2017 Saint Helena general election

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General elections were held in Saint Helena on 26 July 2017.[1] A total of 17 candidates contested the elections.[2]

Electoral system

The 12 seats in the Legislative Council were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters allowed to cast up to 12 votes.[3] Eight polling stations were opened for voting.[3]

Results

Candidate Votes Notes
Russell Keith Yon 753 Elected
Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex 742 Re-elected[a]
Derek Franklin Thomas 668 Re-elected
Brian William Isaac 631 Re-elected
Lawson Arthur Henry 568 Re-elected
Cyril Kenneth Leo 561 Elected
Clint Richard Beard 513 Elected
Anthony Arthur Green 476 Re-elected[b]
Cruyff Gerard Buckley 471 Re-elected[c]
Kylie Marie Hercules 460 Elected
Gavin George Ellick 458 Re-elected
Christine Lilian Scipio-O’Dean 392 Re-elected
Cyril Keith Gunnell 383
Jeremy James Johns 333
Elizabeth Margaret Johnson-Idan 299
Pamela Ward Pearce 198 Unseated[d]
Marian Bernadette Yon 136
Invalid/blank votes 2
Total 1,106
Registered voters/turnout 49%
Source: Government of St Helena
  1. ^ Essex was first elected in a by-election on 12 March 2014.[4]
  2. ^ Green was first elected in the 2013 general election, but stepped down officially on 17 December 2013 for family reasons.[5]
  3. ^ Buckley was first elected in a by-election on 7 September 2016.[6]
  4. ^ Pearce was first elected in a by-election on 4 March 2015.[7]

References

  1. ^ General Election 2017 Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine The Sentinel, 20 July 2017
  2. ^ Official list of candidates for general election, 2017 St Helena Government, 12 July 2017
  3. ^ a b General election 2017 St Helena Government, 25 July 2017
  4. ^ "Dr Corinda Essex Elected As Member of Legislative Council". St. Helena Government. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Counillor Tony Green Steps Down From LEGCO". St. Helena Government. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Cruyff Buckley elected as member of Legislative Council". St. Helena Government. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Pamela Ward Pearce elected as member of Legislative Council". St. Helena Government. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.