Elections and parties 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.[1][2] 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.

Politics of Norfolk Island

At the election on 17 March 2010 the following residents were elected to the 13th Assembly:[3]

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 Australian Labor Party, which is led by Assembly member Mike King.[4] However, the Canberra Liberals, the ACT division of the Liberal Party of Australia, operates an interest council on the island.[5]

References
  1. "Members". Norfolk.gov.nf. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. "Election 2010". Election.gov.nf. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  3. "Election 2010". Norfolk online. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  4. "Sydney Morning Herald, "Norfolk Island May Lose Self Governance http://www.smh.com.au/national/norfolk-island-may-lose-selfgovernment-20100512-uy9e.html 13 May 2010"
  5. https://canberraliberals.org.au/join-party


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