2019 Ascension general election

General elections were held on Ascension Island on 26 September 2019 to elect the Island Council, following the dissolution of the previous Council on 1 September. Seven candidates ran for five available Councillor positions.[1]

Electoral system

The Island Council consists of either five or seven elected members, depending on the number of candidates. If there are eight or more candidates, seven members would be elected; if there were fewer than eight candidates, only five would be elected.[2] With only seven candidates running, five seats were available.

The five seats were elected for three years terms by first-past-the-post plurality-at-large voting.[3] Voters were able to cast up to five votes.[1]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Keturah Viola George	105	21.1	Re-elected
Alan Herbert Nicholls	83	16.7	Elected
Katharyn Sarah Chadwick	73	14.7	Elected
Andrew Robert Ellick	68	13.7	Elected
Andrew Cansfield Hobson	64	12.9	Elected
Kristopher Edward Hall	60	12.0
Iain Courtney Lamb	45	9.0
Total	498	100
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total	150	100
Registered voters/turnout	518	29.0
Source: Government of Ascension Island

References

1. "Island Council Election Results". Ascension Island Government. 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
2. Ascension : General Election 2010 The Islander, October 2010
3. "Island Government (Ascension) Ordinance, 2008" (PDF). Ascension Island Constitution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.