2009 Pitcairnese general election

General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 11 December 2009.[1] As there are no political parties on Pitcairn, the Deputy Mayor and all four candidates elected to the Island Council were independents.[2] Simon Young became the first person not born on Pitcairn to be elected Deputy Mayor.[3]

Electoral system

The four elected members were elected by single transferable vote for two year terms. In addition, the Island Council had six other members; the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor, both of whom were elected separately. The four elected members and the Deputy Mayor nominated a further member, whilst two were appointed by the Governor and one seat was reserved for a Commissioner liaising between the Governor and the Council.[2]

Results

Voting began at 08:30 and was completed by 10:30. Of the 45 registered voters, 40 cast votes,[1] giving a turnout of 88.9%.

Deputy Mayor

Candidate	First round		Second round		Third round
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Simon Young	12	31.58			21	52.50
Jay Warren	12	31.58			19	47.50
Brenda Christian	8	21.05
Jacqui Christian	4	10.53
Pawl Warren	2	5.26
Total	38	100			40	100
Source: Pitcairn Island News

Island Council

Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Brenda Christian	22	15.94	Re-elected
Jay Warren	20	14.49	Elected
Dave Brown	19	13.77	Re-elected
Lea Brown	19	13.77	Elected
Turi Griffiths	18	13.04	Not re-elected
Carol Warren	16	11.59	Not elected
Pawl Warren	13	9.42	Not elected
Jacqui Christian	11	7.97	Not re-elected
Total	138	100
Source: Pitcairn Island News

Following the election, Pawl Warren was appointed to the Island Council by the Governor.

References

1. Election Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine British High Commission, Wellington
2. Election profile IFES
3. 2009 Election Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Pitcairn News, December 2009