The 2007 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 21 March 2007 to elect the 12th Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island.
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| Registered | 1,237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 93.21% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first election to use a modified electoral system, which had been introduced by the Assembly in 2005. Electors each have nine equal votes, which can be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than two votes could be given to any particular individual candidate. Previously, electors were able to give a single candidate up to four votes. This variation of cumulative voting is called "weighted first past the post".[1][2]
Incumbent Chief Minister David Buffett, who had served in every Assembly since it was formed in 1979, lost his seat at the election. As a result, Andre Nobbs replaced him in the position on 28 March.[3]
Results edit
1,036 votes (89.85%) were cast in-person inside Rawson Hall, with an additional 117 absentee votes (10.15%).[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Andre Nobbs (elected) | 1,261 | 12.97 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Magri (elected) | 1,227 | 12.62 | ||
| Independent | Brendon Christian (elected) | 1,151 | 11.84 | ||
| Independent | Stephanie Jack (elected) | 807 | 8.30 | ||
| Independent | Neville Christian (elected) | 711 | 7.31 | ||
| Liberal | Ian Anderson (elected) | 662 | 6.81 | ||
| Independent | Lisle Snell (elected) | 650 | 6.69 | ||
| Independent | Geoffrey Gardner (elected) | 625 | 6.43 | ||
| Independent | Timothy Sheridan (elected) | 617 | 6.35 | ||
| Independent | Ronald Nobbs | 441 | 4.54 | ||
| Independent | David Buffett | 355 | 3.65 | ||
| Independent | Maureen King | 315 | 3.24 | ||
| Independent | John Brown | 234 | 2.41 | ||
| Independent | Terence Jope | 205 | 2.11 | ||
| Independent | Lorraine Boudan | 189 | 1.94 | ||
| Independent | Timothy Brown | 161 | 1.66 | ||
| Independent | Frederick Howe | 109 | 1.12 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,720 | 100.0 | |||
| Total formal ballots | 1,080 | 93.67 | |||
| Informal votes | 73 | 6.44 | |||
| Turnout | 1,153 | 93.21 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Change to voting system for March 21 election" (PDF). THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND.
- ^ "Drama takes a back seat for Norfolk poll". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Norfolk Island government website Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Election 2007" (PDF). Norfolk Island Government.