General elections were held in
Saint Helena
Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
on 13 October 2021 to elect the 12 members of the
Legislative Council
A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...
. 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
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...
,
Julie Thomas, was elected by members of the Legislative Council on its first session on 25 October.
Inaugural Meeting of Legislative Council – Councillor Julie Thomas elected as Chief Minister
Government of Saint Helena
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.[General election 2017]
St Helena Government, 25 July 2017 There are no registered political parties, so all candidates ran as independents.
Results
References
Elections in Saint Helena
Saint Helena
Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
Saint Helena
Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
2021 in Saint Helena
October 2021 in Africa
Non-partisan elections
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