Claim: Ten out of the 24 members of the 11th Cook Islands Parliament come from the Cook Islands Party, the first political party founded in the Cook Islands.
Evidence: Teina Bishop CIP Tupou Faireka CIP Teariki Heather CIP Geoffrey Henry CIP Tom Marsters CIP Tiki Matapo CIP Albert (Peto) Nicholas CIP Henry Puna CIP Vaine Iriano Wichman CIP Mii Parima CIP Kete Ioane Terepai Maoate Terepai Maoate Jnr Jim Marurai Ngamau Munokoa Peri Vaevae Pare Winton Pickering Wilkie Rasmussen Piho Rua Upokomaki Simpson Mapu Taia Eugene Tatuava Tangata Vavia Tiaki Wuatai It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the islands' politics since 1965.