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
editThe 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
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Thomas | 888 | 68.52 | Elected |
| Andrew James Turner | 834 | 64.35 | Elected |
| Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex | 827 | 63.81 | Re-elected |
| Martin Dave Henry | 750 | 57.87 | Elected |
| Jeffrey Robert Ellick | 688 | 53.09 | Re-elected[a] |
| Ronald Arthur Coleman | 678 | 52.31 | Elected |
| Karl Gavin Thrower | 611 | 47.15 | Elected |
| Gillian Ann Brooks | 561 | 43.29 | Elected |
| Mark Alan Brooks | 533 | 41.13 | Elected |
| Christine Scipio-O'Dean | 532 | 41.05 | Re-elected |
| Robert Charles Midwinter | 485 | 37.42 | Elected |
| Rosemary June Bargo | 456 | 35.19 | Elected |
| Russell Keith Yon | 450 | 34.72 | Unseated |
| Peter Anthony Young | 410 | 31.64 | |
| Derek Franklin Thomas | 394 | 30.40 | Unseated |
| Paul Laban | 376 | 29.01 | |
| Clint Richard Beard | 369 | 28.47 | Unseated |
| Melissa Kim Fowler | 368 | 28.40 | |
| Keith Gordon Brinsden | 315 | 24.31 | |
| Helene Virginia Williams | 308 | 23.77 | |
| Cruyff Gerard Buckley | 299 | 23.07 | Unseated |
| Gavin George Ellick | 279 | 21.53 | Unseated |
| Leslie Paul Baldwin | 260 | 20.06 | |
| Julie Christine Fowler | 194 | 14.97 | |
| Damien Shaun Thomas | 187 | 14.43 | |
| Lionel George Williams | 67 | 5.17 | |
| Elizabeth Knipe | 65 | 5.02 | |
| Donald Eric Thomas | 65 | 5.02 | |
| Patrick Arthur Williams | 40 | 3.09 | |
| Total | 12,289 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 1,296 | 99.62 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 5 | 0.38 | |
| Total votes | 1,301 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,162 | 60.18 | |
| Source: St Helena Government, St Helena Government | |||
References
edit- ^ Inaugural Meeting Of Legislative Council – Monday, 25 October 2021 Government of Saint Helena
- ^ Inaugural Meeting of Legislative Council – Councillor Julie Thomas elected as Chief Minister Government of Saint Helena
- ^ General election 2017 St Helena Government, 25 July 2017
- ^ Jeffrey Ellick Elected as Member of the Legislative Council St Helena Government, 28 November 2019
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