Country: | Norfolk Island |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | 21 March 2007 |
Previous Election: | 2004 Norfolk Island legislative election |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2010 Norfolk Island legislative election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | All 9 seats on the Legislative Assembly |
Registered: | 1,237 |
Turnout: | 93.21% |
Leader1: | N/A |
Party1: | Independents |
Last Election1: | 9 seats |
Seats1: | 8 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 9,058 |
Percentage1: | 93.19% |
Swing1: | 6.81pp |
Leader2: | Ian Anderson |
Party2: | Norfolk Liberals |
Last Election2: | – |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | New |
Popular Vote2: | 662 |
Percentage2: | 6.81% |
Swing2: | New |
Chief Minister | |
Posttitle: | Resulting Chief Minister |
Before Election: | David Buffett |
Before Party: | Independent |
After Election: | Andre Nobbs |
After Party: | Independent |
The 2007 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 21 March 2007 to elect the 12th Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island.
This was the first election to use a modified electoral system, which had been introduced by the Assembly in 2005. Electors each have nine equal votes, which can be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than two votes could be given to any particular individual candidate. Previously, electors were able to give a single candidate up to four votes. This variation of cumulative voting is called "weighted first past the post".[1] [2]
Incumbent Chief Minister David Buffett, who had served in every Assembly since it was formed in 1979, lost his seat at the election. As a result, Andre Nobbs replaced him in the position on 28 March.[3]
1,036 votes (89.85%) were cast in-person inside Rawson Hall, with an additional 117 absentee votes (10.15%).[4]