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]

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Electoral system

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

Results

CandidateVotes%Notes
Russell Keith Yon75368.08Elected
Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex74267.09Re-elected [lower-alpha 1]
Derek Franklin Thomas66860.40Re-elected
Brian William Isaac63157.05Re-elected
Lawson Arthur Henry56851.36Re-elected
Cyril Kenneth Leo56150.72Elected
Clint Richard Beard51346.38Elected
Anthony Arthur Green47643.04Re-elected [lower-alpha 2]
Cruyff Gerard Buckley47142.59Re-elected [lower-alpha 3]
Kylie Marie Hercules46041.59Elected
Gavin George Ellick45841.41Re-elected
Christine Scipio-O'Dean 39235.44Re-elected
Cyril Keith Gunnell38334.63
Jeremy James Johns33330.11
Elizabeth Margaret Johnson-Idan29927.03
Pamela Ward Pearce19817.90Unseated [lower-alpha 4]
Marian Bernadette Yon13612.30
Total8,042100.00
Valid votes1,10699.82
Invalid/blank votes20.18
Total votes1,108100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,30947.99
Source: Government of St Helena, IFES
  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]

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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. 1 2 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.