2010 Norfolk Island legislative election
17 March 2010
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader N/A Mike King Ian Anderson
Party Independents Labor Liberal
Last election 8 seats 0 seats 1 seat
Seats won 8 1 0
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 9,085 545 21
Percentage 94.12% 5.66% 0.22%
Swing Increase 0.93 Increase 5.66 Decrease 6.59
Chief Minister before election

Andre Nobbs
Independent

 Resulting Chief Minister

David Buffett
Independent

The 2010 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 17 March 2010 to elect the 13th Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island.[1]

Following the elections, David Buffett replaced Andre Nobbs as Chief Minister on 24 March, having returned to the Assembly after losing his seat at the previous election in 2007.[2]

Background

Nine members are elected to the Assembly for a three-year term. Electors each have nine equal votes, which could be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than two votes could be given to any particular individual candidate. This variation of cumulative voting is called "weighted first past the post".

The Norfolk Island Labor Party and Norfolk Liberals each had a single candidate at the election, with Labor led by Mike King (who also serves as Leader of the Opposition) while incumbent MLA Ian Anderson led the Liberals.[3][4]

Results

965 votes (83.05%) were cast in-person inside Rawson Hall, with an additional 105 absentee votes (9.04%). Counting was completed the following day on 18 March.[5]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Timothy Sheridan (elected) 934 9.70 +3.35
Independent Craig Anderson (elected) 813 8.44 +8.44
Independent Andre Nobbs (elected) 717 7.45 −5.52
Independent David Buffett (elected) 576 5.98 +2.33
Independent Melissa Ward (elected) 554 5.75 +5.75
Labor Mike King (elected) 545 5.66 +5.66
Independent Lisle Snell (elected) 472 4.90 −1.79
Independent Rhonda Griffiths (elected) 459 4.77 +4.77
Independent Robin Adams (elected) 452 4.69 +4.69
Independent Neville Christian 445 4.62 −2.69
Independent Brendon Christian 385 4.00 −7.84
Independent Allan Tavenor 358 3.72 +3.72
Independent Robert Goldsworthy 313 3.25 +3.25
Independent Ric Robinson 297 3.08 +3.08
Independent Richard Kleiner 269 2.79 +2.79
Independent Wallace Beadman 257 2.67 +2.67
Independent Stephanie Jack 254 2.64 −5.66
Independent Frederick Howe 232 2.41 +1.29
Independent Brendon King 215 2.23 +2.23
Independent Julieanne Burns 191 1.98 +1.98
Independent Phillip Jones 169 1.75 +1.75
Independent Nadia Cuthbertson 164 1.70 +1.70
Independent Greame Woolley 158 1.64 +1.64
Independent Maureen King 144 1.50 +1.50
Independent Norris Buffett 109 1.13 +1.13
Independent Terence Jope 88 0.91 −1.20
Independent Douglas Jackson 39 0.40 +0.40
Liberal Ian Anderson 21 0.22 −6.59
 Total formal votes 9,630 100.0
 Total formal ballots 1,070 92.08 −1.59
 Informal votes and failed to vote 92 7.92

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly". Norfolk.gov.nf. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Norfolk Island government website Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Norfolk Island 'may lose self-government'". Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. ↑ "Bankrupt former penal colony Norfolk Island battles to keep its autonomy". The Independent.
  5. ↑ "Election 2010". Archived from the original on 21 June 2010.
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