1999 | Albert (Peto) Nicholas | New Alliance Party |
| 2004, 2006 | Albert (Peto) Nicholas | Cook Islands Party |
| 2010 | John Henry | Cook Islands Party |
| 2014 | Albert Nicholas | Democratic Party |
| 2017 by-election, 2018 | Albert Nicholas | Cook Islands Party |
