General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 11 December 2009.[1] As there are no political parties on Pitcairn, the Deputy Mayor and all four candidates elected to the Island Council were independents.[2] Simon Young became the first person not born on Pitcairn to be elected Deputy Mayor.[3]
Electoral system edit
The 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.[2]
Results edit
Voting began at 08:30 and was completed by 10:30. Of the 45 registered voters, 40 cast votes,[1] giving a turnout of 88.9%.
Deputy Mayor edit
| Candidate | 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 edit
| Candidate | 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
- ^ 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