2017 Saint Helena general election

General elections were held in Saint Helena on 26 July 2017.[1] A total of 17 candidates contested the elections.[2]

Politics of Saint Helena
The Crown
The Monarch

Charles III

Heir Apparent

William, Prince of Wales
Government
Governor

Nigel Phillips

Executive Council

Chief Minister
Julie Thomas
Legislature
Legislative Council

Speaker of Saint Helena
Cyril Gunnell
Judiciary
Citizenship
Other

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 Yon7539.36Elected
Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex7429.23Re-elected[lower-alpha 1]
Derek Franklin Thomas6688.31Re-elected
Brian William Isaac6317.85Re-elected
Lawson Arthur Henry5687.06Re-elected
Cyril Kenneth Leo5616.98Elected
Clint Richard Beard5136.38Elected
Anthony Arthur Green4765.92Re-elected[lower-alpha 2]
Cruyff Gerard Buckley4715.86Re-elected[lower-alpha 3]
Kylie Marie Hercules4605.72Elected
Gavin George Ellick4585.70Re-elected
Christine Scipio-O'Dean3924.87Re-elected
Cyril Keith Gunnell3834.76
Jeremy James Johns3334.14
Elizabeth Margaret Johnson-Idan2993.72
Pamela Ward Pearce1982.46Unseated[lower-alpha 4]
Marian Bernadette Yon1361.69
Total8,042100.00
Valid votes1,10499.82
Invalid/blank votes20.18
Total votes1,106100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,30947.90
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]

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. 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.
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