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2010 Norfolk Island Legislative Election
The 2010 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 17 March 2010 to elect the 13th Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island. Following the elections, David Buffett replaced Andre Nobbs as Chief Minister on 24 March, having returned to the Assembly after losing his seat at the previous election in 2007. Background Nine members are elected to the Assembly for a three-year term. Electors each have nine equal votes, which could be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than two votes could be given to any particular individual candidate. This variation of cumulative voting is called "weighted first past the post". The Norfolk Island Labor Party The Norfolk Island Labor Party ( pih, Norfuk Ailen Leyba Paati), also known simply as Norfolk Labor ( pih, Norfuk Leyba), was the Norfolk Island branch of the Australian Labor Party. It operated as a sub-branch of the ACT Labor Party. At the 20 ... and Norfolk Liberals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly
The Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly was the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island from 1979 to 2015. Formed after the Norfolk Island Act 1979 was passed in the Australian parliament, its first members were elected on 10 August 1979. The last assembly was the 14th, elected on 13 March 2013. On 17 June 2015, the Australian government abolished the assembly, ending self-government on the island. Norfolk Island Regional Council, a local government body instituted under New South Wales law and with significantly-restricted powers, was established in July 2016 to perform local-level governance on the island. Membership The Assembly had 9 members, elected for a three-year term. The Assembly was elected by a popular vote for a term of not more than three years. Electors each had nine equal votes, which could be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than two votes could be given to any particular individual candidate. This variation of cumulative voting is called th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Liberals
The Norfolk Island Liberal Party ( pih, Norfuk Ailen Librel Paati), more commonly referred to simply as the Norfolk Liberals ( pih, Norfuk Librels), is the Norfolk Island wing of the Liberal Party of Australia. It currently operates as the "Norfolk Island Interest Branch" of the Canberra Liberals. Canberra Liberals website History The Liberals won a single seat on the Norfolk Island Regional Council at the 2016 Norfolk Island local election, 2016 election. The party previously had representation on the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, which was dissolved in 2015. At the 2015 Norfolk Island status referendum, 2015 status referendum, the party supported the "no" vote, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Liberal councillor Dave Porter (Norfolk Islander politician), Dave Porter had intended to conte ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island elects on territorial level a legislature. The Norfolk Legislative Assembly has 9 members, elected for a three-year term. The last assembly was the 14th, elected on 13 March 2013. On 17 June 2015, the Australian government abolished the assembly, ending self-government on the island. Norfolk Island Regional Council, a local government body with significantly-restricted powers, was established in July 2016 to perform local-level governance on the island. At the election on 17 March 2010 the following residents were elected to the 13th Assembly: *Tim Sheridan (934 votes) *Craig Anderson (813 votes) * Andre Nobbs (717 votes) * David Buffett (576 votes) *Melissa Ward (554 votes) *Michael King (545 votes) *Lisle Snell (472 votes) *Rhonda Griffiths (459 votes) *Robin Adams (452 votes) The current Chief Minister is Lisle Snell. The current Administrator is Neil Pope. The only political party on Norfolk Island is the Norfolk Island Labor Party, a wing of the Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Jones (bowls)
Phillip Darrell Jones (born 15 April 1955) is a Norfolk Island international lawn bowler. He was born in Young, New South Wales and represented Norfolk Island in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He was selected as part of the Norfolk Island team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he took a bronze medal in the Triples with Hadyn Evans and Ryan Dixon Ryan Dixon (born 2 December 1978) is a Norfolk Island international lawn bowler. Biography He was born in Gosford, New South Wales and was selected as part of the Norfolk Island team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensl .... References 1955 births Living people Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Norfolk Island sportspeople Australian male bowls players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Norfolk Island Norfolk Island bowls players People from Young, New S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen McCullough
Colleen Margaretta McCullough (; married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson; 1 June 193729 January 2015) was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being '' The Thorn Birds'' and '' The Ladies of Missalonghi''. Life McCullough was born in 1937 in Wellington, in the Central West region of New South Wales, to James and Laurie McCullough. Her father was of Irish descent and her mother was a New Zealander of part- Māori descent. During her childhood, the family moved around a great deal and she was also "a voracious reader".Mary Jean DeMarr, Colleen McCullough: a critical companion, p. 2 Her family eventually settled in Sydney where she attended Holy Cross College, Woollahra, having a strong interest in both science and the humanities. She had a younger brother, Carl, who drowned off the coast of Crete when he was 25 while trying to rescue tourists in difficulty. She based a character in ''The Thorn Birds'' on him, and also wrote about him in ''Lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Christian
Neville Charles Christian is a Norfolk Island politician, and was Minister for Finance in the Twelfth Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly The Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly was the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island from 1979 to 2015. Formed after the Norfolk Island Act 1979 was passed in the Australian parliament, its first members were elected on 10 August 1979. The ... which took office on 28 March 2007. He held responsibilities for Public Monies, Government Business Enterprises, Airlines ( Norfolk Air), Customs & Emergency Management. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly People from Norfolk Island {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Adams (politician)
Robin Eleanor Adams is a Norfolk Islander politician. Adams was elected to the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly in 2010, becoming the body's first female speaker. When the assembly was dissolved five years later, she became a member of the Norfolk Island Regional Council and was elected as mayor of the island, a position she held until the entire council was dismissed in 2021. Early life and education Robin Eleanor Adams was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, to a Norfolk Islander family of Pitcairn descent. After being educated in Sydney, she worked as a teacher there. Then, in 1966, she married a Norfolk Islander and moved to the island, returning to her roots. Career Adams entered the public service on Norfolk Island. Beginning in 1981, she worked as deputy clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island. Then, in 1984, she became the assembly's clerk, a position she held until 2010. In March 2010, Adams was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisle Snell
Lisle Denis Snell is a Norfolk Island politician, who from 20 March 2013 until 17 June 2015 was the final Chief Minister of Norfolk Island. He also served as Minister for Tourism. Both offices were abolished, along with the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly in 2015 by the Government of Australia. Snell is a Pitcairn The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four is ... descendant. In 2013 he stated he believed Norfolk Island could become Independent of Australia. Before entering politics, Snell was a tour guide. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Snell, Lisle Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Heads of government of Norfolk Island Members of the Norfolk Legislative Assembly Tour guides 21st-century politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVNI
TVNI (TV Norfolk Island) is a television channel on Norfolk Island broadcasting advertisements for local businesses and tourist information. It is the only terrestrial television channel native on Norfolk Island; the island is also served by satellite television from the Australian mainland. See also * 1986 Norfolk Island television referendum * Dan Widdowson Daniel Widdowson is an Australian radio, theatre, television and film actor, artistic director and writer, who was an Australian of the Year finalist at age 19 for contributions to the arts, finalist in the Young Australian Playwright's awards, a ..., operator (2011−2013) External links TV Norfolk Island(archived site) TVNI on YouTube References Culture of Norfolk Island Communications in Norfolk Island Television stations in Australia Television channels and stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in Australia {{NorfolkIsland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Island Labor Party
The Norfolk Island Labor Party ( pih, Norfuk Ailen Leyba Paati), also known simply as Norfolk Labor ( pih, Norfuk Leyba), was the Norfolk Island branch of the Australian Labor Party. It operated as a sub-branch of the ACT Labor Party. At the 2010 election, Labor ran four candidates, receiving 13.59% of the total vote. The party was last led by Mike King, who also served as Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ... until March 2013. At the 2015 status referendum, the party supported the "no" vote, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Norfolk Labor faded away sometime after 2015, having not contested the 2013 election. See also * Norfolk Liberals References {{Australian Labor Party Norfolk Labor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike King (politician)
Michael William King is a former politician who served as Head of Government of the Australian territory of Norfolk Island from 1994 until 1997. King became Head of Government following the 1994 election, serving in the role until the end of the Assembly's three-year term in 1997. He also led the Norfolk Island Labor Party, serving as Opposition Leader at different stages, although the party appears to have faded away sometime after 2015. King did not seek re-election in 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ..., and Norfolk Labor appears to have faded away sometime after 2015. References Heads of government of Norfolk Island Members of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{NorfolkIsland-poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Past The Post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their vote for a candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins even if the top candidate gets less than 50%, which can happen when there are more than two popular candidates. As a winner-take-all method, FPTP often produces disproportional results (when electing members of an assembly, such as a parliament) in the sense that political parties do not get representation according to their share of the popular vote. This usually favours the largest party and parties with strong regional support to the detriment of smaller parties without a geographically concentrated base. Supporters of electoral reform are generally highly critical of FPTP because of this and point out other flaws, such as FPTP's vulnerabili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
