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]

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Electoral system

The 12 seats in the Legislative Council were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters allowed to cast up to 12 votes.[3] Eight polling stations were opened for voting.[3]

Results
Candidate Votes Notes
Russell Keith Yon753Elected
Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex742Re-elected[lower-alpha 1]
Derek Franklin Thomas668Re-elected
Brian William Isaac631Re-elected
Lawson Arthur Henry568Re-elected
Cyril Kenneth Leo561Elected
Clint Richard Beard513Elected
Anthony Arthur Green476Re-elected[lower-alpha 2]
Cruyff Gerard Buckley471Re-elected[lower-alpha 3]
Kylie Marie Hercules460Elected
Gavin George Ellick458Re-elected
Christine Lilian Scipio-O’Dean392Re-elected
Cyril Keith Gunnell383
Jeremy James Johns333
Elizabeth Margaret Johnson-Idan299
Pamela Ward Pearce198Unseated[lower-alpha 4]
Marian Bernadette Yon136
Invalid/blank votes2
Total1,106
Registered voters/turnout…49%
Source: Government of St Helena
  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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