2019 Ascension general election
Politics of Ascension Island |
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General elections were held on Ascension Island on 26 September 2019 to elect the Island Council, following the dissolution of the previous Council on 1 September. Seven candidates ran for five available Councillor positions.[1]
Electoral system[]
The Island Council consists of either five or seven elected members, depending on the number of candidates. If there are eight or more candidates, seven members would be elected; if there were fewer than eight candidates, only five would be elected.[2] With only seven candidates running, five seats were available.
The five seats were elected for three years terms by first-past-the-post plurality-at-large voting.[3] Voters were able to cast up to five votes.[1]
Results[]
Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
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Keturah Viola George | 105 | 21.1 | Re-elected |
Alan Herbert Nicholls | 83 | 16.7 | Elected |
Katharyn Sarah Chadwick | 73 | 14.7 | Elected |
Andrew Robert Ellick | 68 | 13.7 | Elected |
Andrew Cansfield Hobson | 64 | 12.9 | Elected |
Kristopher Edward Hall | 60 | 12.0 | |
Iain Courtney Lamb | 45 | 9.0 | |
Total | 498 | 100 | |
Valid votes | |||
Invalid/blank votes | |||
Total | 150 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 518 | 29.0 | |
Source: Government of Ascension Island |
References[]
- ^ a b "Island Council Election Results". Ascension Island Government. 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Ascension : General Election 2010[permanent dead link] The Islander, October 2010
- ^ "Island Government (Ascension) Ordinance, 2008" (PDF). Ascension Island Constitution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
Categories:
- Elections in Ascension Island
- 2019 elections in Africa
- 2019 elections in British Overseas Territories
- 2019 in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- September 2019 events in Africa