2021 Saint Helena general election

General elections were held in Saint Helena on 13 October 2021 to elect the 12 members of the Legislative Council. They were the first elections after a March 2021 referendum on changing the governance system of Saint Helena from a committee system to a ministerial system. Following the election, the island's first Chief Minister, Julie Thomas, was elected by members of the Legislative Council on its first session on 25 October.[1][2]

Electoral system

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The 12 seats in the Legislative Council were elected by plurality-at-large voting, with voters allowed to cast up to 12 votes.[3] There are no registered political parties, so all candidates ran as independents.

Results

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CandidateVotes%Notes
Julie Thomas88868.52Elected
Andrew James Turner83464.35Elected
Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex82763.81Re-elected
Martin Dave Henry75057.87Elected
Jeffrey Robert Ellick68853.09Re-elected[a]
Ronald Arthur Coleman67852.31Elected
Karl Gavin Thrower61147.15Elected
Gillian Ann Brooks56143.29Elected
Mark Alan Brooks53341.13Elected
Christine Scipio-O'Dean53241.05Re-elected
Robert Charles Midwinter48537.42Elected
Rosemary June Bargo45635.19Elected
Russell Keith Yon45034.72Unseated
Peter Anthony Young41031.64
Derek Franklin Thomas39430.40Unseated
Paul Laban37629.01
Clint Richard Beard36928.47Unseated
Melissa Kim Fowler36828.40
Keith Gordon Brinsden31524.31
Helene Virginia Williams30823.77
Cruyff Gerard Buckley29923.07Unseated
Gavin George Ellick27921.53Unseated
Leslie Paul Baldwin26020.06
Julie Christine Fowler19414.97
Damien Shaun Thomas18714.43
Lionel George Williams675.17
Elizabeth Knipe655.02
Donald Eric Thomas655.02
Patrick Arthur Williams403.09
Total12,289100.00
Valid votes1,29699.62
Invalid/blank votes50.38
Total votes1,301100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,16260.18
Source: St Helena Government, St Helena Government
  1. ^ Ellick was elected in a November 2019 by-election.[4]

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