General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 11 December 2009.[2] As there are no political parties on Pitcairn, the Deputy Mayor and all four candidates elected to the Island Council were independents.[3] Simon Young became the first person not born on Pitcairn to be elected Deputy Mayor.[4]
Electoral system
editThe four elected members were elected by single transferable vote for two year terms. In addition, the Island Council had six other members; the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor, both of whom were elected separately. The four elected members and the Deputy Mayor nominated a further member, whilst two were appointed by the Governor and one seat was reserved for a Commissioner liaising between the Governor and the Island Council.[3]
Results
editVoting began at 08:30 and was completed by 10:30. Of the 45 registered voters, 40 cast votes,[2] giving a turnout of 88.9%.
Deputy Mayor
editCandidate | First round | Second round | Third round | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Simon Young | 12 | 31.58 | 21 | 52.50 | ||
Jay Warren | 12 | 31.58 | 19 | 47.50 | ||
Brenda Christian | 8 | 21.05 | ||||
Jacqui Christian | 4 | 10.53 | ||||
Pawl Warren | 2 | 5.26 | ||||
Total | 38 | 100.00 | 40 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Pitcairn Island News |
Island Council
editCandidate | Votes | % | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Brenda Christian | 22 | 15.94 | Re-elected |
Jay Warren | 20 | 14.49 | Elected |
Dave Brown | 19 | 13.77 | Re-elected |
Lea Brown | 19 | 13.77 | Elected |
Turi Griffiths | 18 | 13.04 | Unseated |
Carol Warren | 16 | 11.59 | |
Pawl Warren | 13 | 9.42 | |
Jacqui Christian | 11 | 7.97 | Unseated |
Total | 138 | 100.00 | |
Source: Pitcairn Island News |
Following the election, Pawl Warren was appointed to the Island Council by the Governor.
References
edit- ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6526ff6fef608a3828c13d05/t/664ed8e6674ec54c1518dfd1/1716443378661/Regular_Council_Minutes_24_April_2024_20240521_0001.pdf
- ^ a b Election Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine British High Commission, Wellington
- ^ a b Election profile IFES
- ^ 2009 Election Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Pitcairn News, December 2009