The 2016 Norfolk Island local election was held on 28 May 2016 to elect the Norfolk Island Regional Council, the local government body of Norfolk Island.
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This was the first election for the council since the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly was abolished in 2015 as part of the removal of Norfolk Island's semi-self-governing status.[1]
Following the election, Robin Adams was elected mayor through a vote of councillors at the formal establishment of the council on 1 July 2016.
Background
editNorfolk Island Regional Council is subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales. Unlike most local government bodies in Australia, the council delivers many Commonwealth services to residents in addition to local-level services such as land planning and emergency management.[2]
The council has five members, down from the eight members that the Assembly had.[3]
The election was conducted by the Australian Election Company and results were finalised on 31 May 2016. Unlike the previous Assembly elections, a quota was used, replacing a variation of cumulative voting known as "weighted first past the post".[4]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 158 | ||||
Independent | Rod Buffett (elected 1) | 190 | 20.17 | ||
Independent | Lisle Snell (elected 2) | 149 | 15.81 | ||
Liberal | Dave Porter (elected 3) | 147 | 15.61 | ||
Independent | Robin Adams (elected 5) | 107 | 11.36 | ||
Independent | John McCoy (elected 4) | 97 | 10.30 | ||
Independent | David Buffett | 90 | 9.55 | ||
Independent | Lyle Tavener | 66 | 7.01 | ||
Independent | Tim Brown | 38 | 4.03 | ||
Independent | Kim Davies | 29 | 3.08 | ||
Independent | Graham White | 29 | 3.08 | ||
Total formal votes | 942 | 100.0 |
Count progression
editParty | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent | Rod Buffett | 20.17 | 190 | ||||||
Independent | Lisle Snell | 15.82 | 149 | 151 | 161 | ||||
Liberal | Dave Porter | 15.61 | 147 | 155 | 156 | 164 | |||
Independent | Robin Adams | 11.36 | 107 | 109 | 113 | 119 | 133 | 137 | |
Independent | John McCoy | 10.30 | 97 | 101 | 105 | 111 | 123 | 144 | |
Independent | David Buffett | 9.55 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 100 | 106 | 124 | |
Independent | Lyle Tavener | 7.01 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 87 | ||
Independent | Tim Brown | 4.03 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 44 | |||
Independent | Graham White | 3.08 | 29 | 31 | 36 | ||||
Independent | Kim Davies | 3.08 | 29 | 30 | |||||
Exhausted votes | 5 | 10 | 54 | ||||||
Quota: 158 |
Aftermath
editThree of the five councillors elected said they supported the work of Norfolk Island People for Democracy, which supports political self-determination for the territory. Former Chief Minister David Buffett was among the unsuccessful candidates at the election.[3][4]
On 4 February 2021, Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories Nola Marino suspended the council and appointed Mike Colreavy as an Interim Administrator, following the postponement of the 2020 election. On 6 December 2021, the council was formally dismissed and Colreavy became Administrator for a period of three years, with the next election scheduled to be held in 2024.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Norfolk Island self-government to be replaced by local council". The Guardian.
- ^ "About Council". Norfolk Island Regional Council. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b Strom, Marcus. "Norfolk Island elects council that supports self-determination". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Norfolk Island Regional Council" (PDF). Australian Election Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Canberra dumps Norfolk Island Regional Council". RNZ.